My BLogs Right Breeding report for Hypancistrus contradens by Andrewjw

Down Basics
Overview The first spawn was on Sunday 26th of April 2020. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 4 females. The smallest male was at least 110mm SL and the smallest female was at least 90mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 2 months old. The individuals were obtained from Tropical World Pets in St Louis, Missouri.
Feeding
1.Hikari Carnivore Tablets (dry / prepared) daily
Down Water Parameters (at time of spawning)
pH 6.80 to 7.00
Conductivity 400µs to 1200µs
Temperature 27.5°C to 28.0°C
Current Medium
Other Water Params Mostly just used tapwater from St louis, without any RO addition or treatment, other than dechlorinator and dechloramine treatment, with Prime.
Down Aquarium
Dimensions The aquarium dimensions were 1219mm x 457mm x 610mm (48" x 18" x 24") all Length x Width x Height.
Furniture A few caves and pieces of wood. Sparse. bare bottom. Not too much in this tank honestly. There are a few pothos ivy plants growing out of the water.
Filtration Two external whispers 60 filters.
Lighting Medium, single strip, on a time.
Heating Yes 82 degrees with a single 200watt eheim submersible heater.
Down Breeding
Behaviour Typical cave trapping, although I did lose a female or two, due to aggressive trapping by the male.
Eggs There were 40 eggs laid which were 0.0mm in diameter.
Time to hatch 12 days
Number: 0
Free swimming: 0 days
Segregation Fry were taken from father a day after hatching, and further incubated in a hanging fry container.
Fry sizes 7 days: 0mm
14 days: 0mm
21 days: 0mm
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Juvenile sizes 1 month: 0mm
3 months: 0mm
6 months: 0mm
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Fry and juvenile feeding In picture above, you can see the fry along with some Wabenmuster and Schneeflocke fry, as well as some platys, eating some Repashy gel mix, that I typically use (a combination of Morning Wood, Meat Pie, Bottom Scratcher and the Spirulina mix).