 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 26th of August 2013. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 2 females. The individuals were obtained from Petsmart. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 6.80 to 7.00 | ||||||
| Temperature | 23.5°C to 26.5°C | ||||||
| Current | Medium | ||||||
| Other Water Params | Well water, no treatments | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 610mm x 406mm x 457mm (24" x 16" x 18") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Fully planted, 20 juvenile corys, pair bn, pair killifish. Managed to retrieve 2 eggs | ||||||
| Filtration | Sponge, fluval 2, 50% water change 3 times a week | ||||||
| Lighting | Fluorescent, and sunlight | ||||||
| Heating | None in the summer | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | Cool water change 50% the day before. Male aggressive, hanging on females back then t spawn in plants. Corys consuming eggs. I managed to rescue 2 eggs | ||||||
| Eggs |  There were 2 clear white eggs laid which were 0.0mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Time to hatch | 3 days Number: 1 Free swimming: 2 days | ||||||
| Segregation | I had the two eggs separated into a plastic tub with water from parent tank with no antifungal treatment. After hatch I slowly added enough water to operate a tiny sponge filter. Also added plants from my "junk" plant tank with mature algae growing on the leaves and a portable light. | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 5mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | ||||||
| 7 days |  | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Added green water to the area around the sponge filter and added plants with algae grown on the leaves, algae is now growing on bottom of tub quite nicely. | ||||||
