L046; Hypancistrus Zebra

**TonyO** · 02-19-2012 11:40 PM

So excited to see pics of your group!

**grant** · 02-20-2012 12:54 PM

Very nice group! Best of luck to get these breeding. Were they a breeding group before?

**eklikewhoa** · 02-20-2012 01:00 PM

Straight baller mode!

**myjohnson** · 02-21-2012 12:13 AM

Thanks for the feed back guys.

@Tim, not sure about assassin and eggs. I have breed ABN in a tank with assassin but I removed the male with the eggs in about 5 days. In those 5 days I don't think the snails tried anything.

@grant, from what I know these fish where never in a breeding group.

**Cheapomatic** · 02-21-2012 06:25 PM

Nice group! I always wanted these.

**myjohnson** · 03-17-2012 01:04 AM

Just want to share some pictures of one of my zebras feeding in the open.

**eklikewhoa** · 03-17-2012 01:28 AM

Now that's some nice entry level dslr work right there!

**cichlid1409** · 03-17-2012 01:38 AM

seen any breeding action yet?

**eklikewhoa** · 03-17-2012 01:43 AM

come back in 3yrs.

**myjohnson** · 03-18-2012 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by cichlid1409

seen any breeding action yet?

Not really!

I think they are still settling in. Still a lot of fighting going on and males moving from cave to cave. Actually, only recently have a few of them started coming out and feeding in the open. I normally don't even see them eat. I do see a fish that looks like a berried female but all the males are either too young or not settled in yet.

I've read reports of zebras breeding at 3 years but that seems like the exception and not the rule. A lot of people are reporting 4 and 5 years breeding for the first time. Hell a lot of people report their fish not breeding at all.