 Basics | |
|---|---|
| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 3rd of January 2012. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 2 females. Additionally, there were 6 unknown individuals present. The individuals were obtained from 2x lfs. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 6.80 to 7.40 |
| Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs |
| Temperature | 21.0°C to 26.0°C |
| Current | Medium |
| Other Water Params | Multiple egg laying across varying parameters ph 6.8-7.4 kh 2-7 gh 2-7 Amm - 0 Nit - 0 Nat- always <40 |
| Aquarium | |
| Furniture | Mamy eggs, no fry. Clearseal 18*10*10 28l Aquanano 40cm cube 55l 60*30cm 80l Low flow using external filter and small internal to ensure surface movement and oxygenation. |
| Filtration | Small external for biomedia, small internal to maintain water movement and mixing. Eg Eheim 2213 +Superfish 50 |
| Lighting | 28l - 11w pl 55l -18w pl 80l - leds |
| Heating | 25-55w with good ambient room heating. |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | Standard cory multiple males chasing individual females. T position during actual mating. Eggs placed in batches of 4-6 many placed around the tank, often with males still chasing. |
| Eggs | There were 40 white/clear eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. |
| Time to hatch | 3 days Number: 2 Free swimming: 2 days |
| Segregation | In community tanks, never alone. Some eggs separated but without success. Only fry were briefly seen and never reappeared. |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
