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Any idea how old they are ?

Also as for fry there have only been a handfu of people who have produced them in captivity, but if memory serves from what i've read the father will mouth brood for ~3 weeks before releasing fry.
 
Thanks! That's great. They're roughly 2 and a half years old. I know that captive breeding is rare and figured that is why information is so hard to find about it. Can you suggest any good websites or books?
 
Aurantimaculatabreeder1 said:
Thanks! That's great. They're roughly 2 and a half years old. I know that captive breeding is rare and figured that is why information is so hard to find about it. Can you suggest any good websites or books?
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For breeding information there is little to nothing available, and even online researching them takes extra effort because so much incorrect information is out there.

From what i know spawning temperature is triggered at about 19-20 degrees. In the natural range that comes early spring followed by the rainy season, and water temperatures climb quite a bit to 25+ degrees, as rainy season ends the temperatures will lower and continue to lower over the fall into the winter. Winter lows are 15-16 ish.


That's based on what information i could find on the the seasonal variation of Brahmaputra River basin tributaries. Although exactly where they are collected or at what altitude could vary those numbers a bit, but that cycle will be very close to the natural range.
 
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