 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 7th of February 2016. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 100mm SL and the smallest female was at least 80mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 3 months old. The individuals were obtained from Wild Import. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.80 to 7.00 | |||
| Temperature | 27.0°C to 29.0°C | |||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1000mm x 600mm x 450mm (39.4" x 23.6" x 17.7") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Drift wood and stonecaves | |||
| Filtration | Eheim pro3 2075 x 2 and one internal eheim smallone | |||
| Lighting | No lighting | |||
| Heating | Jæger 250 | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | No water change for two weeks. feeding good with rephasy, suddently eggs in three caves. three males guarding | |||
| Eggs | There were 50 yellow eggs laid which were 0.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Segregation | Spawn and bred in the cave and aquarium with other plecos | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Same as mothers and fathers. three types of rephasy | |||
