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The dad may not have booted them intentionally. Not all zebra dads get it right the very first time. They may accidentally fan eggs or wigglers out or in some other way manage to lose them. However, if that behavior persists you may need to pull the eggs and father them yourself.

If the ones you have in the trap do not die and are not deformed, then you can assume it was accidental. If they do, that is more likely to mean he kicked them with cause.

Good luck with them.

Happy Days. I always found a turkey baster good for picking up stray eggs

Rob

i need to get a turkey thingy
all fry look perfect so must b mistake
long noses tails and fins all as they should

If the cave is on a bit of a slope, even the slightest slope forward, the eggs can roll out during the males cleaning of the eggs. If you tilt the cave just very slightly so that they roll to the back it quite often stops stray eggs.

Rob

hi everyone just an update on my first spawn
all 9 are dowing fine
there egg sacks are nearlly gone now !
is there anything as in food wise i need to get for them?
advise welcome

-meaty food
-tiny size, or
-that gets soft

cheers twotank.

I found tetra-prima discus works well as a good starter.

Rob

cheers for info rob

Great pics, they look gorgeous

hi all just an update pic and to let u all no
i found a little 1 in bottom of tank all on his billy
10 in total now

mikeyboy wrote:10 in total now

Nice score for a first batch

cheers john how r ures getting on

My male messed up, no score

sorry mate gutted 4 u