growing up

pleco4ever · Post by **pleco4ever** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:29 pm

hi evrybody!
finally i find in Lausanne 5 juvenile L 46
now i wanna know:
they're 3/4 cm...how many time i have to wait for breed them?
what's the best feeding condition?
i feed them meat(bull's heart,crustacean(little lobster,we called them GAMBERETTI)chyronomus and zucchini...is it enough?
sorry for my english...
thanks

Plastic Mac · Post by **Plastic Mac** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:52 pm

OK I'm probably not the best person to answer this question...and hopefully someone will be able to give you more acurate advice.

I would guess the zebras will need at least another year, probably two before they will breed.

As for food...high protein and variety and I think the best rules for getting them into breeding condition.

Hope it helps

Plastic Mac

pleco4ever · Post by **pleco4ever** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:00 pm

ok...but the diet I post it's ok?

inia · Post by **inia** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:57 pm

You should feed them also with bloodworms and dry (flake) food. Hart is very rich in protein and should not be fed too often. From pleco pellets your zebras get vitamins. Buy only small amounts at time, cause the vitamins don't last long on dry food. -Buy high quality dry foods from special stores.

Caesars · Post by **Caesars** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:37 pm

Bloodworm at 3 cm is a bit dangerous, they can choke on it!!! At this age I would stick with baby brine shrimp and pellets they can suck on.

marty_hk · Post by **marty_hk** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:51 pm

I will add vitamins and folate to the blood worms. Frozen it for 48 hours to kill some of the bacteria before given to my fishes (eg. Discus, pleco large or small, tetras).

Folate is needed for all form of animals, but we do not produce it, we get it from plant matters or from fruits. Some animal get it by eating raw liver!

Marty