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Female Trapped Again!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:55 am
by andrewcoxon
well its 15 days since she last was trapped in a cave and unfortunatley that time all the fry died.... but when i woke up this morning she is trapped in the cave with my big male again
hoping for better luck this time, hopefully il be able to let dad do most the work and il be adding some tufa rock to buff the kh a bit.
just 1 question? isnt 15 days a bit soon???
cheers,
andrew
Re: Female Trapped Again!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:41 am
by John
Good to see you're cheered up again andrew, as to your question:
andrewcoxon wrote:
just 1 question? isnt 15 days a bit soon???
I wouldn't know, but you'll be able to tell me soon
Hi
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:15 pm
by dave
15 days is just fine.
One small point, why add the Tufa Rock.
You seem to have ideal conditions for making them spawn. If you start altering water parameters you are likely to make the parameters less than ideal and IMO asking for trouble.
Take care
Dave
Good luck
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:29 pm
by thrasher1469
Good luck this time. I'm sure we'll all keep our fingers crossed.
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:03 pm
by discusbabe
Yay! Fantastic news! Fingers crossed that all goes well this time!
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:43 pm
by andrewcoxon
havent added the rock yet but my plan was to add some tufa rock once the eggs are laid as apparently my 0 kh is not very good for fry and iv got a feeling the other ones died because of the ph dropping at night...? do you think i should leave it?
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:49 pm
by John
andrewcoxon wrote: the other ones died because of the ph dropping at night...?
Can you explain why your PH drops at night???????
Hi
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:21 pm
by dave
Is the tank planted?
This can lead to a PH drop.
Take care
Dave
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:01 pm
by John
Only if you have a overpopulated tank that looks a bit like this:
Or if you are using a uncontrolled CO2 system.
Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:42 pm
by andrewcoxon
eggs laid yesterday
in the right cave this time too!
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 8:47 am
by John
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:33 pm
by sam
congratulations hope it works out better for you this time
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:13 am
by andrewcoxon
the eggs hatched yesterday and last night i found a baby that had been kicked out.... it looked fine so not sure if it was an accident or if its weak but when i woke up this morning it was lying on its side and waggling its tail now and then.... just like the last lot did just before they died..! im terrified the same things going to happen...! somethings got to be causing it!
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:39 am
by andrewcoxon
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:52 pm
by discusbabe
Really sorry to hear about your losses Andrew, this is terrible! Could it be inexperienced parents? Many other fish have problems with their first fry, could it be the same with some zebras?
Can't really offer any advice, if it was me I would put them into a different tank though, adults that is and see what it is about this tank that's causing the problems!
