Krib 'kissing' Her Eggs?

[Jen]

Hey all, I'm new to krib breeding, as in I have a mated pair and just let them do whatever. From what I can tell, this is their second spawn. When I noticed the tell-tale behaviour last time, I found the eggs, but they were gone in the morning.

Luckily for me, the eggs are placed on the wall across from the opening, so I get to see what's going on in there. From what I see, it looks like she is kissing the eggs. I'm just hope she's not trying to eat them (again).

Is this normal?

 

[Fishy friend2]

Sound to me like she is eating them

 

[maxie]

she could be keeping them clean,,my female did that too but they hatched out ok.

 

[Jen]

They didn't make it through the night. It was only their second spawn, so hopefully better luck next time

 

[Fishy friend2]

Aww I'm so sorry. Did she eat them?

 

[Jen]

I can only think it was one of them. He's (still) far to protective of the cave. She's barely 7 months old, and he may be 9 months (in my tank anyway). I'm not trying to breed them, and don't know what I will do if the fry actually make it since I don't have another tank to grow them in. We'll just have to wait and see

 

[Fishy friend2]

Good luck!

 

[gregswimm]

When the female kribs 'kisses' the eggs she is generally blowing water over them to keep the eggs well circulated and clean. That's all I know from my reading

This thread is kinda old but what ever became of the eggs?

 

[Jen]

Well... I'm guessing I found the eggs very late in the game, since today I saw mama and papa swimming around with 10 little fry!! I couldn't believe it! I thought papa was still guarding the cave because he didn't know they were gone or something, but nope; he was doing his job. I took a few pictures, but they are so little you can't really see them, so I'll try tomorrow when I can get the tripod out and mount the flash a little better.

 

[FishFanatic04]

OOOOo... I wanna see! That's so neat, your male knew what he was doing.

 

[Jen]

They are so tiny, and hard to photograph! I was able to get a few pics, and even from yesterday they have changed!

(sorry for the dirtiness... I was planning on cleaning the tank today, but they have been feeding on the plant matter back there, so it will have to wait a while)

 

[FishFanatic04]

So cute!