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Name: Lee Agin

Scientific Name of Fish: Macropodus ocellatus

Hobby Name of Fish: Rountail Paradise Fish

Method of Reproduction: Bubble Nest Builder

Number and Gender Distribution of Parents: Pair

Origin of Parents: Dan’s fish, https://www.pvas.com/forum/in-the-tank/macropodus-ocellatus-roundtail-paradise-fish

Approximate number of eggs: Unknown

Date of Hatch or Birth: TBD

Date of Free Swimming If Hatched: TBD

Approx. Number of Fry at 30 Days: TBD

Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days: TBD

Aquarium Conditions

pH: 6.4

General Hardness: 150 ppm

Average Temperature: 79 degrees F

Average Nitrate 0-10 ppm

Aquarium Size: 24 X 12 X 12 and 15 Gallons

Water Source: Fairfax Tap

Water Changes: Every 2 weeks

Filtration System: Sponge

Additives: Easy Green ( 1-2 pump(s) every water change)

Décor

Live Plants: Amazon Frogbit: Limnobium laevigatum

Water Spangles: Salvinia minima

Asian Watermoss: Salvinia cucullata

Java Fern

Anubias

Java Moss

2 pieces of driftwood

Half of an Indian Almond Leaf

Coconut cave

Substrate: Coarse gravel, Aqua Soil, Peace River Substrate (bottom to top)

Lighting Type and Timing: NICREW Aqualux, on 10 hrs, P3(60%)

Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Alternating between micro pellets, frozen brine, and live Daphnia

Food Fed to Fry and How Often: TBD