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Hello everyone!

I am pleased to tell that today I seperated 3 new fry. This is already the fourth breeding, coming to a total of 10 living fry now.
I already released the one fry from the second breeding and he is still hiding al lot but doing well (it was the hooligan that was beating up his little brothers and now he is getting some beating himself from the oldest brother from the first breeding ). But don't worry it is nothing serious, just some typical zebra tolerance

I am sorry that I don't give my contribution to this site on a more regular base, but I am very busy with my study at the moment.

Thats good news man!! Congratulations!!

Congrats Cascudo!! Your zebras seem to have things figured out. How much time elapsed between each of the spawns? Just curious to know.

Don't worry about not being able to post more frequently due to other commitments, sounds like you have a life outside of keeping zebras unlike me .

Well done, keep up the good work .

Adam

That's wonderful! Congrats!

is anybody keeping score of how many new ones we've (I'm all the fry's auntie, that's why I say we ) got this year??

Well done! How long have you had the zebras, what sort on conditions did they breed in? i am nterested to find out how you managed it as i am hopefully going to get mine to breed ( when i finally get some! ) do you have an pics? sorry for the interigation, once again well done!!

Thanks for the friendly responses

How much time elapsed between each of the spawns?

Adam, I think about 2 months. but I have to look it up to be more precisely.

is anybody keeping score of how many new ones we've

McEve, I use this thread to post my updates:http://www.zebrapleco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=263
Mabye this one could be made a "Sticky" so it is always on top.

Well done! How long have you had the zebras, what sort on conditions did they breed in?

Shell, I have my zebra's for almost 3 years now, they only started spawning last summer. In fact I don't do much effort to create special conditions. I take care well of the tank, but I don't practice cold water floods, I don't have extra powerheads and I don't try to change the water's chemistry. I just keep the temperature at 29 degr. celsius and I provide a simple PVC tube as a breeding cave (an advantage is that I can easily remove the fry).
My simple philosophy is that you just need patience and a little luck. I do think that it helps to leave them alone as much as possible.
My first breeding happened during my holiday (which gave the zebra's the oportunity to have a holiday from me ). It happened by the way in a rather overstocked tank. Presently they have the tank practically for their own, sharing it just with a school of Rasbora hengeli and Amano shrimps.

In fact I had to rescue this last breeding in an early stage. One day I saw the male out of his breeding cave on a rather unusual moment (not during feeding time) when I looked better I saw that a bundle of eggs were outside the tube, this situation was appearently stressing the male.
I picked up the tube with te male inside it and dropped the bundle of eggs inside the tube. From then on the male stayed inside the tube, appearently satisfied being rejoined with the lost eggs

How many zebras in the breeding colony? and whar ratio do have?

1 male and 3 females.

ratio id how many males to females which you answered thanks

sounds like you have a life outside of keeping zebras unlike me

Hmmm, Adam, I have something outside of keeping zebras, but it doesn't feel like having a life

Can't wait till study is over

oh! what you studying?

I am doing a bachelor degree in IT in the evening and weekend.

I saw that a bundle of eggs were outside the tube

In fact I was amazed by the size of the zebra eggs. I had never seen them before. They are bigger then these of the bristlenose pleco and white instead of yellow.

Cascudo, are you doing Java by any chance? I had to give up, just couldn't find the time what with all the family commitments. just as well really it use to melt my brain.

I have heard that zebra eggs are quite large, perhaps this is why their spawns are not bigger.

No, it is in fact a course to supplement a rather technical course I finished before.
This one handles about organisation and management, quality, business strategy, marketing, IT economy and more of this stuff.