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Hi Everyone,

Getting ready and setting my tank up for the arrival of my little zebra's, just waiting for the my plants to arrive at the moment before I can finish the layout of the tank.

I was wondering though once I have the tank set up finished would it be okay to keep just guppies with my L46? (I have no issues with the zebra's eating guppy fry).

Many Thanks
Paul

I have kept guppies with L46 for a while and I didn't experience any problems. The zebras our naturally shy but the guppies seem to ignor them and will eagerly fishish uneaten food.

I also keep guppies with Zebras. That's the only fish I allow in my zebra tanks. The only problem I have is the strong current. Make sure there is an area with rocks/slates that they can swim more peacefully. The females breed constantly & the Zebras don't mind. They make the tank look more lively, but their food is a bit different than what L046's eat. No competition there.
Dan

Thanks everyone

The problem with guppies is that through thier mass breeding programmes they have become less hardy and are prone to bacterial infections. Alot of bacterial infections are contegous and you wouldnt want your zebs to catch any infections

Is that just through the stress of breeding or just the young being less hardy as the young will be removed from the tank.