 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Saturday 13th of October 2012. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 160mm SL and the smallest female was at least 150mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 60 months old. The individuals were obtained from Wild caught. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 5.00 to 6.00 | |||
| Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs | |||
| Temperature | 28.0°C to 30.0°C | |||
| Current | Strong | |||
| Other Water Params | Rack of 3x 160l, two for breeding and one for fry... 5000 l/hw Eheim runs all three tanks. | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1000mm x 400mm x 400mm (39.4" x 15.7" x 15.7") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | 3x160l tank connected, one for spawning and two for feeding the juveniles. Driftwood and caves | |||
| Filtration | 3x HMF | |||
| Lighting | 3x T8 30W | |||
| Heating | Internal 300w | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Alpha male welcomes a female every 6 week... | |||
| Eggs | _eggs/1.jpg) There were 50 yellow eggs laid which were 1.5mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 7 days Number: 40 Free swimming: 14 days | |||
| Segregation | Cave w/male is moved to the lower tank for the frys for hatching | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 30mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
| 3 months | _3m/1.jpg) | |||
| 6 months | _6m/1.jpg) | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Frozen artemia, vegetables, TabiMin and Discus bits | |||
