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hello there people. I have treated myself to a zebra pleco about an inch long he is getting along great. I have ordered another 6 cant wait to get these. I have heard that female's are like gold dust do you think there is any chance of getting any out of this group. Also i am interested in buying ZM food do you
recommend this for fry/adults. I look forward to getting to no you all.

A big welcome Steflo 46 to the site.

You have a 50/50 chance of getting a female, so good luck! Try to get the fry from different parents to keep the blood strains strong & stop interbreeding.

I remember getting my first fry only 9 months ago so know how exciting it is, i will be soon setting up a fourth tank for my little fella's. (understanding wife!)

I can't comment on zm foods as i don't use them, i feed mine varied, tetra prima , carnivore pellets, livefood & all doing well!

Good luck.

Welcome to the forum I hope you'll find it useful!

cheers stevie.k
i know what you mean about the wife i have two 3 ft tanks and im now setting up two 18 inch breeding tanks and a 2.5 ft tank for breeding. After 2 years of being married she has now let me get these. I am very new too the zebra plec. i was just wondering do you zebra lovers out there use RO water or straight from the tap.

Welcome steflo46

I use tapwater

cheers for your reply i use tap water too. is this also ideal for breeding as well.

Ofcourse not all tapwater is "ideal" for breeding or keeping zebs, but my zebs breed and live happy in the tapwater provided here, so for me it's no use in bothering with ro-water.

hello and welcome to the forum enjoy

I use a mix of RO water and tap because the hardness of the water where i live has a GH off about 26 degees which i fill is a bit high for zebs as they prefer softer water