 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 22nd of August 2013. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 4 females. The smallest male was at least 50mm SL and the smallest female was at least 65mm SL. The individuals were obtained from LFS. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 6.40 to 6.40 |
| Temperature | 20.5°C to 23.5°C |
| Current | Gentle |
| Aquarium | |
| Furniture | Sand, bogwood and anubias |
| Filtration | Sponge filter |
| Lighting | Basic overheads |
| Heating | Non |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | Lead female chased by males until she deposited 30-40 eggs around the edges of the tank glass. Only after she was done, did the second female add to it. This continued for 2-3 days. Eggs hatched after 4 days in a seperate tub with anti fungus and air stone. Fry count was over 150. |
| Eggs | There were 150 eggs laid which were 0.0mm in diameter. |
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 100 Free swimming: 3 days |
| 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 | Microworms.. |
