Hello. I have 13 fries now of 3mth and 2mth old in a breeder trap. Another 23 fries are about to hatch and i am starting to run out of space to have more traps. How many fries can i have in a trap for them to have a healthy space and how old should i release them into their own 60x30x36 tank? jiayuan

removed the eggs today. Day 3 of spawn. 23 fertilized eggs! decided to hatch them myself as the 3rd spawn counted more than 20 egg shells but only 9fries. do not want to take the chance again. i am suspecting that father zebra does not leave the cave to eat but eats 1egg from the batch everyday to s...

spawn no.2 hatching! http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/eeeeemo/P1010082.jpg daddy in his slate cave below his breeding cave during non breeding periods. odd habit of his! but lets me know when he is ready to get jiggly with females. probably lets the females know too..... http://i163.photobuck...

here is a photo of my set up. http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t297/eeeeemo/P1010049.jpg 2,3,4th spawns all took place in the wood hole above the slate cave at the bottom left of the tank. now my questions. today when i switched on my room lights, the male got startled a bit. his first instinct wa...

Hello! i have had 4 spawnings since i have gotten my group of 6! the recent 4th spawn has inspired me to post again to ask more questions! this forum is good enough that i get most of the answers i need through searches. but this time i thought its always nice to share your happiness =) my group con...

hello! if you have any zebra plecos for sale and is willing to ship/flight them to singapore please PM me! im currently looking for sizes 2inches and above.. sexed specimens will be great info.. other wise i can also sex them myself from pictures. want to expand my colony and il be glad if one of yo...

hello!!!
i just saw your wtb thread in plecosg.
yay more zebra keepers in sg =)
welcome welcome!

jiayuan

hi last mth i had a spawn... and i was careless to keep shining a torch in. the next day.. all the eggs were gone... any similar experiences??

hello. just want to ask zeb keepers in australia.. what are the custom rules like regarding bringing livestock over.. as im going to migrate to australia.. i cant bear to leave my zebs behind in singapore.. i wonder if shipping/flying them over is possible as the prices of zebs in australia is sky h...

got it! thanks for all the advices..
i should have set up the tank and post it up for comments before adding the fishes in..

never mind. il set up another tank more suited for them.. they dun seem to like this tank much even though theyre feeding well..

made the changes =) added a large driftwood.. alter the lighting by allowing only some light through a slit. did not get smaller rocks though.. i went through alot of get the rocks.. not ready to go through alot again to get more for now =( i made sure there was plenty of shade above and infront of ...

they are qte big.. im qte sure theyre ready to breed..

smallest 2.5inch.. a female, the bravest of the batch!
biggest 3.5inch.. which is the alpha male.

thanks for the advice.. il try to add a few wood soon. and regarding nitrates.. does weekly water changes clear it up? and if not il put hornworts in a floating breeder to remove it. regarding the use of other plants.. im trying to stick to their original habitat where there are nothing but rocks an...

here are more pics to let everyone get a better idea.

hello guys. did my tank up a while ago. would like some opinions to positioning of caves and how to improve the setup as i noticed my caves are not occupied most of the time, prefering to squeeze into small gaps between the rocks n floor, and some spots they do not even like to go... problems: 1) th...