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| Overview | The first spawn was on Saturday 29th of October 2011. The breeding group consisted of 0 males and 0 females. Additionally, there were 10 unknown individuals present. The smallest male was at least 50mm SL and the smallest female was at least 55mm SL. The individuals were obtained from 10 F1, born in Norway in april 2010. | |||||||||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||||||||
| pH | 5.80 to 6.50 | |||||||||||||||
| Temperature | 24.0°C to 25.0°C | |||||||||||||||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||||||||||||||
| Other Water Params | Kh 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 700mm x 350mm x 350mm (27.6" x 13.8" x 13.8") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||||||||
| Furniture | Sand, driftwood, oak leaves and plants. | |||||||||||||||
| Filtration | HMF (hamburg mattenfilter) | |||||||||||||||
| Lighting | 1 x T8 | |||||||||||||||
| Heating | Internal heater | |||||||||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||||||||
| Behaviour | We were away for the first half of October, the fish had no food or fresh water in this period. When we got home I changed 70% water (a bit colder water) and fed them a lot. I changed the water 2-3 more times before they start mating 29/10. One male changed color during the spawn, his eye mask and dorsal fin faded while the body was more redish. Typical cory T-position. I found about 35 eggs, all gathered in a cluster on a plant leaf. | |||||||||||||||
| Eggs | _condiscipulus_eggs/1.jpg) There were 35 clear eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. | |||||||||||||||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 5 Free swimming: 4 days | |||||||||||||||
| Segregation | The eggs were moved to separate hatching tank, most of them were unfortunately unfertilised so only five hatched as they should. | |||||||||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 7mm 14 days: 12mm 21 days: 15mm | |||||||||||||||
| 7 days | _condiscipulus_7d/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| 14 days | _condiscipulus_14d/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| 21 days | _condiscipulus_21d/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 18mm 3 months: 28mm 6 months: 40mm | |||||||||||||||
| 1 month | _condiscipulus_1m/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| 3 months | _condiscipulus_3m/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| 6 months | _condiscipulus_6m/1.jpg) | |||||||||||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | First food given was microorm and newly hatched brine shrimps. | |||||||||||||||
