Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 25th of March 2014. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 1 female. The individuals were obtained from The Mini Fish Room. |
Feeding | 1. | Whiteworm (live) daily | | 2. | Fry food (dry / prepared) daily | | 3. | Daphnia (frozen) daily | |
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Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 6.10 to 6.40 |
Temperature | 23.0°C to 24.5°C |
Current | Gentle |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 914mm x 305mm x 457mm (36" x 12" x 18") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Fully planted like a jungle |
Filtration | HOB with floss |
Lighting | Sunlight 3 hours a day, 2 clamp on daylight grow bulbs, t5 strip |
Heating | None |
Breeding |
Behaviour | Missed most of it due to the jungle condition of the plants. Mostly just saw the group zipping around, then saw the female with one egg a couple times in her fins looking for the perfect spot |
Segregation | Saw babies emerge around 10 days from spawning, to planted to tell how many |
Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
Fry and juvenile feeding | Same as parents |