What are these fish? Got them free with my tanks on Craigslist.
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I'd try some sinking pellets and some good quality flake as well a the krill you have. Sometimes fish can get use to a certain food the previous owners feed them so maybe they just aren't use to certain things yet.
This is the deal of the year right here. My partner wants to get into zebra plecos so I've been working on sourcing them and they are wicked expensive. You were very fortunate awesome come up! Enjoy them, shoot try to breed them if you can find a few more. 
I think i've heard before that they take bloodworm, i can't confirm though; perhaps others on here can
Hey, I'm also wondering what tank I should keep them in? I have 3 options. 9 Gallon Fluval Spec with shrimp breeding colony. 32 gallon currently (5 honey gourami, 5 cories, 2 sparkling gourami[Could move sparkling gourami]) and my 75 gallon (currenly 12 bosesmani and austrailian rainbows, 5 female bettas, 2 male bettas, and tons of snails.)
What tank do they belong in?
If it were me I would go buy a 20g long and set it up just for the two zebras. Mainly because those two fish together are worth $300-$350 range just for the pair of them, so you don't want any other fish picking on them, and other bottom dwellers like the cory cats will probably out compete them for food.
Plus if by chance you lucked out even better and got a male & female then you could have yourself a really nice chunk of cash by breeding them. So IMO best thing to do is get a 20g and set it up just for them so you can tailor the tank for their needs to keep them healthy.
Plus if by chance you lucked out even better and got a male & female then you could have yourself a really nice chunk of cash by breeding them. So IMO best thing to do is get a 20g and set it up just for them so you can tailor the tank for their needs to keep them healthy.
I don't have the money though and im 100% sure my parents won't let me have another tank in my room
Would snails outcompete zebras for food lol......
Depending on the size the snails could perhaps be eaten by the zebras. If you aren't hugely attached to the zebras maybe sell them for some good money and put that money into some upgrades on your existing tanks? Just something else to consider.
They are just ramshorn, bladder, and mts. I overfeed the 75g so snails can reproduce quickly.... my puffers eat the snail population faster than they can grow.
If you were in my predicament and didn't want to sell the zebra plecos. Where would you personally put them? Keep them in the 9, or put them in either the 33 or 75?
