 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 2nd of March 2016. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 4 females. The smallest male was at least 35mm SL and the smallest female was at least 40mm SL. The individuals were obtained from 7 wild caught adults form 2 different shops.. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| pH | 6.20 to 6.60 |
| Conductivity | 200µs to 300µs |
| Temperature | 24.0°C to 24.0°C |
| Current | Strong |
| Other Water Params | Gh <1 |
| Aquarium | |
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 400mm x 360mm x 360mm (15.7" x 14.2" x 14.2") all Length x Width x Height. |
| Furniture | 2 pieces of bog wood planted with bolbitis, java fern and java moss . |
| Filtration | Aquael minikani 80 |
| Lighting | Natural daylight indirect |
| Heating | 50W heater |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | Spawning took place 2 days after a water change and coincided with a low pressure front moving in. Normal t position with eggs laid 10-12 at a time with a 20-30 min pause before the next lot. |
| Eggs | There were 100 clear but pale eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. |
| Time to hatch | 5 days Number: 10 Free swimming: 7 days |
| Segregation | Eggs moved to a mesh breeding trap hanging in the filter outflow, with java moss for cover. |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
| 3 months | _sp(cw010)_3m/1.jpg) |
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Fry were large and fed after 2 days taking micro worms and hikari first bites, with repashy after a week. within 2 months fry were eating everything that the adults would. |
