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I have just bought myself a second group of 6 x 8cm WC L046 (2 males & 4 females) from francis Chen and was wondering if anybody is feeding their Zebs on New Era pellets and if so what results are you getting, I have been a member for a while now, but lost my last group of Zebs, and the consencise on here was a prawn I had fed them for the first time was the culprit, so want to make sure of anything I feed them from now on is good and will not harm them.

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Hi Bob
I have bought L046s from Francis in the past, and they were a bit on the skinny side, they soon put weight on and with in two months the females started spawning :lol: . I feed my group once a day in the evening.
On the mixed MENU is:
Tetra variety wafers x4
Tetra Prima 2 small pinches
Hikari sinking carnivore pellets x4
ZM large premium granular 2 small pinches

(FRESH) blood worm once every two weeks, three bags in the tank lasts them two days, (not fed to fry).
I have a 400lt BB tank with 25 adults and 17 fry in a breeder trap. I feed the fry on a small amounts of ZM and T prima. I started my group off three and a half years a go and all my zebras look fit and healthy. Hope this helps. Reg Mark
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MalawiBob wrote:I have just bought myself a second group of 6 x 8cm WC L046 (2 males & 4 females) from francis Chen
Nice, how can we get our hands on zebz like that? :)
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Cheers for that Mark,

I was carrying on the feeding regime that Francis was using of Tetra Prima, Beefheart & Bloodworm. I am now going to give them some of the food you suggested. Group of 25 thats a nice size, must be great to see them breed, if it happens for me I will be delighted.

Zeb-Plecos-FXu wrote:Hi Bob
I have bought L046s from Francis in the past, and they were a bit on the skinny side, they soon put weight on and with in two months the females started spawning :lol: . I feed my group once a day in the evening.
On the mixed MENU is:
Tetra variety wafers x4
Tetra Prima 2 small pinches
Hikari sinking carnivore pellets x4
ZM large premium granular 2 small pinches

(FRESH) blood worm once every two weeks, three bags in the tank lasts them two days, (not fed to fry).
I have a 400lt BB tank with 25 adults and 17 fry in a breeder trap. I feed the fry on a small amounts of ZM and T prima. I started my group off three and a half years a go and all my zebras look fit and healthy. Hope this helps. Reg Mark
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Post by Zeb-Plecos-FXu »

Hi Bob some photos of my set-up and eggs just before they start to hatch. I use egg tumblers imported from the USA a good investment and you get to see hatching and fry growth up close 100% fry survival, Good luck with your group. :D
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Zeb-Plecos-FXu wrote:Hi Bob some photos of my set-up and eggs just before they start to hatch. I use egg tumblers imported from the USA a good investment and you get to see hatching and fry growth up close 100% fry survival, Good luck with your group. :D
Nice pics, Like the eggs. Nice tank setup, you have given me some ideas for my setup.

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Fantastic set up and great pics :)
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Nice pics & set up.
We will have to swap some fry in the future, if your interested?
I'm only 30 mins from you! :)
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Hi Stevie yes i`m interested in swopping fry in the future. :D Cheers Mark
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Hi Bob
i`m pleased you like my setup :lol: , they love the pebble and slate sandwiches etc. Cheers Mark
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Zeb-Plecos-FXu wrote:Hi Bob
i`m pleased you like my setup :lol: , they love the pebble and slate sandwiches etc. Cheers Mark
Mark,

Where did you get your egg tumbler from?
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Zeb-Plecos-FXu wrote:Hi Bob
i`m pleased you like my setup :lol: , they love the pebble and slate sandwiches etc. Cheers Mark
Mark,

Where did you get your egg tumbler from?
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Hi Bob
The usual place on the net starting with E ending with Y :wink: Item number 16035160089 cheers Mark :attacked:
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