 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 3rd of August 2015. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 35mm SL and the smallest female was at least 45mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 2 months old. The individuals were obtained from Aqualife. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.30 to 6.50 | |||
| Temperature | 26.0°C to 26.5°C | |||
| Current | Strong | |||
| Other Water Params | PH 6.5 Kh3 Gh5 No3 10 No2 0 | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Furniture | Bogwood, torta, cryptocornes. Fluval 305 | |||
| Filtration | Fluval 305 | |||
| Lighting | Twin 30w t5 | |||
| Heating | 200 w fluval titanium | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | T position . single eggs deposited on cleaned torta | |||
| Eggs | There were 12 yellow/orange eggs laid which were 1.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 12 Free swimming: 12 days | |||
| Segregation | Separated eggs in tub single airline and leaf for surface area of bacteria | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 8mm 14 days: 12mm 21 days: 14mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 15mm 3 months: 18mm 6 months: 25mm | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Algae from tub with ground plec log | |||
