New whiptail breeding system

[ILLUSN]

Those of you who know me know I'm a sucker for whiptail cats, i built a new system just for them.

The rack has 3 tanks 2x 2x1x14"tall 60L and a 2x1x18"tall 80L. all tanks are drilled and filtration is via an eheim 2217.

I'm using a 2x20w aquaone T8 light for the 80L and 2 clip on lamps each with a 12w CF for the smaller 60L's.

fry are raised in the top and bottom tanks with the breeding trio in the middle.

temp is 27C thanks to a jager 300w heater in a fluval heater guard.

[Mr Wild]

Wow that looks great! Funny little suckers :D

[Mattzilla]

great looking setup mate

[ILLUSN]

Thanks mate, over 200 in grow out tank up top now and dad guarding a new batch of eggs. Horny little buggers these whiptails :)

[TW]

Nice !

[ILLUSN]

update!!!!!

got 6-7 fry that have just shot ahead now just over the 5cm mark and ready for sale see the member clasifides.

heaps more at 3cm+ but i might hang onto them a little longer

[rburrowes]

That looks great mate, just curious mate, but what are specs of the water.

What are there breeding pattern like, 3 or 4 times a year or every 30 days?

Love wipetails just never had any luck with them.

[m.ingram]

I dont know about illusns but mine breed about every 3 weeks .Once they start they dont seem to stop.
My Water conditions are the same as my discus

[ILLUSN]

just like Mingram said mine spawn almost constantly now maybe with a weeks rest in between.

temp is steady at 27C,
ph 6.0-6.5
30% water changes every 2nd day
feeding every night at lights out with hikari sinking wafers and a pinch of frozen bbs.

fry get frozen bbs and crushed hikari sinking wafers as well as algae off the glass.