 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Saturday 15th of February 2020. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. Additionally, there were 10 unknown individuals present. The smallest male was at least 45mm SL and the smallest female was at least 42mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 9 months old. The individuals were obtained from Derek Walker. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| Temperature | 25.0°C to 26.0°C | ||||||
| Current | Gentle | ||||||
| Other Water Params | 50% weekly water changes, dechlorinated with Aquavitro Alpha at 1.5 x strength | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 514mm x 267mm x 324mm (20.3" x 10.5" x 12.8") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Slate and clay and bamboo caves, and shelves. Java moss. Old piece of Malaysian driftwood. | ||||||
| Filtration | Two sponge filters. | ||||||
| Lighting | Fluval LED on a 14D:10D cycle | ||||||
| Heating | Fluval E50 heater set to 78 F. | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | Spawning not observed. But two days before spawn, Male observed trapping a female in small 1" diameter cave. At 11:45 PM on day of spawn, make discovered guarding eggs | ||||||
| Eggs |  | ||||||
| Time to hatch | 5 days Number: 0 Free swimming: 0 days | ||||||
| Segregation | Eggs left with dad. Within 24 hours of spawning, the male either lost his eggs or kicked them out of the cave. Several eggs in the egg mass look solid yellow (like a cooked egg yolk) and were obviously bad. The eggs were then placed in a fry basket with an airstone. By day 5 of incubation, only 3 viable-looking eggs remained, although I don't see eyes or bodies in the eggs. If they are good, they should hatch today or tomorrow. | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
