 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 31st of March 2015. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 2 females. Additionally, there were 3 unknown individuals present. The smallest male was at least 90mm SL and the smallest female was at least 75mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Several different LFS. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 6.80 to 7.30 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 24.0°C to 28.0°C | ||||||
| Current | Medium | ||||||
| Other Water Params | WC 50% | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 450mm x 400mm x 400mm (17.7" x 15.7" x 15.7") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Gravel, plants, one breeding cave, mangrove | ||||||
| Filtration | Filtercorner airdriven | ||||||
| Lighting | PowerGlo 30W/2 T8 | ||||||
| Heating | 100W | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | Noticed increased activity around the breeding cave, normally it was empty but at that time they were fighting around it. A couple of males and one fat female. Two days later one of the male trapped the female in the cave and they was in the cave for 2 days. | ||||||
| Eggs |  There were 15 yellow eggs laid which were 5.0mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Time to hatch | 6 days Number: 11 Free swimming: 11 days | ||||||
| Segregation | Male took care of the eggs for 5 days after that he kicked them out and left the cave. Put the remaining eggs in an egg tumbler. | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 10mm 14 days: 12mm 21 days: 13mm | ||||||
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| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 15mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
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| Fry and juvenile feeding | JBL novo fect Novo tab | ||||||
