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by bengranger80
Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:37 am
Forum: In the Wild
Topic: death knell sounds for the zebra pleco kingdom
Replies: 0
Views: 6495

death knell sounds for the zebra pleco kingdom

Look on bbc website today

Brazilian Government have granted the environmental license to build the belo monte dam.

Bad news
wonder which 'environmental projects' the 800mil will be spent on?

Hope the local xingu warlords put up a good fight
by bengranger80
Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:48 pm
Forum: General Fish Chat
Topic: Zebs on ebay - warning - scam!
Replies: 15
Views: 9592

Im putting in a bid for 30k then
really want that breeding pair
by bengranger80
Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:39 am
Forum: General Fish Chat
Topic: Zebs on ebay - warning - scam!
Replies: 15
Views: 9592

Oh well
anyone else got any good ideas how to catch this culprit?
by bengranger80
Thu Jan 21, 2010 8:40 am
Forum: General Fish Chat
Topic: Zebs on ebay - warning - scam!
Replies: 15
Views: 9592

I might put a really high bid in and make sure I win then give a big fat two fingered salute when it comes to payment!
Dont think I can get left bad feedback as a buyer?
Anyone fancy outbidding my bid of £10000?
by bengranger80
Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:20 pm
Forum: General Fish Chat
Topic: Zebs on ebay - warning - scam!
Replies: 15
Views: 9592

it smells fishy to me
0 feedback aint a good start
by bengranger80
Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:25 pm
Forum: General Care and Breeding
Topic: How many fry per year?
Replies: 3
Views: 3470

How many fry per year?

Hi everyone and happy christmas,
A quick question,

How many surviving fry do members get from a breeding colony on average per year?

Thanks
Ben
by bengranger80
Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:43 pm
Forum: General Care and Breeding
Topic: Zeb male eating fry?
Replies: 5
Views: 4013

Hi Jo, thanks for the reply, I had a nightmare on Saturday night, I decided to go for it and try to attempt saving the fry, as the new male simply wouldnt move out of the cave and I was worried about the fry. I picked up the cave placed it in a big tub and decided the only way to get the male out wa...
by bengranger80
Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:11 pm
Forum: General Care and Breeding
Topic: Zeb male eating fry?
Replies: 5
Views: 4013

Zeb male eating fry?

Hi all, I have recently had a hatched spawn and fry from a medium sized male. They have just used their yolksac and are now free feeding but staying in the cave most of the time. Today I noticed that the male in the cave has changed! Now there is an even bigger male in the cave and the fry are still...
by bengranger80
Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:13 pm
Forum: In the Wild
Topic: Is the ban on catching zebras off ?
Replies: 5
Views: 8871

Not going to be long before they catch them all. Surely they cant sustain this sort of heavy catching before they are all gone? I wonder how easy it is to reintroduce them back into the wild? Get a good quantity of F1s and fly them back to the xingu. Wonder if Brazil have banned the import of zebs o...
by bengranger80
Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:28 pm
Forum: General Care and Breeding
Topic: pleco hormones?
Replies: 2
Views: 2709

pleco hormones?

Hi, I have recently set up a 3 tank system with 3 zebra colonies, all three are running off one central sump filter. I have had my first spawn with this system and have about 5 wrigglers just hatched in one of the tanks. My question is, now one of the colonies has bred, will there be any release of ...
by bengranger80
Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:36 am
Forum: In the Wild
Topic: caught smuggling zebras!
Replies: 7
Views: 10286

thanks for that, good news for the zebs at last
by bengranger80
Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:58 pm
Forum: In the Wild
Topic: caught smuggling zebras!
Replies: 7
Views: 10286

caught smuggling zebras!

Just spoke to someone who I have bought zebs from in the past and he said that there will be no more wild caughts on sale in the coming months/years as he said he has heard that the main group behind the wild caught 'smuggling ring' have been caught and are now in prison. He said to look on the ibam...
by bengranger80
Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:24 am
Forum: Spawning
Topic: too many zebs for one tank?
Replies: 1
Views: 2440

too many zebs for one tank?

Had my second spawn about 3 weeks ago, now the tank is overrun with baby zebs, must be about 30 in there! I would like to keep them in the main tank, which is a 4ft by 12inch tank, but I am concerned it may be overstocked. The only thing is I dont like to disturb them and the thought of catching the...
by bengranger80
Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:57 am
Forum: General Fish Chat
Topic: Aisan breeding program
Replies: 27
Views: 44703

Didnt know it was possible to cross breed zebras! What can they be crossbred with? Has anyone succeded in this or is it just a presumption?
So I need £100,000 to start a zebra pleco farm.
Wonder what the bank manager will say when he asks what the loan is for!? :lol:
by bengranger80
Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:14 am
Forum: General Fish Chat
Topic: Aisan breeding program
Replies: 27
Views: 44703

Check out slipperylittlesuckers.com then go to articles and zebra pleco breeding, this guy certainly is having a crack at it!

How many tanks full of zebras does it take to become a commercial venture anyway? Im sure there are quite a few nutters with loads of tanks all over the world.