Hypancistrus zebra L046.

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Nib79
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Hypancistrus zebra L046.

Post by Nib79 »

Hi everyone, this is one of the 5 little L046s that I recently adopted. They are all about 2/3 cm and fit in a tank dedicated to them of about 60 liters. The young were born in captivity, from a breeder in my country (Italy), my intent is to try to extrapolate a couple for the future of this wonderful species. Filtration entrusted to a sicce shark 400, 100w heater that guarantees 27 ° C., soft lighting for 8 hours a day, for the moment I administer 2/3 sinking tablets in the evening plankton with spirulina, in the evening with the lights off. For the gravel I opted for a 0.6mm black one. In the tank there are innumerable snails of the physia species, the hypancistrus will be able to eat both the eggs and the small specimens.
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Nib79
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Location 1: Livorno
Location 2: Toscana - Italia

Re: Hypancistrus zebra L046.

Post by Nib79 »

Here they are all together behind the filter attachment, after 4 days of their arrival they are seen only in the evening when the light goes out.
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Captainandy
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Re: Hypancistrus zebra L046.

Post by Captainandy »

Get used to not seeing them except for the occasional tail sticking out of a cave when they’re bigger

Keeping zebras is like kissing your first girlfriend and then not being allowed to tell your friends
AmazonTank
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Re: Hypancistrus zebra L046.

Post by AmazonTank »

Nice pick up excited to follow the progress.
I been wanting to start some in my breeding room! Now I only have L397.
Aliceiii
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Re: Hypancistrus zebra L046.

Post by Aliceiii »

Nice zebras! Which filter do you use? I was looking for a new filter for my tank lately. Found a suitable one in this review , really useful though.
It is said that the filter capacity is important. I have 50 gal. tank, hope Tararium A-HBL701 is suited my tank.
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