Spawning Report: Poecilia wingae, N-class pure Cumana (Endler's livebearer)

Spawning Report:  Poecilia wingae. N-class pure Cumana

Name:    John Satterlee

Scientific Name of Fish:  Poecilia wingae. N-class pure Cumana

Hobby Name of Fish:  Endler livebearer

Method of Reproduction:  Livebearer

Number and Gender Distribution of Parents:  trio

Origin of Parents:  Tank raised, from PVAS auction many months ago, from Lee Agin

Approximate number of fry:  >14

Date of First Hatch or Birth:  Mar 30, 2023

Date of Free Swimming If Hatched:  N/A

Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days:  > 14

Aquarium Conditions:

pH:  7.2

General Hardness:  150 ppm

Average Temperature (72-76 F)

Salinity:  none

Average Nitrate:  < 40 ppm

Aquarium Size:  5.5 gallon

Water Source:  Rockville MD tap water with Seachem Prime

Water Changes:  80% once a month

Filtration System:  sponge filter

Additives:  Crushed coral

Décor:

Live Plants:  Guppy grass

No decor

Substrate:  bare bottom

Lighting Type and Timing:  Home Depot light, 12 hrs on/12 hrs off

Food Fed to Parents and How Often:  Tetra Color Tropical Flakes morning and evening.  Freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every 1-2 days. 

Food Fed to Fry and How Often:  Finely ground dry fry food (Aquarium Coop) morning and evening, freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every 1-2 days.

Additional comments:  They were colony breeding very nicely.  I sold off the colony of maybe 20 fish at the Nov 4, 2023 PVAS auction.