P. Chinesis tank mates and mating perhaps.

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I am going to buy the last two P. chinesis from my local pet shop. They have been there since I bought mine in September. I feel like I might be interested in breed these bumpy beauties.

Can someone show me a clear picture of a female and a clear picture of a male. I would like to use them as reference.

Also, what are the optimal mating conditions? Egg laying conditions? Larval conditions?

I have a storage bin tub ready to harvest future eggs. Maybe a bit ambitious and optimistic...but....be prepared I always say.
 
lexmiller said:
I am going to buy the last two P. chinesis from my local pet shop. They have been there since I bought mine in September. I feel like I might be interested in breed these bumpy beauties.

Can someone show me a clear picture of a female and a clear picture of a male. I would like to use them as reference.

Also, what are the optimal mating conditions? Egg laying conditions? Larval conditions?

I have a storage bin tub ready to harvest future eggs. Maybe a bit ambitious and optimistic...but....be prepared I always say.
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Have you bred before? Or had this species?

What I would do first is set-up optimal conditions for the two you are interested in, see how that works out and then take it from there. I wouldn't rush into breeding anything because the success rate from what I've heard is still pretty slim, despite the conditions. It's rare that captive Chinensis breed from what I've read.

Take a look around the internet, I'm sure you could find pictures to cross reference. I think I have a female and a male, but I'm still unsure. They have different cloaca's so I think I have one of each.

I'm unsure of what the minimum tank requirements are, but I wouldn't put anymore than one in a 20 gallon. I have two in a 45-50 gallon and still had to separate them.
 
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