Allotoca dugesii Data sheet

Species: Allotoca dugesii "Río Santiago"

Username: ____Michael Koeck______________________________

Date: ________01.05.2012_____

Maintenance specifity and setup:

tanks (number): __1__  tank size (l x w x h) ____90x60x30___  tank size (l x w x h) _______________  tank size (l x w x h)  ____________________ 

ligthing (duration, hours): _12_ substrate (scratch): gravel ___ sand ___ mix ___ without _x__ other (specify) _______________________________

structure (scratch): stones _x_ wood ___ plants _x_ flower pots ___ plastic plants ___ other (specify)_artficial filtration medium (Ehfisubstrat)_________                           

filtration (scratch): electrical internal ___ electrical external ___ air filtration _x__ airation ___ none ___ other (specify)___________________________

Fishspecific data:    

group size (individuals, estimated) __40_ group structure (sexes, fry, estimated) m__3 __f__10___fry__25__ observed cannibalism of fry (Y/N) _Y_ 

associated species (N/ Y - species)  _____ Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis ________________________________

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gravid females islolated (N/ Y -tank size (l x w x h) _60x30x30_ fry separated from adults (N/ Y - tank size (l x w x h) _30x20x20 _ duration (weeks) _16_

brood frequency (number per year) _3__ breeding period (months) _Mar-Apr/ Sep-Dec________brood-size (number of fry per brood, range) _ 2-16 ___

observed diseases (N/ Y-specify, medication) ___Oodinium with fry _ (no medication possible, fry died to fast) _________________________________

observed deformities (N/Y - specify) __ shortened caudal peduncle, few ______________________________

Water and care: 

parameters pH  _7.5_ TH _12_ NO³ _10_  temperature, daily fluctuant (N/ Y - min/max in °C) _N___ seasonally fluctuant (N/ Y - min/max in °C) __17-22__ 

water changes (volume in %): weekly _70__ every 2 weeks ____ monthly ___ other (specify) _______________________________________________

outdoor keeping (period): __N___________________ outdoor facilities (l x w x h) __________ additional feeding (Y/N) ___ additional filtration (Y/N) ___

Feeding:

     Adults 

frequency (N/ Y - number per day) ___2____ fasting period (N/ Y-duration) __N _________ feeding time constant (N/Y - hours) ___N_____________

food (scratch):Dry food: flakes _x__  pellets   ___tablets____ other (specify) _______________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 

Frozen food: Bloodworm _x__ Artemia __x_ Daphnia ___ Cyclops ___ Krill ___ Mysis _x_ Cyclopeeze _x__ Gammarids ___ shrimps ___ mixtures: Benkers Garnelenmix___x_____ other (specify):_______________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

Freeze-dried food: Artemia _x__ Daphnia ____ Krill ____ Mysis ____ Cyclopeeze _x___ Bloodworm ____ Tubifex ____ Gammarids _x__ other (specify): ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ 

Live food: Bloodworm ____ Artemia ____ Daphnia __x___ Cyclops _x__ Nauplias __x__ Tubifex ____ Drosophilas ___ Grindal worms __ White worms ____ Culex larvae ____  Enchytraeas ___ Gammarids ___ small shrimps ___ other (specify): ______________________________________________________

Other food: vegetables (specify) __________________________________________________________ 

fresh mixtures (specify) __________________________________________________________________  

       Fry:

frequency ( N/ Y - number per day) __2____

food (scratch): Dry food: micronized powder _______  fry flakes __x_____ decapsuled Nauplias ___ other (specify): ____________________________________________________________________________

Frozen food: Cyclopeeze _x__ Cyclops ____ Nauplias ___ Moina ___other (specify): _________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

Freeze-dried food: Cyclopeeze _x__ crumbled Artemia __x_ other (specify): ________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

Live food: Nauplias _x__ Cyclops ___ Mikroworms ___ other (specify): ____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________

Remarks: 

This species is not doing well when fed exclusively with flake-food. Strong Live food (Bloodworms) is important. Tank should be well structured, males are fighting sometimes very hard. Tank should be bigger for well breeding groups, I presume, at least about 80 cm in length. Other structures like plant-pots to hide are welcomed. This species can be kept in Austria outdoors from June to the end of September or midth of October. Water changes are very important to keep the species healthy The temperature should go down deeper in winter, around 15°C. In summer, best not more than 23°C. Fry can be very small and swims the early days ground oriented. Needs small Live food to grow up, when fed exclusively with flake food, a high number of fry will die. I feed adults with Nauplias in the morning, and a second feeding in the afternoon with changing food sorts.