Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 8th of January 2020. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 4 females. Additionally, there were 4 unknown individuals present. The youngest adult was approximately 60 months old. The individuals were obtained from LFS + 2 different breeders (3 bloodlines minimim). |
Feeding | No foods recorded |
Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 6.50 to 7.00 |
Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs |
Temperature | 27.0°C to 28.0°C |
Current | Strong |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 800mm x 400mm x 400mm (31.5" x 15.7" x 15.7") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Caves, piece of wood, stones, bare bottom tank. |
Filtration | Sera uvc Xtreme 800 (max 840l/h theoretical). Pre-filtration on filter inlet in the form of a filtration sponge. Sponge is cleaned a few times per week. |
Lighting | Led lights (not to strong...) |
Heating | Room heating on 23°c and electrical 200watt to 28°c.
Temp can drop to 26°c when doing waterchanges. |
Breeding |
Eggs | There were 15 eggs laid which were 0.0mm in diameter. |
Segregation | Father still taking care of the eggs. Cave is in the tank. Next to chat cavevis another male with wigglers. |
Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
Fry and juvenile feeding | Freshly hatched artemia, spirulina wafers |