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just woke up to find my female trapped in a cave, its been around 4 weeks since she last spawned and i noticed she was getting fat and frisky! im particlary happy as iv had a few fry from the last batch die suddenly over the past 2 weeks and it was starting to depress me! iv just read through the "fry mysteriously dying" thread and i too have a feeling it was down to bacterial build up as i had my fry in a floating trap for nearly 2 months before i lost any. i have now moved my fry to a small tank and (fingers crossed) i havent had any more deaths.

hopefully il have my 2nd successful spawn this time!

p.s are lobster eggs ok for fry? i havent bought any before so i dont know how big they are!

cheers.

PF

Sorry to hear you lost some
Personally i brush out the complete breeder (floor,ceilings,furniture etc.)almost every day using a small paintersbrush, you get somewhat clouded water afterwards and then syphon that out till it's clear again, i have good experience using that method.
A good flowthrough of fresh water in your breeder is also essential.
As for food imo lobster eggs is a perfect food for young zebs, i also use frozen baby artemia.

Good luck!

Sorry to hear of your losses

I had no problems moving dad & cave into a 60 litre tank & fry are doing great in there, easy to clean everyday!

update:

the male is sitting on a very large bundle of eggs that are due to hatch by my reckoning tonight as they we're laid 4.5 days ago

also since i moved the other fry out of the trap and into a small tank with some sand iv had no more losses and they seem to be doing really well. i definatley think bacteria built up on the trap and started to take its toll....

Congrats pleco-fan, good luck on this batch!

Indeed, congratulations . Hope this batch turns out better for you.

Plastic Mac