3 females, one male, and 8 fry. Apparently the females only have two fry at a time. My guess is these fry were born to different females sometime between May 1-July 1 2023
Lighting Type and Timing:Â 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.Â
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Food Fed to Fry and How Often:Â Finely ground dry fry food (Aquarium Coop) morning and evening, freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every 1-2 days.
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Additional comments: Â They are colony breeding slowly but surely. The fry are extremely small and easily damaged if you try to net them when very young.
Did a water change, this is part of the colony. Jan 15 2024
Spawning Report:Â Heterandria formosa
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Name:Â Â Â John Satterlee
Scientific Name of Fish:Â Poecilia wingae. N-class pure Cumana
Hobby Name of Fish:Â Least killifish
Method of Reproduction:Â Livebearer
Number and Gender Distribution of Parents:Â two pairs
Origin of Parents:Â Tank raised, from PVAS auction many months ago, from Lee Agin
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Approximate number of fry:Â 8. (this is from an entire tank, they only have 2 fry at a time)
Date of First Hatch or Birth:Â May 1-July 1 2023
Date of Free Swimming If Hatched:Â N/A
Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days:Â >8
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Aquarium Conditions:
pH:Â 7.2
General Hardness:Â 150 ppm
Average Temperature (72-76 F)
Salinity:Â none
Average Nitrate:Â < 40 ppm
Aquarium Size:Â 5.5 gallon
Water Source:Â Rockville MD tap water with Seachem Prime
Water Changes:Â 80% once a month
Filtration System:Â sponge filter
Additives:Â Crushed coral
Décor:
Live Plants:Â Valisneria, anubias
Substrate:Â Home depot pebbles
Lighting Type and Timing:Â 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.Â
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Food Fed to Fry and How Often:Â Finely ground dry fry food (Aquarium Coop) morning and evening, freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every 1-2 days.
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Additional comments: Â They are colony breeding slowly but surely. The fry are extremely small and easily damaged if you try to net them when very young.
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