Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 1st of November 2006. The breeding group consisted of 6 males and 4 females. The smallest male was at least 35mm SL and the smallest female was at least 45mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 7 months old. The individuals were obtained from Kurt Mack, private Breeder. |
Feeding | No foods recorded |
Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
Temperature | 20.5°C to 23.0°C |
Current | Medium |
Other Water Params | Kept warm for a while, then did a couple of cold water changes. Hardness does not seem to matter. |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 60mm x 30mm x 30mm (2.4" x 1.2" x 1.2") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Wood, Sand, Anubias and other plants |
Filtration | HMF |
Lighting | 1 x 15W |
Heating | Room temperature |
Breeding |
Behaviour | Female swims up and down on the glass, a male group follows. She'll clean leaves where she intends to glue the eggs. T-position. Older females hide the eggs pretty well, younger one put them anywhere where they are eaten soon. |
Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |