Michigan Cichlid Association

Classifieds => Want to Buy/Trade => Topic started by: Rob S on October 29, 2019, 09:51:22 PM

Title: OB Zebras
Post by: Rob S on October 29, 2019, 09:51:22 PM

Looking for some nicely marked/quality OB Zebras. Also super red zebras, albino or black barred. I live in Canton or can meet at the Motor City auction. Thanks!

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: Rob S on November 04, 2019, 01:36:09 PM

Nobody breeds Zebras anymore, huh?

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: Kennydoit? on November 05, 2019, 11:00:21 AM

Chris Ingram has my old zebra mandas.
Ken Lewis also has some of them.
Kawanga golds can be found at Royal Tropical.
There are some nice gallireya reef floating around as well.
As for common bread n butter zebras, estherae or callainos I haven't seen any quality in many years locally.

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: gshark7 on November 05, 2019, 01:39:26 PM

They were all the rage in the late 80's early 90's

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: Rob S on November 12, 2019, 11:30:24 AM

Thanks for the input. I realize they used to be common, but it's strange to me that nobody is breeding quality specimen anymore. At the club auction in October bags of 5 nice colored OB's were selling for $50 a bag. So there's clearly at least some demand for them. Their colors used to always be confused for salt water when people looked at my tanks, back when I kept them.

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: Regalblue on November 12, 2019, 12:09:01 PM

$50 a bag?!  I would suspect that some will be popping up by next summer.

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: Rob S on November 14, 2019, 11:00:41 AM

Yep, believe it or not. There were four bags of five. I couldn't get one.

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: Mark brown on November 15, 2019, 06:14:22 PM

That was me buying those bags of zebras.
I'll have some up for sale in a few months along with some beautiful albino zebras. $5 each. Keep in touch.

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: Mark brown on November 15, 2019, 06:17:23 PM

Laddaddy has some nice o.b zebras about 3".
I picked up a few from him Saturday.

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: Rob S on November 18, 2019, 11:32:06 AM

Thanks Mark--Please do keep in touch!

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: danotaylor on November 19, 2019, 12:56:27 PM

These guys live in a 500g tank I clean for a lady down here in the tri-state area. I'm not much for zeb's but they're pretty cool looking...

Title: Re: OB Zebras
Post by: Rob S on November 19, 2019, 01:40:55 PM

Wow, those are pretty sweet!