SmithRC's Zeb update...

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:36 pm

not a major update but....

The eggs are doing great. no fungus or anything nasty
Mr Zeb is doing a great job - makes me wonder if he has done this before in his previous home.
we've even seen him turning and mouthing the eggs to keep them clean.

the other 3 zebs are acting differently now too - all 3 are out and about in the tank - even though there are 2 empty caves... the spawned female is sharing a crevice under a bit of bog wood with the last addition (who has never taken a cave)... I'm starting to wonder what sex ration w actually have...

zebrastorey · Post by **zebrastorey** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:12 am

Its all going on now

Well done mate very well deserved.

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:16 pm

Thanks for all the comments guys and girls

I'm over the moon this evening - we have wigglers!

Watched them hatch when I got home from work (some wiggling some still eggs) by 8:00 ish they had all hatched

I'm sure dad has done this before, there was a fry outside the cave, I rescued it and its deformed... no others - just the throwback

(in the process of my 'rescue' he flicked at me and another came out and that little blighter is perfect

)

Ejected deformed fry

and the acidental evictee

Oh and as a rather odd turn of fotrune... the other 2 zebs are now sharing a cave

[edit] they were sharing a cave...

T.Exeter · Post by **T.Exeter** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:28 am

Great news and top photos

andrewcoxon · Post by **andrewcoxon** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:02 pm

brilliant news!! more photo's please!!!

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:17 pm

I cant get more piccys of them at the moment - they are all well guarded behind dad

the lone evictee has started to get some colour - I'll post a piccy of him later

I did the hard task of sacrificing the deformed one this evening

civicr · Post by **civicr** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:17 pm

well done keep us updated with pics!!

wish i had eggs!

T.Exeter · Post by **T.Exeter** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:18 pm

Wicked fry pictures

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:13 pm

right then folks...
I've got a few more piccys for you all...

The cave wigglers (you can just make them out)

The cute little evictee - now starting to get some pigment

Look away now if you dont like what nature throws at you...

The deformed fry - It was a hard thing to do but I couldnt see it grow up.
(thats assuming it made it past the fry stage as it wouldn't have been able to eat properly anyway - look at its mouth.) It took a swim in one of our other tanks.

T.Exeter · Post by **T.Exeter** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:36 am

Once again,awesome photos

Post by **John** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:29 am

Nice piccies SmithRC, what kind of camera do you use?

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:27 am

Thanks all

Its a Fuji S7000... now with 58mm adapter and a macro lens.

It looses a bit of clarity through the glass/water/plastic combination

andyj · Post by **andyj** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:24 pm

more pics needed !!!!

smithrc · Post by **smithrc** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:49 pm

Ok - tonight

madmoroccan · Post by **madmoroccan** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:54 pm

I am absolutely chuffed for you mate... Well done!!!

After all the trials and tribulations you've done it!

Good luck, the next batch will come sooner than you bargained for.