Zebra project

Ouscazz · Post by **Ouscazz** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:03 pm

Yup, and so does the zebs think too!

Seriously, they really like the heavy water movement and prefer being out in the stream rather than hiding under the wood pieces.

jerry58 · Post by **jerry58** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:35 pm

Hi Ouscazz

That looks a good idea

Just keep the bottom and sides of the trap clean as poss from food waste and you could use a small paint brush that works well and you can do it without removing the fry.

Jerry

Ouscazz · Post by **Ouscazz** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:49 pm

Thanks for the tip Jerry. I use a small 5ml syringe with an 8" air hose attached to it to suck up food leftovers, works really good.

New pic from today.

jerry58 · Post by **jerry58** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:17 pm

Hi Ouscazz

Good point using small 5ml syringe with an 8" air hose attached to siphon out any left over food and poo.
But I said to use a brush to keep down the bacteria slime that you will get on the bottom and sides of the tank(possibly not visible yet) this will build up in time and then the fish consume it and using small soft paint brush won't hurt the fish if you touch one by mistake as they do dash about very fast also can use the brush to make them move when cleaning the corner where they sit.
I brush my fry breeder trap every day but think you would be ok doing it every2- 3 days if you don't over feed and clean them well.
They are looking good and healthy

Hope this explains. Jerry

Ouscazz · Post by **Ouscazz** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:23 pm

After I read your post earlier today I tested your idea with the paint brush, they dashed about alot but none of them got hurt due to the soft brush... thanks alot for the tip Jerry!

Ouscazz · Post by **Ouscazz** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:47 pm

I found this lovely declaration of love today, enjoy!

http://www.mchportal.com/fishkeeping-ma ... a-l46.html

civicr · Post by **civicr** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:36 pm

love the idea of the fry trap well done !!

after seeing your new pics im really shocked to see how young the zebs are they can only be a few months old,

but im sure you will look after them well,zebs are quite hardy

twinspots_goby · Post by **twinspots_goby** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:47 pm

Your fries look only 1 to 2 months old. You obviously have done a great job keeping them alive. But try to go for a bigger size next time if you buy more. It's really hard for the fries under 6 months old to survive in the trip. my 2 cents.

Joby · Post by **Joby** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:25 pm

Great pics of the fry

Ouscazz · Post by **Ouscazz** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:04 am

Thanks guys!

They do eat a lot, but yesterday morning the small bastards scared the jobbie out of me.. all food was left on the bottom of the trap, they had not eaten at all.... stupid me had forgotten to turn off the light in one of my small tanks which left the room lit up for the whole night... and these youngsters - obviously - feed only when the room is totally blacked out. This morning there were no left overs.. pheww...

Ouscazz · Post by **Ouscazz** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:11 pm

Yesterday I started to prepare a 54 l (14 gal) tank for my zebra fry. This will be their new home when they've reached the size of +1". A simple rock background is glued to the back and to the right I've glued a couple of glass pieces. This will be the filter chamber. A piece of sponge filter will fit in there snuggly, together with a powerhead and a small heater.

Ouscazz · Post by **Ouscazz** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:05 pm

Got 2 more zebs today... One 3" and the other 3.5".

I think it's male/female but I'm not sure. Anyone who can sex these?

Female?

Male?

Ouscazz · Post by **Ouscazz** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:27 pm

Zeb Movies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPJrpeUPlCs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lpzNyDyR8