Sacramento Aquarium Society

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SAS Member Spawning Report

Zebra Obliquidens

Haplochromis latifasciatus

Zebra Obliquidens (Haplochromis latifasciatus)

Zebra Obliquidens (Haplochromis latifasciatus)

Zebra Obliquidens (Haplochromis latifasciatus) fry

Zebra Obliquidens (Haplochromis latifasciatus) fry

General Information

Name:

Joey Soria

Date (yyyy-mm-dd):

2019-03-02

Common Name:

Zebra Obliquidens

Scientific Name:

Haplochromis latifasciatus

Aquarium Conditions

pH:

7.2

General Hardness (ppm):

10

Temp.:

78

Nitrate (ppm):

unkn

Tank Size (inches LxWxH):

55 gallon

Water Source:

Treated tap

Water Changes - How Often/How Much:

50% bi-weekly

Filtration System(s):

Sponge

Additives:

None

Tank Décor

Plants:

None

Substrate:

None

Lighting

Natural sunlight through light filtering cellular shades.

Reproduction

Reproduction Method:

Egg Layer

Approx. # of Eggs or Fry:

20

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

2018/11/15

Date Free Swimming:

2018/12/07

Food

Food Fed to Parents and How Often:

Flake, daily.

Food Fed to Fry and How Often:

Powdered flake, crushed flake, flake, daily.

Comments

Initial release was in a 20m gallon with holding females separated from the colony. Currently, parents and fry remain in a 55 gallon, bare bottom with rock piles, species only colony, with continued success.