 Basics | |
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 12th of September 2016. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 4 females. The smallest male was at least 15mm SL and the smallest female was at least 16mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 9 months old. The individuals were obtained from MAS auction- Eric N.. |
| Feeding | No foods recorded |
| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |
| Temperature | 23.0°C to 24.5°C |
| Current | Air (vertical) |
| Other Water Params | Had done several days in a row of 30 to 50% rain water changes and had just turned the lights on after leaving them off for a couple of days. |
| Aquarium | |
| Furniture | Black sand substrate with some laterite mixed in, several spawning mops lots of oak leaves and a bunch of alder cones. Willow moss and a few crypts on the bottom and some duckweed at the top |
| Filtration | Sponge filter |
| Lighting | Single fluorescent, had been off for a couple days prior but on the day the eggs were noted |
| Heating | 75 watt |
| Breeding | |
| Behaviour | Group has been spawning regularly for several weeks with 8 to 15 eggs per spawn, once or twice a week. 8/6/17 and 8/7/ 17 found eggs two days in a row. |
| Eggs | _eggs/1.jpg) There were 25 clear eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. |
| Segregation | Removed parents because the eggs I found were on the glass and I wanted to try to get some to survive. Having difficulty getting eggs to hatch, they usually fungus but a few have just melted. |
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
