 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 2nd of April 2015. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 4 females. The smallest male was at least 55mm SL and the smallest female was at least 53mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 12 months old. The individuals were obtained from F1 from local breeder. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 6.80 to 7.00 |
| Temperature | 30.0°C to 30.5°C |
| Current | Medium |
| Other Water Params | 20% water change once a week. Storm coming through today. |
| Aquarium | |
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1219mm x 457mm x 457mm (48" x 18" x 18") all Length x Width x Height. |
| Furniture | Sparse gravel on bottom, not enough to cover entire tank. Several rocks and caves, mostly set off the bottom, and some wood and live plants. Several small caves available. Fish chose a cave much larger than expected, which is rectangular shaped. |
| Filtration | Two Filstar 2 filters only. |
| Lighting | Bright, T5 bulbs |
| Heating | 200w submersible intank heater. Temp is 86.5 |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | Lots of cave squabbling and sparring. None was visible in this cave. |
| Eggs | _eggs/1.jpg) There were 30 clear white eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
