 Basics | ||||||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 24th of April 2022. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 1 female. Additionally, there were 3 unknown individuals present. The smallest male was at least 130mm SL and the smallest female was at least 100mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 40 months old. The individuals were obtained from Private seller. | |||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||
| pH | 6.50 to 6.70 | |||||||||
| Conductivity | 400µs to 500µs | |||||||||
| Temperature | 26.0°C to 27.0°C | |||||||||
| Current | Medium | |||||||||
| Other Water Params | Ph - 6.6 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 40 Kh - 1 - 17.9ppm | |||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1220mm x 610mm x 460mm (48" x 24" x 18.1") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||
| Furniture | Driftwood pieces and caves. | |||||||||
| Filtration | 4ft Sump and 2x XY-380 sponges. | |||||||||
| Lighting | LED strip lighting. | |||||||||
| Heating | 2x 600w Schego. | |||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||
| Behaviour | I saw the female trying to enter the cave. The male wasn't letting her in. The next day i found eggs in the tank. I think she laid outside the cave and they wern't fertile. | |||||||||
| Eggs | _eggs/1.jpg) There were 30 golden/yellow eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. | |||||||||
| Time to hatch | 5 days Number: 30 Free swimming: 12 days | |||||||||
| Segregation | I will target feed in a fry saver box. | |||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 10mm 14 days: 16mm 21 days: 19mm | |||||||||
| 7 days | _7d/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| 14 days | _14d/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| 21 days | _21d/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 22mm 3 months: 26mm 6 months: 47mm | |||||||||
| 1 month | _1m/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| 3 months | _3m/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| 6 months | _6m/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | I always feed fry same as adults, mainly repashy. | |||||||||
