i have 9 caves in my tank. soon to have 14 zebs in hopefully. should i restrict the number of caves to definate males as i was reading an old article which said: a sure way to slow or stop the breeding process is to have more caves than there are males. is this true?
second to last paragraph:
http://www.discoveraquatics.co.uk/zebra/realities.htm
number of caves?
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My tank has 6 caves and 2 adult zebs, saying that they always use the same 2 caves, so could probably take the other 4 out.
I have had 4 spawns so far with no problems about too many caves. This is just my opinion mind you so may not be correct.
I have had 4 spawns so far with no problems about too many caves. This is just my opinion mind you so may not be correct.
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Re: number of caves?
Zebedee wrote:i have 9 caves in my tank. soon to have 14 zebs in hopefully. should i restrict the number of caves to definate males as i was reading an old article which said: a sure way to slow or stop the breeding process is to have more caves than there are males. is this true?
second to last paragraph:
http://www.discoveraquatics.co.uk/zebra/realities.htm
That's a rather old article you're quoting, i think some of the info is really outdated in there.
I would put in at least 1 cave per fish and also some other hiding spots beside the caves.
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If you have spare caves I would leave it at that, if and when they become occupied then I would add more.
Also the unoccupied caves maybe down to the current, the caves have to be positioned in a certain way for the zebs to move in.
Also the unoccupied caves maybe down to the current, the caves have to be positioned in a certain way for the zebs to move in.
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