 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 17th of September 2019. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 55mm SL and the smallest female was at least 60mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Pier - Wild. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 6.80 to 7.00 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 25.0°C to 26.0°C | ||||||
| Current | Medium(air) | ||||||
| Other Water Params | 50% water change weekly | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 914mm x 457mm x 305mm (36" x 18" x 12") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Lots of java fern on wood, with sand substrate | ||||||
| Filtration | Matten filter plus 4 inch poret cube with air lifter | ||||||
| Lighting | Daylight and 6-7 hours per day from cheap LED strip lights | ||||||
| Heating | Room is heated and this tank is on the bottom shelf, so cooler than others in the room. | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | One pair was involved in the spawning, the other pair ignored the event completely. Spawned in the same way as other similar fish, t-position and then the female deposited a small group of eggs, the repeat. | ||||||
| Eggs |  There were 82 white eggs laid which were 1.5mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Segregation | Some eggs left with parents, some placed into floating breeding ring. | ||||||
| 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 | As adults. | ||||||
