Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 31st of January 2013. The breeding group consisted of 10 males and 4 females. The smallest male was at least 45mm SL and the smallest female was at least 55mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 2 months old. The individuals were obtained from F1 - Jongsters Wildcatch Parents. |
Feeding | 1. | Brineshrimp (Artemia) (frozen) two times daily | | 2. | Stendker discusfood (frozen) daily | | 3. | Bloodworm (frozen) few times a week | | 4. | Lobster Eggs (frozen) few times a week | | 5. | Bosmina longirostris (frozen) few times a week | |
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Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 7.20 to 7.20 |
Temperature | 28.0°C to 28.5°C |
Current | Medium |
Other Water Params | Kh 3
gh 5
no3 10
no2 0
Added some new freshwater.
They where well fed. |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1200mm x 500mm x 550mm (47.2" x 19.7" x 21.7") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Wood, lots of plants and a medium current.
used sand in the tank, worked great. |
Filtration | External Eheim Filter: 1x Eheim Pro3 2078 (1850 L/H) 1x Eheim 2213 (440 L/H) |
Lighting | 4x54Watt: 2x JBL Solar Natur Ultra (9000k) 2x JBL Solar Tropic Ultra (4000k) |
Heating | 1x 300 Watt juwel. 1x 100 Watt Jager. 1x 40Watt Bottom heater. |
Breeding |
Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
3 months | |