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Spawning Report: Limia peruginae

Name: John Satterlee

Scientific Name of Fish: Limia perugiae

Hobby Name of Fish: Perugia’s Limia

Method of Reproduction: Livebearer

Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: 2 male and 2 females

Origin of Parents: Tank raised, from Dan’s Fish

Limia perugiae is a pretty livebearer from Central America/Dominican Republic. The males have yellow fins with black edging.

Approximate number of fry: 18

Date of Hatch or Birth: Jan 7, 2023 (6 fry ) and Mar 6, 2023 (12 fry)

Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: N/A

Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: ____

Aquarium Conditions:

pH: 7.2

General Hardness: 150 ppm

Average Temperature (72-74 F)

Salinity: none

Average Nitrate: < 40 ppm

Aquarium Size: standard 20 gallon

Water Source: Rockville MD tap water with Seachem Prime

Water Changes: 80% once a month

Filtration System: sponge filter

Additives: ½ cup crushed coral

Décor:

Live Plants: Multiple species of Cryptocoryne, Valisneria to keep nitrates down

Small flower pots, sponge mops, large ish rocks to provide hiding spots and break lines of sight

Substrate: pebbles from Home Depot

Lighting Type and Timing: Home Depot light, 12 hrs on/12 hrs off

Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Tetra Color Tropical Flakes morning and evening. Freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every other day.

Food Fed to Fry and How Often: Finely ground dry fry food (Aquarium Coop) morning and evening, freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every other day.

Additional comments: The males really harassed the pregnant females a lot. Therefore I put in spawning mops and rocks to break up the lines of sight and allow the females to avoid the males to some extent. This improved but did not cure the problem. Finally I moved each pregnant female to her own 10 gallon tank so she could avoid the harassing males and bear her fry in peace.

The fry were raised using “Dean’s Fry System”. It is very convenient for feeding the fry and for keeping track of their growth. The fry are kept with the overhead lights off, so they only receive indirect lighting from nearby tanks. Also they have a little guppy grass for cover and to provide a structure for biofilm growth.