Recent content by jimiminy

Gravel is best, if you have sand, when you come to vacum it, you will lost a lot. Sand also needs regular stirring to prevent things growing in there. Definately keep the pump on all the time, stagnant water is particularly bad for your fish as waster wont be taken out. The water should be...

Sometimes you wont notice they have been born at all because the other fish see the fry as a sort of delicacy! So you have to be quick and have somewhere to put the fry to save them getting eaten!

Self explanatory title really! Ive got 2 tanks atm, one with guppies and platies and the other has my kribs and some other fish. Can the breeding pair of kribs move safely into the other tank? Will they chase the other fish, some are v. small fry, just big enough to not get eaten by their own kind.

(Also in new world chiclids. ooops!) I bought these kribs a couple of weeks ago and I was told they are a male and female. But after some research I'm not so sure! I reckon they are 2 females. http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t123/jimiminy/Fish017.jpg...

The photos dont really show it, but they both have rounded fins, your male has pointy elongated ones. Also they arent very friendly towards eachother at the moment. The one with the redder belly chases the other one and takes all the best hiding places! Possibly a case of 1 female asserting her...

I bought these kribs a couple of weeks ago and I was told they are a male and female. But after some research I'm not so sure! I reckon they are 2 females. http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t123/jimiminy/Fish017.jpg http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t123/jimiminy/Fish002.jpg...