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Find the lady... :-)
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:32 pm
by snr69
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:49 pm
by discusbabe
I wouldn't ever take my word for it when it comes to sexing zebs but I'd deffo say at least 2 females from my experience of sexing other females and what I have read! Lucky you having so many!
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:31 am
by sam
im going with 6+8 female
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:49 am
by John
OK , here my first guess:
1:m
2:m
3:m
4:m
5:m
6:f
7:m
8:f
9:m
10:m
11:m
12:f
13:m
14:f
15:f
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:52 am
by smithrc
heres my 'best' guess (follows nicely from Johns).
? = possibly hairy females
1:m
2:m
3:m
4: ?
5:m
6:f
7:m
8:f
9:f
10:m
11:m
12:f
13:m
14: ?
15: ?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:00 pm
by snr69
Bearded ladies ! No way !
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:16 pm
by twinspots_goby
1:m
2:f
3:m
4:m
5:m
6:f
7:m
8:f
9:m
10:f
11:m
12:f
13:m
14:m
15:f
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:32 am
by tirzo13
1:m
2:m
3:m
4:m
5:m
6:f
7:m
8:f
9:m
10:?
11:m
12:?
13:m
14:m
15:f
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:14 pm
by smithrc
4 people so far - a few different opinions on some and unanimous on others.. (this includes ? as females if it makes it 4 out of 4)
1: Male
2: Split - 1f / 3m
3: Male
4: Female
5: Male
6: Female
7: Male
8: Female
9: Split - 1f / 3m
10: Split - 1f / 1? / 2m
11: Male
12: Female
13: Male
14: Split - 1f / 1? / 2m
15: Female
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:49 pm
by snr69
Thanks team
thanks RC for the summary
My intial view was.... 2 , 4? , 6 , 8 , 12 & 15 Female...
Thank too all for taking the time to give your opinion....
Now the next question is clearly why the hell are they not breeding ! LOL....
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:52 pm
by tmh0324
Well...maybe it's just the quality of these pictures...
Or during photograph process...
Some of them don't look like in a good and healthy condition...
What do you guys think?
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:02 pm
by snr69
What makes you say that ?
I know some are a little red from fighting.... but I don't think they are thin etc ?
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:35 pm
by smithrc
some do look pale - but I know what they are like to try and catch to take photos - It'll just be stress
what size tank are they in?
I had a year with our mature group and no breeding until I sold our alpha male.
He was too busy fighting with other males to be able to keep a cave of his own to sort out spawning... Since we got rid of our alpha - 2nd in line has stepped up and spawned with our hairy female.... twice now.
The rest of the zebs seem happy with the hierarchy and there has been very little fighting since (until I added a 2nd mature female - they the girls started fighting - she has since been rehomed and is also spawning in her new home)
It might be too many zebs...
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:45 pm
by snr69
I did wonder if I should split them up.... they are currently in Aqua One AR980 .... 100cm's x 50cm x60cm ... 215 Litres capacity with about 20 caves, bogwood etc... it has 5 micro power heads with air... to keep high areation and flow ... It did have sand, but I've just stripped it down and plan to rebuild without the sand....
I don't really like the filter, as I'm not convinced turn over is great, so I might stick one of my Eheim's on it.....
but been a little distracted setting up 750litre Malawi tank....
Now I have a view of sexes from here I can think about splitting them up a bit....
Is there a view at what size they become mature enough to breed ?
