Spawning Report: Ataeniobious toweri Antecjitos, San Marcos, Mexico

These goodeids are colony breeding for me nicely now.

Spawning Report:  Ataeniobious toweri Antecjitos, San Marcos, Mexico (CARES)

Name:    John Satterlee

Scientific Name of Fish:  Ataeniobious toweri Antecjitos, San Marcos, Mexico (CARES)

Hobby Name of Fish:  Bluefin Goodeid

Method of Reproduction:  Livebearer

Number and Gender Distribution of Parents:  small colony (5) of juveniles that I reared and bred

Origin of Parents:  Tank raised, from PVAS auction many months ago, from John Mangan

Approximate number of fry:  >16

Date of First Hatch or Birth:  > 4 fry June 6, 2023, >8 fry June 11

Date of Free Swimming If Hatched:  N/A

Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days:  > 15

Aquarium Conditions:

pH:  7.2

General Hardness:  150 ppm

Average Temperature (72-76 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:  Crushed coral

Décor:

Live Plants:  Valisneria, Crypts, Pothos roots, with Pothos growing out of tank

Small flower pots and Easter Island statue to provide hiding spots and break up lines of sight

Substrate:  Home depot pebbles

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 1-2 days. 

Food Fed to Fry and How Often:  Finely ground dry fry food (Aquarium Coop) morning and evening, freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every 1-2 days.

Additional comments:  They are colony breeding very nicely for me now.

The first batch of fry are about a month old now.