Kribensis Digging Alot

[ReddSamurai]

hi, ive put my pair of kribs into my breeding tank and after a week they have dug pits everywhere, i have a couple questions about it though.
 
first is this directly associated with spawning or is it just general behavior.
 
secondly should i leave it as is, im due to clean the tank and id like to fill the pits up again.
 
and finally if they are breeding how can i tell, they have made 2 decent caves and i cant see in either, would it be a bad idea to lift the rock and pots up?
 
thanks

 

[fluttermoth]

Digging and making pits is general behaviour, not directly related to spawning. It's fine to fill them in; the kribs will enjoy digging new ones!

Best not to disturb the caves, even if you think they've spawned; it could upset the parents and cause them to eat the eggs or wrigglers. If they have bred, you'll know soon enough

 

[ReddSamurai]

Thanks for the info, another question is when do they start spawning. im not sure how old they are but the male is probably about 2inches and the female 1 and a half inches

 

[fluttermoth]

They probably need to grow a bit yet then.

I'm not exactly sure how big mine were (it's a lot of years ago now!), but the male must have been three inches and the female around two/two and a half.

 

[ReddSamurai]

ok do you reckon its safe then to move them back into the community tank as i think my pair of rams have befriended each other again and look ready too spawn and id like to put the pair of rams in the breeding tank