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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 15th of May 2022. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 70mm SL and the smallest female was at least 70mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 36 months old. The individuals were obtained from Private seller. | |||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||
| pH | 7.20 to 7.40 | |||||||||
| Conductivity | 500µs to 600µs | |||||||||
| Temperature | 26.0°C to 27.0°C | |||||||||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||||||||
| Other Water Params | Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 20-40 Ph - 7.2 Kh - 9-17.9 Temp - 26.5 30-40% WC weekly | |||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 610mm x 305mm x 381mm (24" x 12" x 15") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||
| Furniture | Driftwood pieces on top of their caves. 10 various shaped caves, most with a 2.5cm opening. | |||||||||
| Filtration | 600 L/hr Ocean free smart internal. 2x Xy-380 air driven sponge filters. | |||||||||
| Lighting | 60cm Dee Tropical LED. | |||||||||
| Heating | 1x standard 100W Aqua one. | |||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||
| Behaviour | I did a late night 1am 40-50% Water change. That triggered the spawn and male trapped the female. She laid overnight. The next day i found 19 eggs kicked out the cave. I am tumbling them now in a ziss tumbler. | |||||||||
| Eggs |  There were 19 light yellow eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. | |||||||||
| Time to hatch | 7 days Number: 9 Free swimming: 10 days | |||||||||
| Segregation | I will put fry in a fry box to target feed them. | |||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 6mm 14 days: 9mm 21 days: 12mm | |||||||||
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| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 16mm 3 months: 22mm 6 months: 36mm | |||||||||
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| Fry and juvenile feeding | Feeding will be same as adults, lots of Repashy varieties. | |||||||||
