 Basics | ||||||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 2nd of October 2012. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 3 females. Additionally, there were 2 unknown individuals present. The smallest male was at least 180mm SL and the smallest female was at least 170mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Wild import. | |||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||
| pH | 6.90 to 7.50 | |||||||||
| Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs | |||||||||
| Temperature | 27.0°C to 29.0°C | |||||||||
| Current | Strong(air) | |||||||||
| Other Water Params | No3 4 no2 0 nh4/nh3 0,5/0,003" | |||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1000mm x 550mm x 400mm (39.4" x 21.7" x 15.7") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||
| Furniture | Some boogwood and a lot of flat stones to provide hiding places! | |||||||||
| Filtration | Air filtration and filtration via a large sump. 20 % filtration of the total volyme. | |||||||||
| Lighting | Soft light | |||||||||
| Heating | Aq therm system | |||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||
| Behaviour | Males guards cave and females are resting around the caves! Male trappes the female and seemes very rough against her! | |||||||||
| Eggs | There were 40 yellow/orange eggs laid which were 6.0mm in diameter. | |||||||||
| Time to hatch | 7 days Number: 30 Free swimming: 25 days | |||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||||||||
