 Basics | ||||||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Friday 7th of October 2022. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 95mm SL and the smallest female was at least 85mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 26 months old. | |||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||
| pH | 7.00 to 7.50 | |||||||||
| Temperature | 27.5°C to 28.5°C | |||||||||
| Current | Medium | |||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 560mm x 310mm x 350mm (22" x 12.2" x 13.8") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||
| Furniture | 8 caves 2 drift woods bare bottom | |||||||||
| Filtration | Jbl e402- sponge + sera mini siporax | |||||||||
| Lighting | No light | |||||||||
| Heating | Aquael | |||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||
| Behaviour | 2 spawns at the same time from 2 pairs. they spawn after water change whith colder water aroud 26 degrees C | |||||||||
| Eggs | There were 35 orange eggs laid which were 4.5mm in diameter. | |||||||||
| Time to hatch | 7 days Number: 30 Free swimming: 1 days | |||||||||
| Segregation | Removed on the 6th day (1 day before hatching) in ziss bl2 box. | |||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 10mm 14 days: 12mm 21 days: 14mm | |||||||||
| 7 days | _7d/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 16mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||||||||
| 3 months | _3m/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Hikari first bites hikari sinking wafers | |||||||||
