Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 4th of August 2015. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 2 females. The individuals were obtained from Aquaticclarity.com. |
Feeding | 1. | Live Black Worms (live) few times a week | |
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Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 7.70 to 7.80 |
Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs |
Temperature | 24.0°C to 25.5°C |
Current | Air (vertical) |
Other Water Params | KH -5 |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 411mm x 213mm x 267mm (16.2" x 8.4" x 10.5") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Silica sand substrate, one large sponge filter and medium sized clump of java moss |
Filtration | One sponge filter rated for "up to 40 gallons" |
Lighting | Rack lighting - 17 watt florescent light split over 2 tanks mounted end-out |
Heating | Room temperature, top rack, low 70's F in the winter, and high 70's F in the summer |
Breeding |
Behaviour | Fish were kept in a community aquarium for 8 months. After setting the fish up in a new 5 gallon tank about 3 weeks ago they were well conditioned and spawned 2 days after a 30% water change with cool soft water. All fish participated, both females were seen carrying eggs. Eggs were laid at the top and bottom of the tank corners, and primarily in the java moss. 31 on the glass, and 105 in the moss. |
Eggs | There were 136 off white eggs laid which were 1.9mm in diameter. |
Segregation | Eggs were collected by hand and placed in a specimen container with 2 small alder cones, moderate air stone aeration, and tank water. After 24 hours alder cones were removed and 50% water changes were done on the container daily, using breeding tank water. |
Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
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