 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 23rd of June 2022. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 3 females. Additionally, there were 2 unknown individuals present. The smallest male was at least 62mm SL and the smallest female was at least 58mm SL. The individuals were obtained from From LFS and local breeder. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 6.40 to 7.00 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 27.5°C to 28.5°C | ||||||
| Current | Strong | ||||||
| Other Water Params | 3 x 1000 l/r powerheads angled towards caves | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1200mm x 600mm x 500mm (47.2" x 23.6" x 19.7") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Fine gravel substrate, a selection of ceramic and slate caves, and a few pieces of medium sized bogwood | ||||||
| Filtration | Fluval FX6. | ||||||
| Lighting | None | ||||||
| Heating | 2 x 200 watt Jagers | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Time to hatch | 0 days Number: 16 Free swimming: 0 days | ||||||
| Segregation | Young were reared separately in home-made Gerd boxes and small tanks | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 13mm 21 days: 14mm | ||||||
| 14 days | _14d/1.jpg) | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 17mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Same as adults | ||||||
