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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / June 2004Kribensis Breeding question
Has anyone ever bread Kribensis fish? What size tank should I use for 2 kribs? > Has anyone ever bread Kribensis fish? What size tank should I use > for 2 kribs? Mine would breed in a 20 gallon community tank, but very few young survived. I would say 15 gallons would do if you removed the fry once they were big enough.  SignatureE-Mail:- news@ftscotland.co.uk Website:- http://www.ftscotland.co.uk Looking for a webhost? Try http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=2966019 > > Has anyone ever bread Kribensis fish? What size tank should I use > > for 2 kribs? > > Mine would breed in a 20 gallon community tank, but very few young survived. > I would say 15 gallons would do if you removed the fry once they were big > enough. then you must have something else going on in your tank. I breed my pair in a 20 g tank all the time. I just recently sold off the last of about 120 fry and the parents have another group of fry with them now. Kribs are normally excellent parents however I did have a male that I had to remove as he was eating the fry. With this group the male is banished and hides under a log all day while the female swims around with her babies. Rick That sounds so cool hehhehhe > > > Has anyone ever bread Kribensis fish? What size tank should I use > > > for 2 kribs? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Rick > then you must have something else going on in your tank. I breed my > pair in a 20 g tank all the time. I just recently sold off the last [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Rick It was along while ago and as I said it was a community tank, there were other fish in the tank who slowly picked off the fry. I line bread them and ended up with one of the best looking male kribs. I have ever seen. The colours on him were magnificent especially the golds and magenta, and the spots ran from near the front of his dorsal fin to the tip of his tail. I don't think I have seen one to match his colour or size since. Unfortunately I don't have any in my tanks at the moment but they are one of my favourite fish. SignatureE-Mail:- news@ftscotland.co.uk Website:- http://www.ftscotland.co.uk Looking for a webhost? Try http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=2966019 > > then you must have something else going on in your tank. I breed my > > pair in a 20 g tank all the time. I just recently sold off the last [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I don't have any in my tanks at the moment but they are one of my favourite > fish. yes you can develop a very nicely colored male and female Krib. I picked the nicest male and female from my last spawn and am growing them out to breed. They are very nice and should produce even better fry. Rick > Has anyone ever bread Kribensis fish? What size tank should I use for 2 > kribs? I breed kribs in a 20 gallon long. Just the pair of Kribensis in their with a single pleco. The pleco gives them something to focus on to help keep the pair bond strong. I remove the young when the parents start chase them a bit. The tank is planted with rocks and drift wood. A pH of around 7.0 should give you a good balance between males and females. Although Kribs will breed in a higher pH, the male to female ratio tends to lean more towards males the higher you go on the scale. Amateur www.amateurcichlids.com Soon to be part of www.fishaholics.org mine bred in a 29G tank that only had a 2' x 1' footprint they fended off the other fish fairly well although they were only mollies. > Has anyone ever bread Kribensis fish? What size tank should I use for 2 > kribs? Well, I've managed to breed successfuly the Krib several times in a aprox. 15 gal tank with lots of plants and caves. RAF |
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