My friend kept baby zebras with gravel bottom tanks. For the first 1 months everything was going ok. In the middle of the second month the problem started to come up, he lost about 15 fries within 2 weeks.

At that time, he thought the problem would be insuffiecient hiding place for the baby zebs ...

Thank you for the pictures McEve! It's really awesome. Please help me with one more question, How do you attach the ceramic tile to the aquarium?

very interesting info McEve!! I have to try the slate/tile set up and remove all the sand substrate.

Do you have picture with the slate/tile set up?

I have a 6.5 feet x 2.2 x 1.6 tank, would it be to big for 10 zebras?

What would be the ideal number for such tanks?

Hi zebra046,

Thanks for your advice and pictures!! :)

As of now, I'm keeping the fish mainly for breeding purposes, later if I have more zebs maybe I'll invest some money for tanks complete with decorations.

Conclusion:

1. people prefers bb tank if it's only for breeding purposes

2. there is ...

do you have pictures of the 50/50 set ups?

thank's

Robin wirajendi

Thank's so much for your help McEve, your information is really helpfull for me. I will definetely try to set up with sand, hopefully it'll do ok

Thank's for your advice raul!!, i think you are right, I will try to follow your set up since it will be closer condition to its natural habitat.

I'm a zebra pleco enthusiast from jakarta, I have 2meter x 70cm(w) x 50cm(h)
tank and I use eheim 2260 canister filter

Is it better if i leave the zebra without gravel/ sand? because some people
prefer bare tanks and others prefer gravel and sand. Does it have any effect on reproduction? or it's a ...