Krib question

[wrs]

when do the females start to develop the red stomachs? Like what size?

 

[jflowers]

I have one that is 2" long and has a lovely pink tummy and thats 2" at most, so possibly smaller.

Jon

 

[wrs]

aw, i thought my little one was getting red on her, it must have just be a reflectin from the pots.

they need that red to breed though, right?

 

[jflowers]

Sorry I think you misunderstood, Mine have the pink glow and are only 2", but thats the size I got them, so they may go pink earlier. How big are yours?

[EDIT: Just had a look at one of my books and it states... Breeds at 2".. 8 Months old... may be conditioned on bloodworm and daphinia]

Jon

 

[wrs]

mine is like 1 inch.

 

[aberdeen aquarist]

the red stomach comes from condition not size, she is telling the male she is ready to have babies!!

 

[wrs]

oh, that would be nice, lol. but i dont even think that they like eachother. nor do i think that theyve paired up. And i didnt condition them either, i neve knew you had to. Only thought it was bettas. and isnt 1 inch to small?

 

[aberdeen aquarist]

the female will develop the red belly from a good diet and good water quality.
and 1 inch isn't too small for the female, but the male needs to be larger, maybe 2 1/2 inches to withstand the volatile temperament of the female.

 

[wrs]

i checked her out 1 minute ago, and she is gettin red! id hope theyde breed soon. the male is 2.5 inchs exact. but the only think is there are corries in the tank. i dont want them to hurt them in anyway if they breed.

 

[Colin_BC]

I had some (not a lot) of my 4 month old fry already displaying a pinkish belly. I just sold 45 of them to a LFS on Saturday and still have 20 left from that brood.

Colin

 

[wrs]

wow, that is alot of fry! i cant wait till they have theirs, lol. i want to get some money from them.

 

[Colin_BC]

wow, that is alot of fry! i cant wait till they have theirs, lol. i want to get some money from them.

(not to be taken as rude )

Don't get your hopes up on getting too much for them. I can get between $1-$2 each, depending on size. Mind you this store typically sells them at $4 each unless they are a nice size and colour. Right now I'm changing my breeding focus to endler's (got 2M/3F from a breeder) and apisto's, cacatuoides in particular. The cacatuoides have always been my goal, but I've only recently acquired them after much searching.

Colin

 

[wrs]

i know, my lfs will give 1 dollar each, but if they have 80-120 babies, and 80 survive, that is $80. Then I use that money to order some nice are rare shellies for my 5.5. Breed them and start to makesome real money, lol.
Btw, i want to have my own store one day and breed all the fish myself, so i want to start now, lol.