 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 31st of January 2010. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 70mm SL and the smallest female was at least 70mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 2 months old. The individuals were obtained from German, Bremen. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| Temperature | 29.0°C to 31.0°C |
| Current | Strong |
| Other Water Params | At first: From 30% to 80% water change with RO water and T. 20C 3 - 5 days once in 3 week. After that started spawning. Now: 20% - 30% water change with top water with Conductivity 400 - 500 us and T. 20C. Spawn once - twice a month. |
| Aquarium | |
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 550mm x 450mm x 450mm (21.7" x 17.7" x 17.7") all Length x Width x Height. |
| Furniture | Rocks, white sand and bog-wood. |
| Filtration | 2000 lit/hour |
| Lighting | T8 1x39W |
| Heating | Internal 1 100w heater |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | I noticed seasonal spawning. They usually start spawning in October. I haven't noticed anything special in behavior except that the male doesn't leave his cave at all. |
| Eggs | _eggs/1.jpg) There were 16 orange eggs laid which were 5.0mm in diameter. |
| Time to hatch | 7 days Number: 16 Free swimming: 15 days |
| Segregation | Removed the fry from the tank. |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
| 7 days | _7d/1.jpg) |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 20mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
| 3 months | _3m/1.jpg) |
| 6 months | _6m/1.jpg) |
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Prepared food JBL PlecoTablet Tetra WaferMin |
