SAS Member Spawning Report

Xenotilapia bathyphilus

General Information

Name:

Rich & Laura Bireley

Date (yyyy-mm-dd):

2010-10-03

Common Name:

Xenotilapia bathyphilus

Scientific Name:

Xenotilapia bathyphilus

Aquarium Conditions

pH:

8.0

General Hardness (ppm):

250

Temp.:

82

Nitrate (ppm):

10

Tank Size (inches LxWxH):

48x12x20=50 Gallons

Water Source:

Tap Water

Changes:

How Often -

Monthly

How Much -

 

Filtration System(s):

Box

Additives:

 

Tank Décor

Plants:

Plastic Plants

Substrate:

Other/See Comments

Structures:

None

Reproduction

Reproduction Method:

Egg Layer

Approx. # of Eggs:

 

Location of Eggs:

Mouth Brooder

Parental Care:

Male and Female

Date of Hatch or Birth (yyyy-mm-dd):

2010-07-01

Date Free Swimming:

 

Food

Food Fed to Parents and How Often:

Flakes, brown worms, mysid, brine shrimp - Daily

Food Fed to Fry and How Often:

Flakes - Daily

Comments

Coral sand substrate. From Lake Tanganyika. This fish is very mild-mannered. Does not appear to be a lek spawning Xeno, although the body morphology is typical of the lek species being elongate.