elettrone
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Hi there, I'm about to attempt a breed-inducing tech for Cory Pandas for the first time and while there are several guides on the web I found a lack of detail about few aspects so I'm here asking to anyone who has any experience with this.
As the guides can be easily found I will not be writing the whole thing down but just the shady points.
1)Prior to the mating process the female should be fed a lot with protein stuff and that makes sense but for how long should I be doing this?
Days? Weeks?
2)I usually keep the main tank temp to 24-24.5° Celsius, now to induce the breeding how many degrees should I lower the temp and for how long? Lights on or lights off when i change the water with cooler one?
3)The eggs are susceptible to fungi so people are dosing blu methilene in the tank where the eggs reside. What's the dosage per liter?
4)Will blu methilene kill filter bacteria?
5)Would an UV sterilizer do the same job at keeping the water clean to avoid fungi on eggs?
6)My main tank is 180l but i have a small nano cube of 20l so i was planning to move 4 males and 1 female to this tank right after the protein feeding period so that eggs will stay in a more controlled enviroenment and then move the parents back right after the laying process. The cube is small but it should be ok just to let em lay the eggs right?
As the guides can be easily found I will not be writing the whole thing down but just the shady points.
1)Prior to the mating process the female should be fed a lot with protein stuff and that makes sense but for how long should I be doing this?
Days? Weeks?
2)I usually keep the main tank temp to 24-24.5° Celsius, now to induce the breeding how many degrees should I lower the temp and for how long? Lights on or lights off when i change the water with cooler one?
3)The eggs are susceptible to fungi so people are dosing blu methilene in the tank where the eggs reside. What's the dosage per liter?
4)Will blu methilene kill filter bacteria?
5)Would an UV sterilizer do the same job at keeping the water clean to avoid fungi on eggs?
6)My main tank is 180l but i have a small nano cube of 20l so i was planning to move 4 males and 1 female to this tank right after the protein feeding period so that eggs will stay in a more controlled enviroenment and then move the parents back right after the laying process. The cube is small but it should be ok just to let em lay the eggs right?