Find the lady... :-)

snr69 · Post by **snr69** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:32 pm

.... I've hooked them all out, so it's time for some sex'in....

I think I've labelled them all OK... there should be 3 pics of most of them.....

Zeb #1

Zeb #2

Zeb #3

Zeb #4

Zeb #5

Zeb #6

Zeb #7

Zeb #8

Zeb #9

Zeb #10

[b]Zeb #11

[b]Zeb #12

[b]Zeb #13

[b]Zeb #14

[b]Zeb #15

I reckon 2 or 3 ladies in here ? see if you all agree

Thanks for spending the time on these

discusbabe · Post by **discusbabe** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:49 pm

I wouldn't ever take my word for it when it comes to sexing zebs but I'd deffo say at least 2 females from my experience of sexing other females and what I have read! Lucky you having so many!

sam · Post by **sam** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:31 am

im going with 6+8 female

Post by **John** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:49 am

OK , here my first guess:
1:m
2:m
3:m
4:m
5:m
6:f
7:m
8:f
9:m
10:m
11:m
12:f
13:m
14:f
15:f

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:52 am

heres my 'best' guess (follows nicely from Johns).
? = possibly hairy females

1:m
2:m
3:m
4: ?
5:m
6:f
7:m
8:f
9:f
10:m
11:m
12:f
13:m
14: ?
15: ?

snr69 · Post by **snr69** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:00 pm

Bearded ladies ! No way !

twinspots_goby · Post by **twinspots_goby** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:16 pm

1:m
2:f
3:m
4:m
5:m
6:f
7:m
8:f
9:m
10:f
11:m
12:f
13:m
14:m
15:f

tirzo13 · Post by **tirzo13** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:32 am

1:m
2:m
3:m
4:m
5:m
6:f
7:m
8:f
9:m
10:?
11:m
12:?
13:m
14:m
15:f

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:14 pm

4 people so far - a few different opinions on some and unanimous on others.. (this includes ? as females if it makes it 4 out of 4)

1: Male
2: Split - 1f / 3m
3: Male
4: Female
5: Male
6: Female
7: Male
8: Female
9: Split - 1f / 3m
10: Split - 1f / 1? / 2m
11: Male
12: Female
13: Male
14: Split - 1f / 1? / 2m
15: Female

snr69 · Post by **snr69** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:49 pm

Thanks team

thanks RC for the summary

My intial view was.... 2 , 4? , 6 , 8 , 12 & 15 Female...

Thank too all for taking the time to give your opinion....

Now the next question is clearly why the hell are they not breeding ! LOL....

tmh0324 · Post by **tmh0324** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:52 pm

Well...maybe it's just the quality of these pictures...

Or during photograph process...

Some of them don't look like in a good and healthy condition...
What do you guys think?

snr69 · Post by **snr69** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:02 pm

What makes you say that ?

I know some are a little red from fighting.... but I don't think they are thin etc ?

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:35 pm

some do look pale - but I know what they are like to try and catch to take photos - It'll just be stress

what size tank are they in?

I had a year with our mature group and no breeding until I sold our alpha male.
He was too busy fighting with other males to be able to keep a cave of his own to sort out spawning... Since we got rid of our alpha - 2nd in line has stepped up and spawned with our hairy female.... twice now.

The rest of the zebs seem happy with the hierarchy and there has been very little fighting since (until I added a 2nd mature female - they the girls started fighting - she has since been rehomed and is also spawning in her new home)

It might be too many zebs...

snr69 · Post by **snr69** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:45 pm

I did wonder if I should split them up.... they are currently in Aqua One AR980 .... 100cm's x 50cm x60cm ... 215 Litres capacity with about 20 caves, bogwood etc... it has 5 micro power heads with air... to keep high areation and flow ... It did have sand, but I've just stripped it down and plan to rebuild without the sand....

I don't really like the filter, as I'm not convinced turn over is great, so I might stick one of my Eheim's on it.....

but been a little distracted setting up 750litre Malawi tank....

Now I have a view of sexes from here I can think about splitting them up a bit....

Is there a view at what size they become mature enough to breed ?