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SAS Member Spawning Report

Dwarf Petricola

Synodontis lucipinnis

Dwarf Petricola Synodontis lucipinnis

Dwarf Petricola (Synodontis lucipinnis). Photos by Jack Kraft

General Information

Name:

Jack Kraft

Date (yyyy-mm-dd):

2013-07-18

Common Name:

Dwarf Petricola

Scientific Name:

Synodontis lucipinnis

Aquarium Conditions

pH:

7.5

General Hardness (ppm):

 

Temp.:

78

Nitrate (ppm):

0

Tank Size (inches LxWxH):

10 Gallons

Water Source:

Tap

Water Changes:

How Often -

once a week

How Much -

20%

Filtration System(s):

Hang on Back

Additives:

 

Tank Décor

Plants:

Live

Substrate:

Gravel

Structures:

 

Reproduction

Reproduction Method:

Egg Layer

Approx. # of Eggs:

30

Location of Eggs:

 

Parental Care:

 

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

2013-03-07

Date Free Swimming:

 

Food

Food Fed to Parents and How Often:

Blackworms and Tetra MicroCrabs (Cyclop=eeze granule). Once a day.

Food Fed to Fry and How Often:

Hikari First Bites, ZooMed Plankton Flankes ground fine, Later blackworms when big enough.

Comments

Pair spawned in a spawning cave with marbles. Siphoned out eggs and put in a 2.5 gallon tank with a sponge filter. Added water lettuce.