Help, 3 fish to identify

kohaku712 · Post by **kohaku712** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:30 am

hi can u guys help me identify if its male or female. I tried and i think 1+2 are males and 3 is female.

zeb1

zeb 2

zeb3

thx in advance guys

zebra046 · Post by **zebra046** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:19 am

welcome to the forum kokaho from the looks of it you have a ready to breed trio 1 Female, 2 male, 3 female

Congrat :ulations

onemisterchristian · Post by **onemisterchristian** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:36 am

zebra046 wrote:welcome to the forum kokaho from the looks of it you have a ready to breed trio 1 Female, 2 male, 3 female

Congrat :ulations

woohoo, that's what I was thinking as well, but don't take my advice I am a newly found lover of the zebras...

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:07 pm

I agree

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What size is fish number 1 however tas there is a slight chance that it could be a young male.

rob

Alistair · Post by **Alistair** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:06 am

I agree with Rob, I think number 1 could be a young male, the leading spine on the pec fin looks quite thick but the photo does not elaborate on wether or not he/she has spines. I got caught out with one like this a few years ago!

kohaku712 · Post by **kohaku712** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:10 am

thx guys for ur reply, my 3 fish are about 2.5 inches. all they do is sit in one spot in the tank, is this normal?

Alistair · Post by **Alistair** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:06 pm

what sort of furnishings do you have in the tank, eg caves, wood, plants etc, what colour is the gravel (if any), how bright is your lighting? Don't forget theses fish are mainley nocturnal in the wild and are used to lots of rock caves to hide in as well. Have a look on the rest of the site for the ideas of set ups. Alternativaley have you checked the condition of the water, ie pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate?