Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 27th of January 2011. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 80mm SL and the smallest female was at least 80mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 24 months old. The individuals were obtained from Juvenile imports from LFS, labelleled as L271. |
Feeding | 1. | Courgette (Zuccini) (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 2. | NovoTab (dry / prepared) few times a week | | 3. | Repashy Morning Wood (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 4. | Repashy custom formula (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 5. | Repashy soilent green gel (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 6. | Hikari Algae Wafers (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 7. | JBL Novo Pleco chips (dry / prepared) daily | |
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Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 6.80 to 7.00 |
Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs |
Temperature | 26.5°C to 28.0°C |
Current | Gentle |
Other Water Params | 20% water change once a week. Hovering about every month. |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 850mm x 480mm x 500mm (33.5" x 18.9" x 19.7") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Bogwood, bamboo caves, fine gravel substrate |
Filtration | Fluval 4 plus |
Lighting | Fluorescent |
Heating | 1 x 250w Jager |
Breeding |
Behaviour | Standard. Male trapped female in a bamboo or PVC cave. Several successful spawns with up to 32 young. |
Eggs | There were 20 yellowish eggs laid which were 5.0mm in diameter. |
Time to hatch | 0 days Number: 35 Free swimming: 0 days |
Segregation | Young generally left with male until ready to leave cave then transferred to a rearing tank. Have occasionally been reared through from eggs. |
Fry sizes | 7 days: 14mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
7 days | |
Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 30mm 3 months: 40mm 6 months: 0mm |
3 months | |
Fry and juvenile feeding | As adults |