Sacramento Aquarium Society

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SAS Member Spawning Report

Plateau Shiner
Cyprinella lepida

General Information

Name:

Rich & Laura Bireley

Date (yyyy-mm-dd):

2011-10-26

Common Name:

Plateau Shiner

Scientific Name:

Cyprinella lepida

Aquarium Conditions

pH:

8

General Hardness (ppm):

200

Temp.:

78

Nitrate (ppm):

10

Tank Size (inches LxWxH):

24x24x12=30 Gallons

Water Source:

Tap Water

Changes:

How Often -

Monthly

How Much -

50%

Filtration System(s):

box

Additives:

 

Tank Décor

Plants:

Plastic

Substrate:

Bare bottom

Structures:

See Comments

Lighting

 

Reproduction

Reproduction Method:

Egg Layer

Approx. # of Eggs:

25

Location of Eggs:

None

Parental Care:

None

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

2011-05-10

Date Free Swimming:

2011-05-17

Food

Food Fed to Parents and How Often:

CA brown worms, flakes - daily

Food Fed to Fry and How Often:

Flakes, BBS - daily

Comments

Very cool, uncommon, native shiner. Not aggressive. Attractive. Good busy community fish. Spawns in cracks of rocks, so between slate leaned together. Males have red unpaired fins.