 Basics | ||||||||||||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 28th of July 2015. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 2 females. Additionally, there were 2 unknown individuals present. The smallest male was at least 80mm SL and the smallest female was at least 74mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 30 months old. The individuals were obtained from F1 from local breeder. | |||||||||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||||||||
| pH | 6.50 to 6.80 | |||||||||||||||
| Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs | |||||||||||||||
| Temperature | 27.5°C to 28.0°C | |||||||||||||||
| Current | Medium | |||||||||||||||
| Other Water Params | 20-30% water change once per week | |||||||||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1000mm x 420mm x 520mm (39.4" x 16.5" x 20.5") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||||||||
| Furniture | Fine gravel substrate, triangular and D-shaped clay caves, rocks, and bog wood | |||||||||||||||
| Filtration | Fluval 4 plus | |||||||||||||||
| Lighting | None | |||||||||||||||
| Heating | 1 x 200 watt Jager | |||||||||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||||||||
| Behaviour | Standard, males traps female | |||||||||||||||
| Eggs | _eggs/1.jpg) There were 20 golden yellow eggs laid which were 4.5mm in diameter. | |||||||||||||||
| Segregation | Young were left with the adults for 1 month then reared separately | |||||||||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 12mm 14 days: 15mm 21 days: 18mm | |||||||||||||||
| 7 days | _7d/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| 14 days | _14d/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 20mm 3 months: 45mm 6 months: 65mm | |||||||||||||||
| 1 month | _1m/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| 3 months | _3m/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| 6 months | _6m/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | JBL NovoTab | |||||||||||||||
