do I have too many plants?

ssmsk8 · Post by **ssmsk8** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:25 pm

this is my zebra tank now I have a zebra(gonna get some more soon), 20 cardinals and 10 cherry shrimps is it ok....do you think there's too many plants?

some caves I did

do you see the zebra?

yummy

my zebra

checking out the cave

zebrastorey · Post by **zebrastorey** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:33 pm

i don't know why your pics don't work but the ones in your gallery look really nice

your zebras look really healthy

jerms55555 · Post by **jerms55555** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:14 am

I personally dont hink you have too much plants !! I have a 45 gal tank that i have been kind of tring to get my zebras to breed ...but nothing!!! So i purchased a HUGE amazon sword plant at the LFS that was selling for cheap! It was so nice but too big for my tank! I threw it in the 45 gal zebra tank laying down still in the pot and a week later both male and female were in the cave for the first time!!!

The tank looks so bad but i guess it didnt bother them! So my answer IMO is no you r plants are just fine!

ssmsk8 · Post by **ssmsk8** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:05 am

Finally I found out how to post the images.

Frontyking · Post by **Frontyking** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:40 am

I think your tank looks great just the way it is.

Nick.

hamish99 · Post by **hamish99** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:15 pm

your caves may be alittle on the big side

Plastic Mac · Post by **Plastic Mac** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:22 pm

hamish99 wrote:your caves may be alittle on the big side

The same occured to me. Less height, just high enough so he can raise his dorsal fin fully would be about right I think.

thebuddy · Post by **thebuddy** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:27 pm

how high can they raise there dorsol fin?
what are good dimenstoins for full grown zebras

ssmsk8 · Post by **ssmsk8** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:53 pm

Is it better to make new caves or it's ok to use these. My zebra is about 2.5 inches. Also from what you see do you think it's a male or female. Normally it doesn't spend much time in the caves mostly on the driftwood.

Raul-7 · Post by **Raul-7** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:15 am

Nice start! What's the dish for; is that his food bowl?

Is there a canister filter in there? How big is this tank?

Just a couple of suggestions-
* Organize the tank a little better, give them as much space as possible. Thus try keep the driftwood eith verticle or more to the sides.

* Slope the substrate; highest being towards the rear and lowest being towards the front. That gives the tank a sense of depth.

Nice plant selection!