 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 15th of December 2014. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 40mm SL and the smallest female was at least 55mm SL. The individuals were obtained from 2 Different LFS`s. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 7.40 to 7.40 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 23.0°C to 23.5°C | ||||||
| Current | Air (vertical) | ||||||
| Other Water Params | Gh 6 Kh 3 | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 600mm x 300mm x 300mm (23.6" x 11.8" x 11.8") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Bogwood,javamoss and 2 spawningmops | ||||||
| Filtration | Airdriven HMF | ||||||
| Lighting | Single 15 w t5 | ||||||
| Heating | Room temp | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | Found eggs in the morning | ||||||
| Eggs | There were 8 eggs laid which were 0.0mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Time to hatch | 3 days Number: 8 Free swimming: 3 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 spawn & grow | ||||||
