Kribensis Advice Needed.

[Leedsboi86]

Hey everyone.

So I have had my Krib Pair just over a week now, They have been waiting Freeze Dried bloodworm and Flakes.
Anyway I noticed the Male keeps chasing the female around and today the females colour has become very intense.
She has a much darker area on her stomach and her yellow is showing alot more.

I assumed they were too young to breed but what are they doing?
The males colour is less intense but he still chases her.

Anything I should look out for?

 

[Truck]

id say its breeding behavior, but i maybe wrong

 

[Leedsboi86]

Been watching them for last few mins and this is what happen

Male chases female
female swims away
female comes back
more chasing
female hides in cave
female comes out
more chasing.

Her stomach has got some really nice red/purple colour now it's very intense.

Anything I should look out for?

 

[Truck]

ive never really kept kribs so i dont know, it just sounds like cichlid breeding behavoir

 

[Leedsboi86]

So what happens next?
shoudn't the male colour up?

 

[Mez]

Not really.
Sign a female is up for breeding is her belly area going bright purple. They will spawn in a cave or may even lay on wood/stone, will defend their offspring and chase any tankmates away, kribs are very dominant and protective parents.
Mez

 

[Leedsboi86]

There the only two in the tank, It's a 20G with no tankmates.
I figured they would wanna be alone.

She used to have a pale pinky belly but now it's gone a darker purpley pink

 

[Leedsboi86]

Forgot to ask

Why does he nip her somtimes when he chases her?
she alwayws comes back and he's never hurt her

just curious

 

[kribensis12]

They are Flirting. You will know when they breed by seeing her breeding tube lowering.

 

[Leedsboi86]

Breeding Tube?

 

[kribensis12]

Its a clear tube that lowers itself out of the Anus of the fish. The eggs and sperm come out of the tubes.

 

[Leedsboi86]

Oh lovely lol
How come the male has coloured up?

 

[kribensis12]

He either may not be a Male, or he has great Genes.

 

[Leedsboi86]

Hmm I think he's male
theres no pink on him at all.

Is there anyway to tell?

 

[kribensis12]

A pic would be nice. He is prob male, but with kribs, you never know.