What to do with the tank?
What to do with the tank?
Very soon I am getting some zebs and i need to set up a tank for them. I really am considering breeding them.
I was thinking of having a tank with two females and two males, what do you think?
What size tank would you advise?
lighting?
decor?
Any advise would be greatly apprecated as i am looking to sort it out very soon. Thanks in advance!
I was thinking of having a tank with two females and two males, what do you think?
What size tank would you advise?
lighting?
decor?
Any advise would be greatly apprecated as i am looking to sort it out very soon. Thanks in advance!
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I have four zebs (like your planning to get) and i have them in a 3ft tank. It seems that the best idea is to pack the tank full of bogwood, slate, and tough plants like anubius and java fern. People mostly recomemend bare bottoms to the tank with dim lighting. I use floating plants to block out alot of the light. Flow rates must be high, temp at about 29-30 degrees centigrade, and ideally overfilteration (not really such a thing but i guess you know what i mean). Oh yer, importantly loads of caves
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Hmmm.....you take the first persons experience and call it sound advice, yet when I post you require someone else to confirm my experience, very strange!
I would still purchase the number of caves you were intending to buy, simply because they are always handy things to have.
@Rich1988Oxford.
In your signature you state you have a Scobyancistrus. Fyi: the correct spelling is Scobinancistrus. Any idea of the L number?
I would still purchase the number of caves you were intending to buy, simply because they are always handy things to have.
@Rich1988Oxford.
In your signature you state you have a Scobyancistrus. Fyi: the correct spelling is Scobinancistrus. Any idea of the L number?
I agree with this.Plastic Mac wrote:I would personally only use one cave. I had much better results using less caves than the total number of males, as it induces competition between the males which i think in turn stimulates the females.2 Caves 1 for each male.
Just keep an eye on them so that things don't get ugly if they're equal in size strenght and competitive nature
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Good spot plastic mac, i do believe its an L014. The large spot veriety as opposed to the smaller speckeled spots. It has gold tinted fin tips and a gold underside too. When i saw him i instantly fell in love, he is a stunner. The only plec(s) that i would say rivals my scobiancistrus for looks is my L046's. I am very lucky to have such buitifull plecs . I also have a lovely royal panaque thats almost purple striped all over
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