You don't mention oxygen levels but my guess is this is the problem, especially if you don't have much surface agitation or air pumped in. I have lost these fish before in these conditions. I would also take the big fish out and get more air in the water.

Hi,

Adonis (6 inches); L200 (4 inches); King Tiger (adult)
Low offers for the above please(i.e under £40 for the three). Buyer collects from Clapham, London.
Paul

Hi Jamie,
You'll have no problems with Easy Balance since your water is so well oxygenated but anyone using it has to be careful to ensure there is plenty of oxygen getting into the water. I once lost fish using Easy Balance when the aeration stopped overnight.

Paul

I have had only one successful spawning thus far and the female died a few days after the babies were out of the cave. She looked fine (no signs of fighting) so I have no idea what happened. There were no changes in water conditions to explain this and the babies and surviving male continued to ...

Hi, I need to sell:

Jewel Rekord 96 - £40
30x15x12 glass tank £10
both can be seen working but quickly available to take away

30x 12 2 tier metal stand £20
36x 12 2 tier metal stand £20

1 adult, 2 juvenile Queen Arabesque £10 each

S.W. London - buyer to collect, cash only

Please send me a ...

just tested the PH - it is 8.4 if my test kit is accurate!
GH looks like 7d
best wishes
Paul

I've kept zebras in london tap water (ph around 7.5 - for years and have had one spawning of five babies, all doing well.

is it safe to feed 2-3 month old fry on frozen discus food or frozen beefheart cubes in view of the reported dangers of young zebras choking on frozen (adult) brine shrimp? aslo, what about frozen fish eggs for the young zebras?

Oh, and frozen BABY brine shrimp as well.

my baby zebras are now 2 months old and doing well. thanks to everyone who advised on food etc - i have been using cyclops, tetra prima mini granules, frozen daphnia and tetra min tabs. As a proud foster dad it is hard to resist over-feeding but i 'hoover' every morning and use nitrazorb, clear ...

Hi Rob,
I have some Waterlife Shelless Brine Shrimp Eggs. it says on the packet you can feed them to juvenile fish unhatched. Maybe?
my fry (5 of them) are maybe 3 weeks old, very shy and i suppose because they are so small it is hard to see if they are feeding okay. As a worried foster dad i am ...

has anyone tried feeding unhatched shelless brine shrimp eggs to young zebras (3 weeks old)?
i am not sure my young are feeding - it's hard to tell. tried baby brine shrimp, tetramin tabs, finely ground prima.
paul

thanks for your reply. no, the water conditions are perfect, no new tank mates, plenty of hiding places.
there are in fact five perfect babies. i wondered if the young adult fish was killed by the new father?
however, there were no marks on the deceased - he/she looked fine, but maybe it was ...

i've got three tanks of zebras - the main one with six zebras has been the focus of my attention as it has some cave sharing of healthy and plump looking beauties.
in another tank of three much younger zebras, i was upset 10 days ago to find that one of them had died. two days later, i discovered ...

captain caveman is your man.
ps just found three new baby zebras in one of my tanks

Paul