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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Very soft and acidic | Water temperature: 16-19oC | | Disposition: Slightly timid | Community tank?: Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems: none | | Sex ratio: Roughly equal | Breeding difficulty: Easy | | Sucess: Fairly sucessful | Years Experience: 2 | | Other Comments: Trio kept in 16x8x8 tank with rainwater over peat bottom.No direct light. Temp 68-70F.Egg production reduces above this temp. Eggs, which are large in size, collected weekly from Java moss for either water or dry incubation of approx 20 days.Production varied between 3-34 eggs per week. Brine shrimp taken on hatching. Egg production stopped if fry remain hatch in tank.These are ignored by parents.Growth rate slow. | | Date this record created: 25th October 2004 | Breeding date: 1st January 2004 | | Breeder: Bob Merritt 371.08 | Location: W-S-M. Som. UK |
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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Very soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Slightly timid | Community tank?: Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems:
Poor egg survival | | Sex ratio: | Breeding difficulty: Average | | Sucess: Fairly sucessful | Years Experience: | | Other Comments: Bought pair at Manchester auction in Nov.Water was 7.2PH & Ms1000+. Adjusted 16x8x8 inch tank to these conditions & reduced these gradually to approx6.0PH & approx Ms 50.ie rain water over peat.Fed frozen bloodworm & brineshrimp & first eggs laid on java moss and collected on 23/11. Eggs collected weekly as follows,3,3,5,15,12,19.Eggs which are large were placed on wet peat however of the first three batches only two eggs survived. Both these have since hatched and are eating young brine shrimp.The 4th weeks eggs have eyed up satisfactory and I will aim to add water after 20 days similar to my Coeleste & Citrinieppinis.I feel that the early losses were due to the young age of the fish & that a "dry storage" basis is probably satisfactory for good results. | | Date this record created: 1st January 2003 | Breeding date: | | Breeder: Bob Merritt | Location: Weston -S-Mare Somerset |
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*Nomenclature correct according to KILLIDATA
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