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| Overview | The first spawn was on Friday 2nd of September 2022. The breeding group consisted of 0 males and 0 females. Additionally, there were 6 unknown individuals present. The individuals were obtained from Aquatic Arts. | |||||||||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||||||||
| pH | 6.70 to 6.90 | |||||||||||||||
| Temperature | 27.0°C to 28.0°C | |||||||||||||||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||||||||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 610mm x 305mm x 305mm (24" x 12" x 12") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||||||||
| Filtration | Swiss Tropicals Cube Filter with Jetlifter | |||||||||||||||
| Lighting | LED shop lights | |||||||||||||||
| Heating | Eheim 100W | |||||||||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||||||||
| Behaviour | Increased activity was noted a day after a cool water change. Fish were actively spawning and eggs were found on all four sides of the aquarium glass. Due to a large number of spixi snails in the tank, eggs were removed and placed in a separate container with an Indian almond leaf and an air stone. | |||||||||||||||
| Eggs | There were 40 pale yellow eggs laid which were 0.0mm in diameter. | |||||||||||||||
| Time to hatch | 5 days Number: 20 Free swimming: 0 days | |||||||||||||||
| Segregation | Eggs were removed after spawning and hatched in a separate container | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | Initially paramecia (from culture) and mixed infusoria from moss added to hatching container. Once large enough, live baby brine shrimp and moina. | |||||||||||||||
