 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Saturday 12th of January 2019. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 220mm SL and the smallest female was at least 210mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Countryside aquatics. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 6.10 to 6.30 |
| Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs |
| Temperature | 27.0°C to 28.5°C |
| Current | Medium |
| Aquarium | |
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1524mm x 610mm x 610mm (60" x 24" x 24") all Length x Width x Height. |
| Furniture | Caves. Slate. Bogwood. Root wood. |
| Filtration | Fx6 Xxxl sponge filter 2000lph canister |
| Lighting | Led strip |
| Heating | 2x 300w |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | Male and female avoided each other until she was extremely gravid. Then the male started caving alot. Female started to show signs of trapping 2 weeks prior to spawning. I never saw them trapping until a couple of days after id done 2x 50% wc. See forum for more in depth report. https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=47214 |
| Eggs | There were 300 golden/yellow eggs laid which were 0.6mm in diameter. |
| Time to hatch | 7 days Number: 300 Free swimming: 14 days |
| Segregation | I took the eggs on day 7 after some had hatched on day 6. The tank they spawned is a community tank with quite afew pleco including 3xl24 so i didnt want the young to be eaten or dad to be attacked trying to defend the fry. https://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=47286 |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 9mm 14 days: 13mm 21 days: 16mm |
| 7 days | _7d/1.jpg) |
| 14 days | _14d/1.jpg) |
| 21 days | _21d/1.jpg) |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 18mm 3 months: 25mm 6 months: 0mm |
| 1 month | _1m/1.jpg) |
| 3 months | _3m/1.jpg) |
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Started with cattappa leaves. Now also eating hikari first bites and algae wafers. |
