 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Friday 8th of April 2016. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 2 females. Additionally, there were 2 unknown individuals present. The individuals were obtained from Wild via TangledupinCichlids.com. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 6.00 to 6.50 |
| Conductivity | 600µs to 800µs |
| Temperature | 29.5°C to 31.5°C |
| Current | Medium(air) |
| Other Water Params | 40% cooler water changes done once or twice weekly dropping tank temperature 4-6 degrees. |
| Aquarium | |
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 914mm x 457mm x 432mm (36" x 18" x 17") all Length x Width x Height. |
| Furniture | A few pieces of malaysian driftwood, poret foam HMF, creek sand, and caves. |
| Filtration | 20ppi poret foam mattenfilter with 2 lift tubes and high air volume for current. |
| Lighting | LED strip tape, 6000k, one strip only for a soffer light. |
| Heating | Sera submersible heater 200w. |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | First trapped on Thursday the 7th sometime after I left for work in the morning. Came home and pair was trapped, did a small water change, female left cave, and could be seen outside it trying to get back in before lights out. Woke up to find eggs laid overnight. Was shocked as it was their first spawn and total trap time was less than 24 hours before eggs were laid. |
| Eggs | There were 40 orange eggs laid which were 4.0mm in diameter. |
| Time to hatch | 5 days Number: 40 Free swimming: 0 days |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
