 Basics | ||||||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 15th of February 2017. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 2 females. The individuals were obtained from Pier Aquatics. | |||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||
| pH | 6.40 to 6.80 | |||||||||
| Conductivity | 200µs to 200µs | |||||||||
| Temperature | 28.0°C to 28.0°C | |||||||||
| Current | Medium | |||||||||
| Other Water Params | 50% water change every week | |||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 457mm x 254mm x 254mm (18" x 10" x 10") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||
| Furniture | Bogwood, 4 clay caves and a Java Fern | |||||||||
| Filtration | Fluval 105 and 4" Swiss Tropicals cube filter (air powered) | |||||||||
| Lighting | Daylight only | |||||||||
| Heating | 100w | |||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||
| Behaviour | Male trapping a female for about a week she had scrape marks on her sides but appears fine. I didn't see any eggs, then a week later spotted one youngster about 30mm long, must be 2-3 months old. I guess I missed their first spawning activity. | |||||||||
| Segregation | Left with parents as the 4 adults are the only inhabitants. | |||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 30mm 6 months: 0mm | |||||||||
| 3 months | _3m/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Same as adults | |||||||||
