 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 26th of January 2016. The breeding group consisted of 5 males and 6 females. The smallest male was at least 45mm SL and the smallest female was at least 50mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 3 months old. The individuals were obtained from Friend. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.50 to 6.80 | |||
| Temperature | 26.0°C to 26.5°C | |||
| Current | Medium | |||
| Other Water Params | Ph ,6.5 - 6.8 Kh 5 Gh 8 No3 10 No2 0 | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 457mm x 305mm x 305mm (18" x 12" x 12") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Leaf litter, sand 1 inch deep , Java moss tucked behind filter. Riccia floating Filter fluval u2 | |||
| Filtration | Fluval u2 | |||
| Lighting | Led 60cm white | |||
| Heating | 50 w fluval | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | T with males aggressive towards each other | |||
| Eggs | There were 12 translucent eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 12 Free swimming: 9 days | |||
| Segregation | Tubbed till 1 cm | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 5mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Rotifers, crushed Cyclops, BBS live daily | |||
