 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 15th of February 2016. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 2 females. Additionally, there were 5 unknown individuals present. The smallest male was at least 35mm SL and the smallest female was at least 45mm SL. The individuals were obtained from LFS. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 6.10 to 6.20 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 23.0°C to 23.5°C | ||||||
| Current | Air (vertical) | ||||||
| Other Water Params | Gh 4 kh 1 | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 600mm x 350mm x 350mm (23.6" x 13.8" x 13.8") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Sand,javafern and 2 spawningmops | ||||||
| Filtration | Airdriven hmf filter | ||||||
| Lighting | 1*15 w t5 | ||||||
| Heating | 1 50 w heater | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | Woke up to eggs | ||||||
| Eggs | _julii_eggs/1.jpg) There were 24 eggs laid which were 1.5mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 42 Free swimming: 4 days | ||||||
| Segregation | Eggs moved to 1,5 l ice cream box floating in the parents tank. Adding 1 drop methylenblue | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Microworms for the first week then dry bbs and repashy | ||||||
