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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Neutral | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Somewhat aggresive on occasions | Community tank?: Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish | | Spawning Method: Peat (or similar) spawning substrate | Breeding problems: none | | Sex ratio: Roughly equal | Breeding difficulty: Average | | Sucess: Fairly sucessful | Years Experience: 1 | | Other Comments: spawning mops and peat in same time | | Date this record created: 5th October 2008 | Breeding date: | | Breeder: bob thie | Location: nederland |
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Orange | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 16-19oC | | Disposition: Active, but not aggresive | Community tank?: Only with species of similar size | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems: none | | Sex ratio: | Breeding difficulty: Very easy | | Sucess: Fairly sucessful | Years Experience: 1 | | Other Comments: This fish will breed in peat or in mops. This is a semi-annual species and eggs should be incubated dry for 2 months. | | Date this record created: 31st December 2006 | Breeding date: 31st December 2005 | | Breeder: KarmaFarm | Location: USA |
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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Very soft and acidic | Water temperature: 24-27oC | | Disposition: Active, but not aggresive | Community tank?: Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems:
Poor egg survival | | Sex ratio: Somewhat female heavy | Breeding difficulty: Easy | | Sucess: Average | Years Experience: 3 | | Other Comments: It is quite easy species to breed.Both dry and water incubation could be used dry incubation takes within 2-3 months and water incubation takes about 3 weeks to hatch.Newly hatched brine shrimp could be given as their first food. | | Date this record created: 15th April 2005 | Breeding date: 25th July 2001 | | Breeder: | Location: Hong Kong |
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*Nomenclature correct according to KILLIDATA
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