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RL99 | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 28oC+ | | 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: 1 | | Other Comments: | | Date this record created: 26th April 2006 | Breeding date: 31st December 2004 | | Breeder: kho | Location: Singapore |
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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Slightly timid | Community tank?: Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish | | Spawning Method: Long term (fry appear with adults) | Breeding problems: none | | Sex ratio: Roughly equal | Breeding difficulty: Average | | Sucess: Very sucessful | Years Experience: | | Other Comments: I breed them in a three foot tank with 1 inch of boiled irish moss peat on the bottom,, to keep the water soft (i use only rain water) I feed them on blood worm and mosquito larva and daphnia from my water buts,i cover the top of the tank with a black bin liner to cut down the light a bit. I have not seen any canibalism to the young, growth in the young is very fast,I put four spawning mops in at the same time the young take aprox 10/15 days to hatch i feed them on micro worms for a start and then brine srimp | | Date this record created: 4th January 2003 | Breeding date: | | Breeder: G Clarke (Gordon 645654@aol.com | Location: Leicester |
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*Nomenclature correct according to KILLIDATA
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