 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Saturday 19th of October 2024. The breeding group consisted of 5 males and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 200mm SL and the smallest female was at least 200mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Wes Wong. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.80 to 6.90 | |||
| Conductivity | 600µs to 800µs | |||
| Temperature | 27.0°C to 28.5°C | |||
| Current | Medium(air) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1829mm x 610mm x 762mm (72" x 24" x 30") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Thin layer of fine grain white sand, with clay caves, some open ended. Some slate and a long single log across the bottom | |||
| Filtration | Two Fluval Fx6 | |||
| Lighting | Moderate | |||
| Heating | 200 W | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Typical cave spawners. This was prompted by taking out all the larger plecos (L-25s) which i was trying to breed, and leaving this juvies in the tank. They were about 8 inches long, F1, rumor has it, and were just starting to lose their spots. | |||
| Eggs |  There were 200 eggs laid which were 0.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 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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