Hello everyone, could somebody share their experience about breeding
Red Zebra?

I have a pair of zebras who bred in my community tank (composite of
mixed cichlids). I only noticed this very weak female hiding in the
corner of the tank. At first, i thought she got a form of disease
because her pins are in bad shape and i noticed black spots inside
her mouth and on the side of her gills. After I watched closely i
noticed that these spot are moving. So i seperated her into 8" x 24"
tank. After few days she produced 12 healthy frys. However, its not
always good news because I had a poor filtration on the small tank
that I need to frequently change the water. To cut the story short
the fry only grow up to 1 cm., and didnt survive due to my mistake.

Now I got a new 12" x 24" tank with good filtration system just for
the pair but after long weeks they still dont breed. Is it something
to do with the temperature, food or lighting? Or they totally lost
interest with each other? I am also using fine white sand on this
tank instead of pebbles from my community tank. I need to know if I
should instead buy another pair to breed. I really like this species
that I am eager to try breeding them.

Looking forward to your advise.

Thanks