 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 15th of April 2024. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 55mm SL and the smallest female was at least 55mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 1 month old. The individuals were obtained from Catfishologist.. | |||
| Further spawns | Sunday 5th of May 2024. 1 in total. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.70 to 7.20 | |||
| Temperature | 25.0°C to 25.5°C | |||
| Current | Gentle(air) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 508mm x 305mm x 330mm (20" x 12" x 13") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Shrimp tubes, plastic plants, broken flowerpot | |||
| Filtration | Large air driven sponge with medium flow. | |||
| Lighting | No lighting, only ambient | |||
| Heating | Single heater set to 78. | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Eggs laid in tubes. No courtship observed. | |||
| Eggs | There were 12 white. eggs laid which were 1.1mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 0 days Number: 9 Free swimming: 8 days | |||
| Segregation | Eggs removed to ZISS breeder net. | |||
| 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 | Fed decap brine shrimp on surface 2x per day. Also fed microworms. After 2 weeks, started to add crumbled NLS small pellets | |||
