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Aquarium strain | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Slightly timid | Community tank?: Only with species of similar size | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems:
Poor egg production | | Sex ratio: Roughly equal | Breeding difficulty: Average | | Sucess: Very sucessful | Years Experience: | | Other Comments: Easy to raise. Very fast growers. No canibalism noted. Not overly agressive. About 4" to 4 1/2" at maturity. Very few eggs are laid, about 2 - 6 per day. Almost all eggs were good, lost very few to fungus. I use about 5 floating mops and 2 bottom mops in a 10 gal. tank. All the eggs were found in the floating mops. | | Date this record created: 6th March 2003 | Breeding date: | | Breeder: Tim Kepler | Location: Arkansas, USA |
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Rio Puturayo | | Water conditions: Moderately soft and acidic | Water temperature: 20-23oC | | Disposition: Slightly timid | Community tank?: Only with species of similar size | | Spawning Method: Spawning Mops | Breeding problems:
Poor egg production | | Sex ratio: Roughly equal | Breeding difficulty: Average | | Sucess: Very sucessful | Years Experience: | | Other Comments: Not a very prolific species, but the eggs you get are fertile. Very easy to raise and fast growers. I use several floating mops, 6 in a 10 gal. tank. Eggs are very large and develope in about 15 days. Canibalism is not a problem. | | Date this record created: 25th February 2003 | Breeding date: | | Breeder: Tim Kepler | Location: Flippin, AR. USA |
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*Nomenclature correct according to KILLIDATA
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