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Hi All

Finally have my camera back so decided to upset the colony and take some pics.

Since the last time one seems to have disapeared.

Zebra 1



Zebra 2



Zebra 3



Zebra 4



Zebra 5



zebra 6



Zebra 7




And finally a group shot


Cheers

Andreas

stunning collection! hopefully i will have a nice group one day

maybe 1 or males but not sure but i hope you have a male becuase you are very lucky to so much females,and by the way the are really in good shape what do you feed them and how often.
thanks
cheers

Hi az1,

That's a very healthy and well fed group of zebras you have there.

Going by body shape alone as I couldn't make out odontodal growth from your pictures I would say that numbers 1,2,3 and 5 are female some of which are quite gravid. Numbers 4,6 and 7 look like males to me as they are noticibly slimmer in the midrift region.

Adam

Nice Going!!!!
You have a small fortune going there considering your from down under!!

What are you feeding them?? They look pretty good!!!

Hi Az1,

My views are also identical to Adams.
It would have been beneficial to have had some side view close ups of the cheek odontodes and leading pectoral fin odontodes, but in the absence of these, just on body shape:

1,2,3 and 5 are females
4,6 and 7 are males ( One or more may be juvenile females)

Regards,
Des.

Thanks for all the complements.

I feed them a very boring diet, namely frozen blood worms every second day and sinking pellets in between.

I do tend to over feed them and for that reason have some mystery snails in with them and they tend to grow so fast that I have to change them over every month or so

Anyway, as far as the cheek odontodes and leading pectoral fin odontodes. I tried to get side photos but they did not work out. But none of them are showing any odentodes on the leading pectoral fins and all the zebs look the same as far as the cheek odntodes goes.

I am told that when you see a male it really is a male and none of my zeb's fit this description.

When I first started keeping fish I was blessed with all female bristle nose, like about 10 of them, and I am siting there thinking 'why are these fish called bristle nose'. Must be something in the water

So I guess the wait continues. I have been growing these for about 3 years so the females would definitely be mature enough to breed.

Cheers

Andreas

Very nice and well feed group

My best guess is

1,2,3,5,7 are females.

4 is male.

6 is unsure.

Add one more male and you have a dream group, and spawning should be like a walk in the park.

With so many females already onboard i would considered dividing them into two groups. You are very lucky, having so many females.

Regards

Tom