 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 17th of December 2019. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 90mm SL and the smallest female was at least 100mm SL. The individuals were obtained from MA Arborfield & Pier. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 6.80 to 7.20 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 200µs to 200µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 27.0°C to 29.0°C | ||||||
| Current | Medium | ||||||
| Other Water Params | 50% water change with rain water and HMA filtered tap water (70% rain to 30% HMA) 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 slate, home made slate caves, and a small piece of bogwood. Fine sand substrate. | ||||||
| Filtration | HMF poret filter with two jetlifters. 4 inch poret cube filter, and small ~1200lph powerhead. | ||||||
| Lighting | Basic LED strip light, not very bright. | ||||||
| Heating | Room heated this tank is on the top rack and usually stays between 27-30c. | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | Added 2 males to what I believe was 3 females, just over a week later there was a male on eggs. No different behavior noticed just a tiny wound on the side of a female which prompted me to check in the caves. | ||||||
| Eggs |  There were 30 yellow eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
