I acclimatized them in a collective tank of 600l.
Already in age of breeding, they dispute tubes 3hrs after their arrival.
few month later, I losted one couples for reason which I am unaware of.
Some pics of a male a little less timid:
I could note that they are eating of all type of food: worms, mussels, cucumbers, etc… and they also like to grate the coconut shell placed in the tank.
At the ending of May 2013, I'ld note a strong excitement around the tube of residence of the male. I felt that the moment had come of isolate them in breeding tank.
Immediately the male took one of the two tubes at his disposal.
During about one month, I was abundantly feeding them.
The male in his "home"
The gravid female
I gradually lowered the temperature of 30°C to 24°C, then made lot of change of 20% of water with some water of reverse osmosis water.
And it was good
The female trying to enter the tube
The male sticking the female in the tube
The male stuck) the female at the bottom of the tube during long hours, at least until the extinction of the lights (and maybe even much later?).
The next day I observed that the male ventilated in front of the tube.
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I waited 7 days and I got back alevins, well I thought that it would be alevins.
In reality I took out in nursery the grape of eggs and 2 newborns.
I had during the 3 hours which followed the luck to see opening one after the other 42 alevins!!
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As for the food of them first days, I've try nauplies of artémias, infusoria, spiruline, pulverized flakes and pastilles.
All are good for us, and the growth coulb be rather well
First day
3th day
5th day
6th day
7th day
8th day
10th day
11th day, after transfer in 20l tank
