 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 15th of August 2013. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 100mm SL and the smallest female was at least 85mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 24 months old. The individuals were obtained from Wild caught. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.80 to 7.00 | |||
| Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs | |||
| Temperature | 24.5°C to 26.5°C | |||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 762mm x 305mm x 305mm (30" x 12" x 12") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Sand substrate, driftwood, spawning caves. | |||
| Filtration | Air powered sponge filters. | |||
| Lighting | LED | |||
| Heating | 100w finnex | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Typical Ancistrus spawning behavior. Male cared for eggs and fry until the fry emerged from cave. | |||
| Segregation | Fry were raised with adults | |||
| 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 | As adults | |||
