 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 9th of July 2013. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 180mm SL and the smallest female was at least 140mm SL. The individuals were obtained from LFS. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.80 to 7.20 | |||
| Conductivity | 200µs to 200µs | |||
| Temperature | 28.0°C to 30.0°C | |||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||
| Other Water Params | No3 6 no2 0 | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 650mm x 700mm x 400mm (25.6" x 27.6" x 15.7") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Boogwod, fine gravel and caves | |||
| Filtration | Air filtration and filtration via a central filter system | |||
| Lighting | Led light | |||
| Heating | Aq therm system | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Female enters cave, male goes in behind, trapping female | |||
| Eggs | There were 100 orange eggs laid which were 4.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 5 days Number: 90 Free swimming: 80 days | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
| 6 months | _6m/1.jpg) | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | I give the the same food as the adults. Mostly green algee wafels. | |||
