 Basics | |||||||||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Saturday 21st of June 2008. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 125mm SL and the smallest female was at least 130mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Aquariumclub 'De siervis Leuven'. | ||||||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||||||||
| pH | 7.80 to 8.20 | ||||||||||||
| Temperature | 24.0°C to 26.0°C | ||||||||||||
| Current | Medium | ||||||||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 800mm x 350mm x 400mm (31.5" x 13.8" x 15.7") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||||||||
| Furniture | Sand as substratelayer, 2 breedingholes made out of clay and a few pieces of wood. | ||||||||||||
| Heating | 150w | ||||||||||||
| Breeding | |||||||||||||
| Behaviour | The male chases the female, when she becomes gravid the female enters the cave to lay her eggs. From this point the male takes care of the eggs untill they hatch. | ||||||||||||
| Eggs | There were 80 orange/yellow eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. | ||||||||||||
| Segregation | Parents were left with the fry. | ||||||||||||
| 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 | Same as adults. | ||||||||||||
