 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 6th of December 2015. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 4 females. The smallest male was at least 80mm SL and the smallest female was at least 85mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 48 months old. The individuals were obtained from OCA winter auction. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.50 to 6.80 | |||
| Conductivity | 300µs to 800µs | |||
| Temperature | 27.0°C to 28.0°C | |||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 508mm x 254mm x 305mm (20" x 10" x 12") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Few PVC tubes, java moss, spawning mop, and floating water sprite | |||
| Filtration | Hydro 3 sponge. | |||
| Lighting | T8 fixture | |||
| Heating | Ambient room, space heater used | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Female utilize internal fertilization and then lay a large cluster of eggs that resemble frog eggs, as they have an outer shell protecting the egg inside it. | |||
| Eggs | There were 15 white eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 3 days Number: 95 Free swimming: 8 days | |||
| Segregation | Move egg cluster with some spawning media to a cycled, 100% fresh water separate 10g all on tank. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
