Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 22nd of June 2022. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 100mm SL and the smallest female was at least 100mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Wild caught. |
Feeding | 1. | EBO Seafood (dry / prepared) daily | | 2. | Tropical Hi-Algae Discs XXL (dry / prepared) daily | | 3. | Various frozen foods (frozen) few times a week | | 4. | New Life Spectrum Algae Max wafers (dry / prepared) few times a week | | 5. | Dr.Bassleer (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 6. | Plecoceramics Pleco Tablets (dry / prepared) occasionally | |
|
Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 6.50 to 7.00 |
Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs |
Temperature | 28.5°C to 29.5°C |
Current | Medium |
Other Water Params | Used peat to lower pH a little after they started trapping. |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1650mm x 550mm x 500mm (65" x 21.7" x 19.7") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Rocks, driftwood, caves, plants |
Filtration | Fluval FX6, Waldbeck Clearflow |
Lighting | 2x20w LED |
Heating | EHEIM Jager 300W |
Breeding |
Behaviour | They were trapping for a few days. The male fertilized the eggs while his head was out of the cave, which is quite an unusual position. |
Eggs | |
Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |