 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 18th of October 2021. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 101mm SL and the smallest female was at least 101mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 48 months old. The individuals were obtained from Daves Rare Fish and Aquabid. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 7.40 to 7.70 | |||
| Conductivity | 1200µs to 1200µs | |||
| Temperature | 25.5°C to 25.5°C | |||
| Current | Medium | |||
| Other Water Params | KCI = 623 ppm. 442=833. NaCI=587ppm + 0.59ppt. Ph meter 7.4 Multi test strip results carbonate ppm=180. Total alkalinity=80 Gh=225. Nitrate=80. Nitrite=0. Copper=0.5 same as tap water. Iron=0.0 Ph=7.7 on color strip. Purigen changed. Meds in . | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1219mm x 457mm x 533mm (48" x 18" x 21") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Mopani wood large ,plastic multi level wood, softball sized rocks,large white coral chunk,spawning trap w/marbles on small glass battery box.the antique kind. Fry sponge filter inside. Was off during initial spawning. | |||
| Filtration | Whisper 60 w/sponge prefilter. Air stone. Air sponge filter w/media. Small sponge filter in glass box exits outside top . This was to pull eggs through v-trap. Hole in square container lid on its side lets in catfish. | |||
| Lighting | 4 ft. strip with 5500 k LED sealed tube. | |||
| Heating | Eheim 150watt submersible | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Aggressively chasing until in trap . Male wrapped around female's face her head went down ,tail up 30 degrees . Eggs came out as tail waved back and forth. Medium size only . 4 inch pair spawns 2 days before the medium ones. Large female no eggs this time . Pair try to eat eggs immediately | |||
| Eggs | There were 50 clear eggs laid which were 1.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 1 days Number: 50 Free swimming: 2 days | |||
| Segregation | In tank trap over nursery tank . Fry sponge filter inside,external exit. Fish can keep spawning eggs will drop down. They still have more eggs. Melafix and garlic cloves. 65% water change 2 days before spawning + Purigen new also. Treated w/ metronidazole + Praziquantel also. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 7mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | None yet ,I have bbs live and dry baby food + frozen awfuchs from Brine Shrimp Direct. Sorry label gone ,some kind of micro-organism stuff. | |||
