 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Saturday 24th of March 2012. The breeding group consisted of 5 males and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 115mm SL and the smallest female was at least 100mm 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 | 28.0°C to 29.5°C | |||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 762mm x 305mm x 406mm (30" x 12" x 16") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Sand substrate, driftwood and breeding caves | |||
| Filtration | Air powered sponge filters. | |||
| Lighting | Led | |||
| Heating | 100w finnex | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Typucal hypancistrus spawning behavior. Trappings went as long as 3 days. Male care for eggs and fry until they emerged from cave. | |||
| Segregation | Fry were raised with the 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 | |||
