Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 25th of September 2008. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 4 females. The smallest male was at least 120mm SL and the smallest female was at least 60mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Yann Fulliquet, F3 (and F4, and...). |
Feeding | 1. | Hikari Algae Wafers (dry / prepared) daily | |
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Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 6.80 to 7.40 |
Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs |
Temperature | 26.0°C to 28.0°C |
Current | Medium |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 5400mm x 1600mm x 1250mm (212.6" x 63" x 49.2") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Home made concrete tank |
Filtration | Filtered by a Oase BioSmart Set 14000 (Pond) |
Lighting | Poor, only 2x150W HQI + 1x400W HQI |
Heating | Bottom heating, from a bypass of the home heating system |
Breeding |
Behaviour | Tipical for Ancistrus species. As there is no appropriate sized caves for them into this tank, they used wholes in the woods and branches of the hardscape |
Eggs | There were 50 orange eggs laid which were 4.0mm in diameter. |
Time to hatch | 5 days Number: 40 Free swimming: 5 days |
Segregation | I left the fry into the tank as "natural food" for the cichlas, Myleus and others. I had plenty of spawnings with these little guys and I don't know what to do with them anymore |
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 | Only the "aufwuchs" of the branches and roots of the tank |