Wrigglers

sam · Post by **sam** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:02 pm

I've just noticed that I have a wriggler outside the cave

Its about 3 days old, just wondering if it has any chance of survival on its own.
It seems at the moment as if the mother is keeping a watchful eye over it. Has anyone else had any experience like this?
There are no other fish in the tank except other Zebs

Stevie.K · Post by **Stevie.K** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:51 pm

Hi Sam,

I wouldn't want to risk to risk the little fry, i would put it in a fry trap just to be on the safe side.
Good luck

sam · Post by **sam** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:33 pm

The mother spends most of her time guarding her youngster has anybody had an experience like this before

alga · Post by **alga** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:50 pm

I have not had a female "tend" to a kicked out youngster, infact, my female came out, looked at it and ate it!

I know everyone else says zebs don't eat zebs but my experience has been that the closer a "youngster" is to an egg the greater the chances of being eaten. In addition, when my male tends to the egss, once the fry are released with stripes the females tend to leave them alone.

Alga

Jo's Zebs · Post by **Jo's Zebs** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:26 pm

Sam I built this trap (picture below on Johns advise) and it has just paid off big time. I put my male cave and eggs in there on Thursday when we first noticed them I now think they were spawned on Tuesday. Tonight (Saturday) after lights out I had a look in the trap and the male had kicked out 2 eggs from the cave one with the wriggler just emerged little tail wriggling and the other about to come out they are safe and sound in the trap along with the male and cave, just waiting for there siblings too emerge now. Had I not used the trap those 2 would be gone now for sure in my tank.
It is a simple construction but is somthing I will now always use already built a second one just incase.

sam · Post by **sam** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:40 pm

Im going to have to let them fend for themselves as im going away for two weeks in the sun.I would love to stay in the wind and rain and look after the zebs but I have to go

Thats Life.
The wriggler has found its way to the cave next to the other one and still looking good

Jo's Zebs · Post by **Jo's Zebs** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:43 am

You lucky sod I could do with some rays have a good time