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| Overview | The first spawn was on Friday 5th of April 2019. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 70mm SL and the smallest female was at least 65mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 36 months old. The individuals were obtained from Wild imports via Silkworth Aquatics UK. | |||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||
| pH | 7.80 to 7.90 | |||||||||
| Temperature | 26.0°C to 26.5°C | |||||||||
| Current | Medium | |||||||||
| Other Water Params | Water softner resin pillow in crystalprofi e1501 external filter - filter is oversized by a factor x4 for tank volume. | |||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 991mm x 381mm x 610mm (39" x 15" x 24") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||
| Furniture | Bare bottom, 3x drift wood, 3x caves ( 2 square terra, 1 brown D) plastic plants, 4 large Moss Balls. The caves made by myself http://www.aquacaves.uk - they oddly choose the one with biggest internal opening... and was the square type | |||||||||
| Filtration | Crystalprofi e1501 external filter - filter is oversized by a factor x4 for tank volume. | |||||||||
| Lighting | Single 39w T5 Ehiem daylight tube on timer from 6am till 11pm | |||||||||
| Heating | External Hydor in filter pipework | |||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||
| Behaviour | Cooler water changes trigger spawning Eggs distinctly lighter and more see through than normal bristlenoses Fry at 4 weeks distinct pattern | |||||||||
| Eggs | There were 35 amber eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. | |||||||||
| Time to hatch | 14 days Number: 31 Free swimming: 10 days | |||||||||
| Segregation | Male hatched eggs fine, but had to force release fry to tank on day 14 as male over protective - still check cave daily and release any fry that have been rounded up. LDA08's have bred again on 14/05/2019 | |||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||||||||
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| 21 days |  | |||||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||||||||
| 1 month |  | |||||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Discus Prima granules crushed, flake crushed, shrimp pellets, shrimp labs micro bacteria promoting film | |||||||||
