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L046 group quality question (pictures attached)
Posted: 11 Oct 2023, 02:58
by catfishmelao
Hello - Wanted to share some pictures of a group of 7 L046 between 3"-4" so I can get some opinions about quality and confirmation of the sex...
The group of 4 are males according to the seller and the group of 3 are females.
Can someone provide an opinion about quality from the picture, if not, then that is ok. I know the picture only offers a single view....
I just don't want to spend a lot of money on them if those are not worth it. They are expensive @ 3"-4"
Thanks
Re: L046 group quality question (pictures attached)
Posted: 11 Oct 2023, 03:44
by bekateen
@TwoTankAmin, your thoughts?
Cheers, Eric
Re: L046 group quality question (pictures attached)
Posted: 11 Oct 2023, 15:44
by TwoTankAmin
Sexing zebras can be difficult. Some of the most experienced zebra folks I know have confessed to getting it wrong when they were sure they had it right. This is one reason I prefer working with groups.
The ideal ratio would be 2 males to 1 female. This is because females can produce eggs faster than a dad can take a spawn from egg to free swimming.
I also prefer working with gorups rather than pairs of reverse trios because i believe the fish are much better equiped to select spawning mates than I can. The same applies to how I lay out a tank. It contains lots of caves spread across the front of the tank with wood/rocks separating them to some extent. I also pile a lot of wood and slate and ricer rocks all over the tank so the zebras can easily move about without breaking cover. This makes it easy when there is a big fight for the one who wants pout to run away and be out of site of the aggressor.
There is a saying among zebra keepers--> A happy zebra is a hiding zebra. When you see one out a lot during daylight it is usually a good sign something is wrong.
Re: L046 group quality question (pictures attached)
Posted: 11 Oct 2023, 15:55
by catfishmelao
Thanks a lot TwoTankAmin - Do you see any defects in the L046 fishes from the posted picture that will avoid me to move forward buying them and possible try to breed them? I do not want to degrade the species.
Re: L046 group quality question (pictures attached)
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 18:43
by stuby
catfishmelao wrote: ↑11 Oct 2023, 02:58
Hello - Wanted to share some pictures of a group of 7 L046 between 3"-4" so I can get some opinions about quality and confirmation of the sex...
The group of 4 are males according to the seller and the group of 3 are females.
Can someone provide an opinion about quality from the picture, if not, then that is ok. I know the picture only offers a single view....
I just don't want to spend a lot of money on them if those are not worth it. They are expensive @ 3"-4"
Thanks
Can I ask what the sellers name is? I only ask because there is a person that has taken the picture you posted saying they are selling L46 that are not theirs.
Take care,
Chuck
Re: L046 group quality question (pictures attached)
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 19:40
by catfishmelao
Send me a private message with the name of the person you want to verify and I will answer you if that is the name of the seller I was planning to buy from or no.
Thanks
Re: L046 group quality question (pictures attached)
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 20:21
by stuby
catfishmelao wrote: ↑12 Oct 2023, 19:40
Send me a private message with the name of the person you want to verify and I will answer you if that is the name of the seller I was planning to buy from or no.
Thanks
Message sent!