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Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:31 am**

well done on the spwan mate
i would try and spawn mine if i could only find more than one lol

Posted: **Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:29 am**

just an update, right now i can count 8 frys in my tank. i am so happy and wish they all are ok.

Posted: **Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:15 pm**

Hi
You have done so well there will be nothing stoppig them now well done don't forget to take more pictures of the baby zebs they are sooooooo cute.

Posted: **Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:46 pm**

Congrats channettt

I know you wanted this for a long time...

Posted: **Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:18 pm**

now i can count 10 frys!! i am plan to get more females and hope to see more frys spawning. by the way i want to share something. i don't know whether this is will help or not but put some cherry shrimps into my tank. (40 of them, but they show up a lot less than that, feel like 10

) i notice that the little shrimps help to crunch tetra bit into little pieces and that helps little frys to eat it easily. now i don't even have to crunch the tetra bit into a little pieces any more. i just throw the food into the tank and let the little shrimps do their jobs.
ps. thank you John and Jo's zeb. i am so happy right now. the photo is really hard to take since they always swim like a rocket.

Posted: **Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:37 pm**

Wowsers, you are lucky

! But can I ask, do the shrimps try to eat the plec eggs?

Posted: **Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:26 pm**

i put them after i saw some little frys. however, i don't think they will eat the eggs. as every time the shrimp pass by the entrance of the cave, male zeb kick them away with his tail.

even the little frys, they stay with the shrimp now. they share some food.

Posted: **Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:40 pm**

Hi chanett, Oh Thank you so very much! Thought I'd ask just in case they did, my dad would have had to fish the little blighters (shrimps, that is out!

) you have put my mind a ease, MANY THANKS

Posted: **Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:24 pm**

some frys died

i don't know what is the factor. may be the food i give them is not small enough. however, i thought they suppose to fine things to eat themselve don't they? can they bite from a normal size of tetra bit?

not really sure. may be the little shrimp took care of the left over little frys. that's why i don't notice at all.

Posted: **Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:34 pm**

Hi chanett, So sorry to hear your sad news

Hope you have some more little ones, and the other members can help out on feeding babies

Posted: **Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:34 pm**

chanettt wrote: can they bite from a normal size of tetra bit?

Yes they can. I'm so sorry to hear of your loss, but I'm not sure I know of any breeder that has managed to get 100% to survive... It's terribly sad when you loose some though isn't it

But they have spawned, and will do it again

Posted: **Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:32 pm**

now, i just got some more frys from my 4th spawn. now i got 15 frys that are healthy.(not including this 4th spawn) i hope there are many more to come.

Posted: **Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:50 pm**

Congrats chanettt

Posted: **Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:50 pm**

That's fantastic news, CONGRATS chanett!

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