Reply To: New to Breeding
hi everyone, im new to this website (thank you to the person who set it up, excellent job 
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iv had CPD’s since Febuary and havnt had a spawning yet. i will put this down to the fact that the tank isnt a mimic of their natural habitat; as a student i dont have the funds so its harder for me to buy expensive plants.
this is my CPD tank at the moment:
80litre tank
23degrees centegrade
eheim eco 2236 (intake is covered with a sponge) plus internal filter that came with the juwel tank
part planted with java moss ball
little/no subsrate on the bottom
wood area for hiding out
11 CPD (4females/7males)
2 oto’s
i know that i need a lot more plants for cover; as these are wild caught CPD id imagine they are more sensitive about their environment than F1’s etc. i am going to try RO unit, as it was given to me at a shop (right place, right time i told my self lol) to see if the hardness of the water is having an effect on the lack of breeding activity!
some of the CPD dont look like they eat as all, others are fattened up nicely. obviously not optimum breeding when not fat and healthy so this could be a reason also.
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