Krib

[J_acon]

I got a krib whos stomach is getting bigger everyday, also it has a red colour. Is very aggressive towards the other krib. But apart from that it looks very happy.

Is the big stomach a normal thing for a krib? coz the other one is thin.

Could it be sick?

 

[Colin_BC]

Is she actually attacking the other krib, or is she kind of flashing and vibrating in front of her? Sounds like she's may be getting in the mood.... Female Krib's always have a reddish/pinkish belly and the colours do greatly intensify when it is near breeding time. Is your other Krib a male or female, more importantly, do you know how to tell the difference between the two? How big is it's (hers)stomach getting? How long have you had it? Has this happened before? If it's not an egg-layden female, another (worst case) scenario is dropsy. Hopefully this isn't your case. Dropsy is often caused by poor husbandry (tank maintenance).

Colin

 

[longhorn13]

also, just for future reference, kribs are african cichlids...good luck though if yours do attempt to breed!

 

[J_acon]

I don't know if it's male or female. Can't even tell the difference. Is only her belly that's getting bigger and the fins are getting a purple colour too. I don't have a clue as to what the other Krib is. But the one with the red belly chases the other one whenever it sees him.

I just bought it last week.

 

[kaz petts]

Have you got any pics.
A female krib is quite small and gets a pink/red belly when, like Colin_bc mentioned, she is in the mood. A female krib looks a little bit like a ram but krib coloured (sorry not very descriptive!) A male krib is quite elongated in comparison to the female, the male also gets a slight pink tint to the belly region.
If your krib is kind of chasing but doing a kind of dance in front of the other one then it could be that you have a male and a female and that she is saying to the male hey look at me aren't i beautiful!
Do you have a place like a plant pot or cave where they can go out of the way of the other fish in the tank where eggs can be laid and be safe?

 

[Colin_BC]

Check this thread here for some pics of both gender of Krib's. I'd suggest having at least 4x 3" flower pots throughout the tank for caves. In the link I posted here, you can see in a couple of my pics how I place the flower pots upside down but dig into the substrate for a small opening. You want the opening maybe 1/2" big. The Krib's will go sideways to get in. In my tank, they have always chosen the pot with the smallest opening...

Colin

 

[619 Fish GOD]

The way to tell the difference betewn Male / female is that the chick has a red below and is shorter i think

see my post in breeding fish