 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 26th of April 2023. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 50mm SL and the smallest female was at least 50mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Wild caught. |
| Further spawns | Monday 8th of May 2023. 1 in total. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 7.80 to 7.80 |
| Conductivity | 400µs to 500µs |
| Temperature | 28.0°C to 28.0°C |
| Current | Medium |
| Other Water Params | Nitrate 30 mg/L 30- 50% cool water changes weekly |
| Aquarium | |
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1200mm x 480mm x 530mm (47.2" x 18.9" x 20.9") all Length x Width x Height. |
| Furniture | Heavy substrate planting (60%) - Cryptocoryne usteriana, C. griffithii, C, balansae and C. lutea, Nymphaea zenkeri, Barclaya longifolia, Anubius barteri and Hygrophila polysperma. Floating plants (30% coverage) - Lemna minor and Pistia stratiodes Substrate - Estes "Stony River" black sand (40% of tank bare sand) Malaysian drift wood - one piece centrally located with hollow core, One porcelain ornament completely enshrouded with A. barteri. |
| Filtration | Ehiem 2213 canister filter |
| Lighting | Hygger 24/7 48” (120 cm) LED strip light on full power for 15 hrs per day. From April to early May the aquarium received 30 minutes of direct sunlight over 15-30% of the tank; morning and evening. |
| Heating | 150 Watt Eheim-Jager heater |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | Males Spar heavily Males clean leaf or glass surface prior to copulation T-position Female deposited clutches averaging 34 eggs (N=7) Clutches primarily deposited on the tops of horizontal or near horizontal broad leaved plants such as anubius, barclaya or cryptocoryne. Glass was also used, but less frequently (30%). Largest observed spawn estimated at 900 eggs (683 counted) |
| Eggs | There were 130 white eggs laid which were 1.0mm in diameter. |
| Segregation | Fry were kept in breeding box for approximately 14 days then moved to 5 gallon, then 20 gallon or 75 gallon A small group of fry and unhatched eggs were kept in a mulmy 3 gallon shoebox from hatching. Relatively good survival (5) for minimal effort. Fry moved to 75 gallon at one month of age |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 7mm 14 days: 12mm 21 days: 18mm |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 25mm 3 months: 35mm 6 months: 40mm |
