Breeding Kribs I Got Some Questions

[bae1994]

im looking into breeding kribs

answer as many as you can pleeze
if its only one answer then its fine

1: would a 2ft by 12 inch by 15 inch tank be ok
2: how often do they breed
3; what do i keep them eg a pair or what
4: can the fry stay in with the parents and survive
5: do they or the fry have to have live food constantly
6: how long would it take for them to be at sellable size
7: would sand be ok
8: could i just have a terracotta pot and then a piece of wood so i can get the fry easily

 

[markandhisfish]

1: would a 2ft by 12 inch by 15 inch tank be ok if its just for the kribs and nothing else id say just about big enough but 3 foot would be better
2: how often do they breed mine used to breed every few weeks
3; what do i keep them eg a pair or what just a pair
4: can the fry stay in with the parents and survive the fry can stay with the parents for a while after which the parents will turn on them

5: do they or the fry have to have live food constantly liquifry or crushed flake is good food for fry
6: how long would it take for them to be at sellable size cant answer this 1 mine were in a cichlid community and ther fry never used to survive altho a point to make is that there are loads of kribs on the market already so if you plan on breeding to sell perhaps a different species would be better
7: would sand be ok sand is fine
8: could i just have a terracotta pot and then a piece of wood so i can get the fry easily should be fine id have some plant cover too tho

 

[bae1994]

ok can you think of any fish that would be ok in that tank with the fry untill the fry are big enough the filter will be a fluval 4 +

and i can only have a 2ft tank

maybe a small 40 litre tall aswell for the fry for when there was just fry

 

[markandhisfish]

if you want to raise the fry they should be in a tank on their own as pretty much anything would eat them

 

[meguro]

maybe look into apistogramma? or some sort of dwarf acara (not sure about this)?

also kribs are old world =)

 

[bae1994]

ok thanks may try at some multies shell dwellers

 

[ALW]

maybe look into apistogramma? or some sort of dwarf acara (not sure about this)?

also kribs are old world =)

Yep agreed