 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 8th of September 2021. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 90mm SL and the smallest female was at least 80mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Particular breeder. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 7.50 to 7.90 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 24.0°C to 25.0°C | ||||||
| Current | Gentle | ||||||
| Other Water Params | Kh: 3 | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 690mm x 290mm x 370mm (27.2" x 11.4" x 14.6") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Ceramic caves. Wooden trunk and natural plants (Echinodorus) | ||||||
| Filtration | External filter Sunsun HBL-803 500 l/h | ||||||
| Lighting | LED illumination, 10 hours fotoperiod | ||||||
| Heating | 100 W, internal heater | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | We apreciate the male fanning with the fins. He was with his head towards the inside of a cave and the tail outward. | ||||||
| Time to hatch | 0 days Number: 50 Free swimming: 0 days | ||||||
| Segregation | The fry was separate to an external incubator on the first day of free swimming. | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | As adult: tablet food (JBL Novo Pleco) | ||||||
