 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 16th of August 2015. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 85mm SL and the smallest female was at least 90mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 18 months old. The individuals were obtained from Wild import. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 6.40 to 6.50 |
| Conductivity | 200µs to 900µs |
| Temperature | 24.0°C to 25.5°C |
| Current | Air (vertical) |
| Other Water Params | Large multiple cold water changes are needed to induce this species into spawning. |
| Aquarium | |
| Furniture | Sand, sponge filter, java fern, pvc tubes and clay pleco caves |
| Filtration | Sponge, hydro 3 |
| Lighting | LED 10 hours a day |
| Heating | Ambient room temp, space heater used |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | Male guards eggs in a spawning tube. |
| Eggs | There were 35 green eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. |
| Time to hatch | 10 days Number: 34 Free swimming: 4 days |
| Segregation | When I notice an increasing amount of brown pigment of the developing larvae in the egg, I move the male cave and all into a breeder box. Once he hatches all the eggs, he and the tube are moved back into the main tank to spawn again. |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 10mm 14 days: 12mm 21 days: 16mm |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 17mm 3 months: 25mm 6 months: 75mm |
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Oak leaves are left in the breeder box so that fry can graze all day. Live baby brine shrimp fed every morning, and microworms every evening |
