Hi fellow zebra lovers, i am quite new with my zebra and have some questions to ask from our resident zebra experts.
i have 2 tanks that is dedicated to zebra only and i had notice that one of the tanks have 3 small zebras (my avatar) roaming around the left area cave and i had notice 1 egg with tail that had been evicted from the right side cave and after gathering some important info, i removed the egg and placed it in an fry trap, but unfortunately the egg developed fungus and died. i look for the 3 babies this afternoon but unfortunately i found one only. what happen to the 2, i really dont understand.
this afternoon i cleaned both of the zebra dedicated tanks looking for my 3 lost frys and found one only, but surprise surprise i found 5 babies on the other bigger tank, 3 roaming within the left side cave and 2 inside the next door cave. i am wandering if the next door cave resident will eat the babies or not?
I have seen little evidence that adults eat babies. However, the babies are expert hiders. When I break down my breeder tank every few months I always prepare a large container with an airstone and heater. All the tank contents are moved to it.
There has yet to be a single instance in which I did not find at least one fry (but nomally more) in the bottom of the container when I reassemble the tank. They usually ride over inside the wood or other decor I moved back and forth.
In pulling eggs found outside a cave it is important to insure there is good circulation through the breedertrap to help prevent fungus.
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