 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Friday 28th of January 2022. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 102mm SL and the smallest female was at least 101mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Wholesaler. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 6.50 to 6.80 |
| Conductivity | 100µs to 100µs |
| Temperature | 26.5°C to 26.5°C |
| Current | Strong |
| Other Water Params | Current provided by one very strong powerhead (Aquatop Max 608GPH), one HOB filter, and one bare airstone. |
| Aquarium | |
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1219mm x 457mm x 533mm (48" x 18" x 21") all Length x Width x Height. |
| Furniture | Pleco caves of various sizes (the tatia like to hide in the 1.5" caves). Lots of smaller driftwood pieces that make their own little stacks here and there. Very thin sand substrate. |
| Filtration | Marineland HOB and an Aquatop Max 608 GPH powerhead attached to a CAF 40 sponge filter for "water scrubbing" |
| Lighting | Home Depot LED light strip. |
| Heating | Single 300W Via Aqua titanium heater with external control |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | I haven't witnessed very much of the courting behavior as these are VERY nocturnal fish. I know the male and female will usually sleep in the same cave during the day. They will come out when they smell food, swim around searching for it, grab as much as they can, and then hide again until it's almost completely dark in the room. The female did lay the eggs early in the morning. And at first I thought she was dying because she was hardly moving and I was able to scoop her up and move her with almost no reaction. I saw the eggs there, and immediately tried to scoop them out to hatch in a protected environment, since I might need them to replace her! But a while later she scooted back to her normal hiding place. When I fed them after that, she came zipping out as if nothing had ever happened. This has lead me to believe that laying the eggs is incredibly taxing on the female, probably draining her of absolutely all energy. The article posted on this site stated that the female guards her eggs for several hours before leaving them for good. I now believe this isn't an act of guarding them, but an act of recovery from the egg-laying process. |
| Eggs |  There were 50 clear/white eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. |
| Segregation | The tank has other fish in it including plecos and apparently, now, a breeding pair of angelfish too. So I removed the eggs to ensure their safety. |
| 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 | Will be given a very large combination of flakes, frozen foods, pellets, and live foods. |
