 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 8th of July 2018. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 11mm SL and the smallest female was at least 8mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Germany. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.90 to 7.20 | |||
| Conductivity | 300µs to 300µs | |||
| Temperature | 26.0°C to 28.0°C | |||
| Current | Gentle | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 600mm x 400mm x 400mm (23.6" x 15.7" x 15.7") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Substrate sand and gravel, wood and caves | |||
| Filtration | Internal filter filled with Siporax | |||
| Lighting | LED, low | |||
| Heating | 75w Eheim heater | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Typical Ancistrus behavior. Female visits males cave, can have multiple spawns from different females. | |||
| Eggs |  There were 60 orange eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 55 Free swimming: 50 days | |||
| Segregation | Male guards eggs in cave, or kicked them out when there are to many. Easy to hatch in tumbler. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
| 6 months |  | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | In my experience fry don't do well if left in breeding tank. They tend to starve and mass die. Holding them in a fry saver and feeding them gives an almost 100% surviving rate. | |||
