 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Saturday 18th of July 2015. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 2 females. The individuals were obtained from Wild Import - Aquatics Unlimited - Milwaukee, WI. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 7.00 to 7.20 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 23.0°C to 24.0°C | ||||||
| Current | Air (vertical) | ||||||
| Other Water Params | KH- 4 | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 516mm x 267mm x 325mm (20.3" x 10.5" x 12.8") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Matten filter, green acrylic yarn mop, 1 small piece of drifwood, 1 sponge filter and lots of java moss. | ||||||
| Filtration | Matten filter and large sponge filter. | ||||||
| Lighting | Rack lighting 30 watt florescent. | ||||||
| Heating | Room temperature, no internal heating devices. | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | Males aggressive with each other and chasing the large female in typical fashion. Only difference was this time I found some eggs! :) | ||||||
| Eggs |  There were 12 clear eggs laid which were 1.5mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Segregation | Eggs were removed to small specimen container with tank water moderate air stone aeration and 1 alder cone. The alder cone was removed after 24 hours and 50% water changes were carried out on the container using tank water daily after that. | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
