 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 14th of December 2016. The breeding group consisted of 6 males and 7 females. The smallest male was at least 34mm SL and the smallest female was at least 45mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 2 months old. The individuals were obtained from Pier aquatics. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.40 to 6.60 | |||
| Temperature | 24.5°C to 26.0°C | |||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 457mm x 305mm x 381mm (18" x 12" x 15") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Overgrown with java moss | |||
| Filtration | Fluval u2 | |||
| Lighting | Led | |||
| Heating | 150w fluval | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Shy spawner, will lay single eggs in moss, fry seen days after | |||
| Eggs | There were 10 yellowish eggs laid which were 1.5mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 10 Free swimming: 7 days | |||
| Segregation | Kept with parents | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| 7 days | _reynoldsi_7d/1.jpg) | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Rotifers, BBS and microworm, followed by grindelworm and crushed prima | |||
