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By the shape of their mouths, panchax species are surface dwellers but will also feed at various level of the tank, if the water column is not too deep. |
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An egg cluster of three Just before the final countdown, I could see them wriggling. If they had eyelids, I could have sworn I saw them wink! Then a brief struggle with their chorion* before the newborn can claim freedom and earn their wings... urm... I meant fins! Incubation time, from egg collection to free swimming, is a short seven-day wait ( 9th-15th Nov ) at 25 degree Celsius or 77degree Fahrenheit. * The outer membrane enclosing the embryo in fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals. |
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"I'm free, I'm free..." I had expected a longer time taken for the egg sac to be assimilated, ie. to consume and incorporate (nutrients) into the body after digestion. |
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Like every killie keeper, I was running out of tanks and the space for them. Instead of more tanks, I found this stackable plastic trays which were a very nice size, that could fit beneath my fish rack. At about the same time, I accidentally discovered new frys from another spawning tank, that housed a trio of wild-caught Blue badis badis. Since the closest companions for the badis frys* was the Aplo Panchax, and there's no chance of hybridizing, I decided to let them grow out together. * in round plastic take-away container. |