Kribensis Behaviour

[Guppi32011]

Hi i've posted a few times on here about kribensis. I'm just wondering do kribs calm down after a few days when introduced in a new tank cos my 3 kribs (2 female, 1 male) particularly the one female chases the other female and male off every time. However i did just notice that the other female does a sort of dance to the male. She also done this to the female and she stopped harrassing her for a short while.

 

[Fish Guy]

That's cichlids for you. They'll be fine aslong as the ones getting bullied have a place to hide or retreat. What kind of layout do you have in your tank? It's good to have a few caves around so the Kribs can make up territories. " Dancning" can be breeding behavoir or intimidation, hard to say most times. If they do plan on breeding you'll see a male and female hang out a good bit, usually near a cave. Then you'll notice that you havn't seen the female for a few days, then you may noticed she has a bunch of fry in that particular cave.

 

[Guppi32011]

That's cichlids for you. They'll be fine aslong as the ones getting bullied have a place to hide or retreat. What kind of layout do you have in your tank? It's good to have a few caves around so the Kribs can make up territories. " Dancning" can be breeding behavoir or intimidation, hard to say most times. If they do plan on breeding you'll see a male and female hang out a good bit, usually near a cave. Then you'll notice that you havn't seen the female for a few days, then you may noticed she has a bunch of fry in that particular cave.

I have alot of hiding spots here are some pics do you think the layout is ok? Also the male has started hanging around the cave is that a good sign for breeding?

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[Fish Guy]

What size is your tank? If the female is in the cave and the male is haning around out front it could be that they have eggs. Keep an eye on them over the next few days, if niether leave the cave enterance it looks good. If they do happen to breed be aware that they will start giving the others in the tank a hard time while defending their brood.