 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 7th of December 2020. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 1 female. Additionally, there were 1 unknown individual present. The smallest male was at least 100mm SL and the smallest female was at least 80mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 28 months old. The individuals were obtained from Friend. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 6.60 to 6.80 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 300µs to 400µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 25.0°C to 26.0°C | ||||||
| Current | Medium | ||||||
| Other Water Params | Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 40 PH - 6.6-6.8 | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 610mm x 356mm x 508mm (24" x 14" x 20") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Driftwood and caves. | ||||||
| Filtration | Ocean free 600 smart internal filter and 1x xy-340 air powered sponge filter. | ||||||
| Lighting | Part of a 120cm Dee tropical LED that is shared with a 4ft tank next to it. | ||||||
| Heating | 100w Aqua one standard. | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | Typical trapping by the male. | ||||||
| Eggs | _eggs/1.jpg) There were 20 golden/yellow eggs laid which were 5.0mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Time to hatch | 7 days Number: 12 Free swimming: 10 days | ||||||
| Segregation | Not segregated, these will stay in the tank with the adults. For me panaqolus seem to do very well that way. | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 12mm 14 days: 16mm 21 days: 22mm | ||||||
| 7 days | _7d/1.jpg) | ||||||
| 14 days | _14d/1.jpg) | ||||||
| 21 days | _21d/1.jpg) | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 24mm 3 months: 35mm 6 months: 50mm | ||||||
| 1 month | _1m/1.jpg) | ||||||
| 3 months | _3m/1.jpg) | ||||||
| 6 months | _6m/1.jpg) | ||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | They are being fed same as adults with driftwood and supergreen repashy mixed with morningwood. | ||||||
