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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Somewhat aggresive on occasions | Community tank?: Only with species of similar size | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems: none | | Sex ratio: Roughly equal | Breeding difficulty: Average | | Sucess: Fairly sucessful | Years Experience: 5 | | Other Comments: | | Date this record created: 30th October 2003 | Breeding date: 15th October 1995 | | Breeder: | Location: |
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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Slightly timid | Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems:
Poor egg production | | Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavy | Breeding difficulty: Difficult | | Sucess: Fairly unsucessful | Years Experience: | | Other Comments: | | Date this record created: 8th October 2003 | Breeding date: | | Breeder: | Location: |
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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Active, but not aggresive | Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems:
Poor egg survival | | Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavy | Breeding difficulty: Difficult | | Sucess: Fairly unsucessful | Years Experience: | | Other Comments: | | Date this record created: 17th July 2003 | Breeding date: | | Breeder: | Location: |
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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Active, but not aggresive | Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems: none | | Sex ratio: Roughly equal | Breeding difficulty: Very easy | | Sucess: Fairly sucessful | Years Experience: | | Other Comments: I have the TAAG import yellow/gold form. After two generations they are producing a variety of colour forms, some with more blue.
Fry grow in the tank with the parents but I pull eggs from mops occasionally. | | Date this record created: 9th July 2003 | Breeding date: | | Breeder: David Baker | Location: Maidenhead, UK |
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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Active, but not aggresive | Community tank?: Yes, a good community fish | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems:
Skewed sex ratio | | Sex ratio: Somewhat female heavy | Breeding difficulty: Average | | Sucess: Fairly sucessful | Years Experience: | | Other Comments: i find they do well on frozen food (blood worm),and do better in a fairly dark tank with just front light, my tank is down near the floor so the light is dim.growth rate is good if feed on small live foods.I have not seen any canibalism with there young i never take the perants out.i find they spawn beter on mops that are on the bottom,two or three pairs will spawn quite happy in the same tank. | | Date this record created: 28th December 2002 | Breeding date: | | Breeder: Gordon Clarke(30202) | Location: Leicester |
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*Nomenclature correct according to KILLIDATA
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