 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 10th of June 2015. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 50mm SL and the smallest female was at least 55mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 18 months old. The individuals were obtained from Wild. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.20 to 6.60 | |||
| Conductivity | 300µs to 900µs | |||
| Temperature | 26.5°C to 27.5°C | |||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 508mm x 254mm x 305mm (20" x 10" x 12") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Sand, sponge filter, small clump java moss | |||
| Filtration | Hydro 3 sponge | |||
| Lighting | Natural | |||
| Heating | Ambient room, space heater used | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Typical Corydoras "T" position. | |||
| Eggs | There were 24 amber eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 22 Free swimming: 8 days | |||
| Segregation | Pulled the eggs by use of a pipette on day 3 to a 2.5g tank for hatching and rearing. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 12mm 3 months: 18mm 6 months: 30mm | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Live baby brine shrimp once per day, and microworms once per day. | |||
