Hello from Holland

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Hello everybody,
I visit this site and forum for some time now and registered now.
I have been keeping zebra's for two years now and still waiting for them to breed. :cry:
Hopefully i can pick up some tips and tricks over here, or otherwise support in my struggle :wink:
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Hi John

Welcome to the forum, I hope you'll find information that will get your Zebras start breeding! Just ask and we'll help you as best we can.
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Hi John,

Welcome to the forums.

Indeed as McEve stated, just ask and we'll be happy to help.

Don't forget the search function though...there's lots of useful information from previous posts which should help you immensely.

Good luck,

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jo john

welcome on board :) enjoy it :)
Keep on smiling... you never know who'll fall in love with your smile...
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Thanks for the welcome guys,

To be honest i don't know what to ask at the moment.
I tried to get them breeding in every way i found on the forums worldwide but no luck yet.
Things i've tried:

Bare bottom/sand bottom
High water level/low water level
Temperature plus(30c)/Temp min(27c)
Daily water changes
Conductivity lowering by ro water
Extra powerhead

My caves are from Kai Schlutow (www.zuchthoehlen.de)
I have 25 zebs in 2 tanks:
1 tank 12 adult over 7cm. both sexes are present
1 tank 13 "youngsters" 5-6 cm.

Any suggestions or questions are welcome

Thanks
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welcome John, :D
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wowww you have a lot of zebras. hope you could make them breed someday good luck.
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Thanks Tariq :lol:
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Hi John,

Welcome to the forum.

I hope ya find what ya need here.



peace


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Post by John »

Thanks Troy,

I did find what i need last night in my tank, 13 wigglers!

:lol:
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So what ended up working for ya?

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John wrote:Thanks Troy,

I did find what i need last night in my tank, 13 wigglers!

:lol:
Hi John,

Congrats!!! on 13 little ones.... So what ended do you think ended up working for ya out of what you had listed?

Bare bottom/sand bottom ?
High water level/low water level ?
Temperature plus(30c)/Temp min(27c)>?
Paily water changes?
Conductivity lowering by ro water ?
Extra powerhead?

Current water conditions?


Peace

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Well Troy situation before discovering the wigglers was:

Bare botom
40 centimeter water level
Powerhead installed
Temperature 29 degrees celcius
PH 7,6
Microsiemens 475
Weekly cold water change of 40% lowering the temp by 4 degrees celcius
I did not use RO water for about 7 weeks

So to be honest i am puzzled what triggered them, or it must be the fact that i was in a sort of "let go mood" and didn't shine my torch into the aquarium for weeks.

In germany the admin of www.L46.de uses the slogan: in die ruhe liegt die kraft, which means the force is in the rest (maybe McEve is a better translator)

Probably he is right
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Many are the spawns that has taken place when the owner has given up on them :)

Thrown the whole lot in one big tank together, went on a holiday, got a girlfriend.... Maybe the clue here is to give them som time to feel secure. Every water change is a stress factor, Every redecoration is a stress factor.

On the other hand maybe the trigger is the calm they're getting after a hectic period of water changes and redecorations.

A bit like nature really isn't it, after the rainy season ends ;)

(hmmmmm "The power (secret) lies in the calm"? "BE the calm" :D ) Any other Star Wars fans here? :lol:

btw, I think the admin at www.L46.de might have a point ;)
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May the (spawning)force be with you :lol:

btw is there any specific time that the chatroom is in use?
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Re: Hello from Holland

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John wrote:Hello everybody,
I visit this site and forum for some time now and registered now.
I have been keeping zebra's for two years now and still waiting for them to breed. :cry:
Hopefully i can pick up some tips and tricks over here, or otherwise support in my struggle :wink:


Hey dat is mooi ook een Nederlander hier, wat is internet toch klein.

En het mooie is ik woon vlak bij, in Vlaardingen.


Mvg,

Ton
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