 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 28th of May 2024. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 9 females. The smallest male was at least 18mm SL and the smallest female was at least 20mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 12 months old. The individuals were obtained from Wild caught. | |||
| Further spawns | Tuesday 18th of June 2024, Tuesday 2nd of July 2024. 2 in total. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 7.20 to 7.80 | |||
| Temperature | 24.0°C to 26.0°C | |||
| Current | Medium | |||
| Other Water Params | Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0 (tank is cycled, nitrate reading is too low to show up on test) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 762mm x 305mm x 457mm (30" x 12" x 18") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Aquaclear 70 HOB | |||
| Filtration | Aquaclear 70 with sponge and a peace lily, lots of pothos growing out the top, heavily planted tank | |||
| Lighting | 30" nicrew skyLED | |||
| Heating | 50watt heater, not ever on because the house is hot | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Spawning occurs at night when I cant observe it. Females get eggy when in rainy and stormy weather | |||
| Eggs |  There were 12 clear eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 3 days Number: 4 Free swimming: 3 days | |||
| Segregation | No, with all otocinclus, fry are too delicate to remove safely until at least 1 month. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 5mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
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| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
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| Fry and juvenile feeding | One small scoop of spirulina powder when fry are present | |||
