 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Friday 2nd of November 2012. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 95mm SL and the smallest female was at least 85mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 3 months old. The individuals were obtained from GCCA auction. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 7.70 to 7.80 | |||
| Temperature | 25.5°C to 26.5°C | |||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 559mm x 305mm x 305mm (22" x 12" x 12") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Spawning cave, bare bottom and a piece of drift wood. | |||
| Filtration | Sponge filter | |||
| Lighting | 21 watt T5 | |||
| Heating | 1 100 watt heater | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | You can see the female fill up with eggs at which point the male tries to guide her into the cave. I was able to save two fry which were found while changing setups. Parents were left with the fry which were 1" when they were found in the tank hiding behind the sponge filter. | |||
| Segregation | Http://s1197.photobucket.com/user/hawkeye4532/media/VIDEO0005_zpsb7d25fd9.mp4.html The second batch of fry are left in the tank with parents for about 6 weeks. The parents then spent most of their time in the cave for the next two weeks. The third batch were observed one morning after the parents were seen out of the cave. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
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| 3 months |  | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Fry are fed the same food as the parents which is a mix of pellet and veggie rounds. | |||
