Spawning Report: Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Name: Lee Agin
Scientific Name of Fish: Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Hobby Name of Fish: Multies
Method of Reproduction: Substrate Spawner, Shell Dweller
Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Colony
Origin of Parents: Tank Raised by a PVAS Member.
Approximate number of eggs: Unknown
Date of Hatch or Birth: Unknown
Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: Some time before 4/1/2023
Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: TBD
Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: TBD
Aquarium Conditions:
pH - 8+
General Hardness (ppm) - 150
Average Temperature (F) - 76 degrees
Average Nitrate (ppm) - 10
Aquarium Size: 30”L X 12”W X 12”H, 20 Gallons
Water Source: Fairfax tap
Water Changes: 25-30% every 2 weeks
Filtration System: Sponge
Additives: Seachem Tanganyika Buffer an Prime during water changes
Décor:
Rock and shells
Substrate: Sand and Gravel
Lighting Type and Timing: Indirect from other lights in the fish room, on approximately 12 hrs
Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Alternating between Omega One Cichlid Flakes and frozen brine shrimp and frozen Daphnia daily to every other day.
Food Fed to Fry and How Often: Same as parents
I happened to take a closer look at their tank today and noticed the little guys near the center of the two pictures below:
