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Hi Everybody

My WC zebra group of 11 have done big time this time around.

Alltogether i have removed 25 dead zebra fry the last few weeks...


Last week i placed 8 fry that i found alive in a fry trap. Hoping that would better their chances....

Tonight i found 2 more, making it 11 fry alive..






I also looked into one of other caves and found at least 10 more but these were wigglers



I have found fry in 3 caves all together...

I am a proud dad, right now

PS......
Does any one know of any fry trap that is for sale that is a little bigger than the regular ones?

The biggest i can find in Norway have these measurements
20 x 10,5 x 9 cm. Marina multi breeder

Congrats Dad! Good looking bunch of kids.

what is the trick?

Well done on the multiple spawns sharko


Nick.

why are you having dead ones? is the group killing them?

with the fry trap you could make your own out of a rubbermaid tupperware. get a good size one that will fit in your tank, drill some holes in it for circulation and add a float to the sides to keep it afloat maybe tie it to the side of the tank to keep if from floating all over the place.

here is what i built for my frontosa babies till they are big enough.

you can see it here in the top left corner

Well Done Sharko , Congratulations. Did you raised your 11 Adult Zebra Colonies from Young ?

Congrats! Was this the first spawn?

chanettt: Its hard to say what the trick was, but i had a dangerous drop in Ph some time ago-the Ph was 4,95.
Then i changed a lot of water and got it up to 6,40.
The water was very soft, and added water with a hardness about 4-6
That might have something to do with it:)

midnight pearl: Most of the group was bought in a period of 1 year, they were just about fully grown... I have had them since 2002-2003


eklikewhoa: I don't think the group is killing them.
I think the problem is that they just do not find enough food, and they slowly waste away...
I think the tank is too big for the fry.


n00dl3: No, this is not my first spawn, i think this is my spawn number 8 or something like that:)
But very little fry to speak of until now...