 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 19th of April 2015. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 76mm SL and the smallest female was at least 70mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 18 months old. The individuals were obtained from Barbie Fiorentino. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 7.60 to 7.80 |
| Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs |
| Temperature | 26.5°C to 28.0°C |
| Current | Air (vertical) |
| Aquarium | |
| Furniture | Silica sand substrate, several smooth stones, 3 ceramic spawning caves, and one medium sized piece of bogwood. |
| Filtration | Extra large sponge filter |
| Lighting | Small 20 watt florescent T8. |
| Heating | 1 150 watt submersible heater |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | Male was in his preferred cave for several days and following a water change decide to "kick" a bunch of eggs out of the cave. I found them on the substrate and collected them to rear artificially. |
| Eggs | There were 53 orange eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
