 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 14th of December 2016. The breeding group consisted of 6 males and 6 females. The smallest male was at least 45mm SL and the smallest female was at least 50mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 3 months old. The individuals were obtained from Aqualife and a friend. | |||
| 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) | |||
| Other Water Params | They seem to prefer dirtier water as in when filter needs changing rather than clean. | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 381mm x 305mm x 305mm (15" x 12" x 12") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Torta with oak leaf litter | |||
| Filtration | Small internal power | |||
| Lighting | Led | |||
| Heating | 200w fluval | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Lays like duplicareus up the corners of glass but like duplicareus can lay on underside of torta too | |||
| Eggs | _sp(c121)_eggs/1.jpg) There were 20 orangish eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 20 Free swimming: 7 days | |||
| Segregation | Tubbed with leaf litter and with davidsandsi fry, they seem to prefer company of others | |||
| 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 | Rotifers, BBS and microworm, followed by grindelworm and crushed prima | |||
