 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 1st of June 2009. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 40mm SL and the smallest female was at least 45mm SL. The individuals were obtained from LFS. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| Current | Strong(air) | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 1219mm x 305mm x 457mm (48" x 12" x 18") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Rocks and wood, substrate sand and gravel. Plants were java moss and Anubias sp. | |||
| Filtration | Marineland Emperor 400. | |||
| Lighting | 40W fluorescent bulb. | |||
| Heating | 150 W heater. | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Unobserved. Fry were found after hatching. | |||
| Time to hatch | 0 days Number: 30 Free swimming: 0 days | |||
| Segregation | Fry were found swimming the aquarium. They were removed in place in a breeding net. | |||
| 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 | Fry were attempted to be fed with ground flakes, as adults. Only 2 fry accepted this food and most fry died. Remaining fish did not survive very long on this diet. | |||
