 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 12th of September 2022. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 43mm SL and the smallest female was at least 43mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 12 months old. The individuals were obtained from Jeremy Basch. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 6.50 to 6.80 | |||
| Temperature | 25.0°C to 26.0°C | |||
| Current | Gentle | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 508mm x 267mm x 318mm (20" x 10.5" x 12.5") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Pleco caves 1" diameter caves. 'd', circle, and square varieties are all used. | |||
| Filtration | 2 "40 gal" sized sponge filters on different air pumps for redundancy. | |||
| Lighting | Ambient lighting | |||
| Heating | 75 watt Eheim heater. | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Eggs |  There were 40 golden yolks eggs laid which were 0.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 40 Free swimming: 3 days | |||
| Segregation | Fry were reared in a basket with 4 time daily feedings and regular maintenance. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
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| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
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| Fry and juvenile feeding | Liquifry No 1 for first 2 weeks "fry crack phaze 1" and frozen Daphnia for 1.5 months "fry crack phase 2" for 1.5 months "fry crack phaze 3" there forward NLS food for the sub-adults is great as well. The sub-adults also enjoy the occasional cube of frozen mysis shrimp or bloodworms. | |||
