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tingo Maria | | Water conditions: Very soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Very timid | Community tank?: Doubtful, only with VERY calm fish | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems:
Poor egg production | | Sex ratio: Somewhat male heavy | Breeding difficulty: Difficult | | Sucess: Average | Years Experience: 3 | | Other Comments: Likes extremely soft water. Can be teritorial aggressive at times mostly amongst other males. Quality of food is very important. Enormous eggs 2.5 mm that are often predated upon by parents.
Top spawner in shallow water <3 inches best. Very beautiful fish. Eggs can take upto 5 weeks to hatch, often requiring forced hatching. Fry are very large at birth and can eat grindal worms readily sexation and growth are slow. | | Date this record created: 31st May 2004 | Breeding date: 31st May 2004 | | Breeder: Lee Van Hyfte | Location: Iowa, USA |
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*Nomenclature correct according to KILLIDATA
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