Kribensis Help Needed?

[rocknurworld2006]

hi i got three kribs today and 2 of them are one kind and the other is the common one you see

the 2 i got together were put in tank first they seem to have kind of made their teritory and then

the common one is a female i think, she has a bright pink belly!

the problem is one of the first two i put in (the bigger one) attacks any of the two that come into his teritory.
and the female keeps going to him, like she wants to be with him cause she doesnt bother with the other one. so im worried that something might happen

to add to this problem i think she is pregnant, she has a big round belly!!
there were two of them left a male and female i think but i only took her do you think i should of took the male as well could he possibly be the father??

Can anyone help me on what to do about her been pregnant will the other kribs eat the young and will she even give birth??

thanks

 

[sarah86]

hi i got three kribs today and 2 of them are one kind and the other is the common one you see

the 2 i got together were put in tank first they seem to have kind of made their teritory and then

the common one is a female i think, she has a bright pink belly!

the problem is one of the first two i put in (the bigger one) attacks any of the two that come into his teritory.
and the female keeps going to him, like she wants to be with him cause she doesnt bother with the other one. so im worried that something might happen

to add to this problem i think she is pregnant, she has a big round belly!!
there were two of them left a male and female i think but i only took her do you think i should of took the male as well could he possibly be the father??

Can anyone help me on what to do about her been pregnant will the other kribs eat the young and will she even give birth??

thanks

Im not a fish expert and a beginner too but kribs dont get pregnant, they lay eggs. One of my females always has a bright purple belly that looks larger than the other but that is because she is the boss and the other one hasnt coloured up so much. Also i dont know if im right in saying but you should keep them in pairs, if you have a male and female that pair off then they will bully the other. are you sure of their sexes? i wasnt when i got mine and ended up with 2 females which is why one bullies the other.
I hope ive got this right, hopefully someone who knows a bit more than me will either be able to correct me or help out

 

[Jules H-T]

Not sure what you mean by "common" and "one kind".

You sure you've not just got 2 males and a female? Females have red bellies that get bright blood red when they are feeling a bit jiggy, and a lot of yellow.

Males are larger, squarer, greyer, with almost horizontal mottled brownish stripes running back down their bodies. Their dorsal fins and tails also point back further and are longer than the female's.

If you have got 2 males and a female, then perhaps one of the males and the female will pair off. They will then go for the other one. At that point I'd probably take the other one back, although if you have a big (4ft+) tank then you'll be OK.

To start with, my pair seemed to be friends one minute, chasing each other and fighting the next. I think this is usual to start with. They now stick together like glue ever since they had babies (which as correctly mentioned earlier come from eggs).

You can tell when they are going to lay eggs because they'll find somewhere quiet in a hiding place, and stay there for days. They will chase off anything that goes near them. Then look closely under the belly of the female, the babies swim about under her. They are tiny to start with, really tiny- you could easily miss them or hoover them up if you don't check carefully. A little pointer- the closer to the ground the mother is, the tighter in the babies will go. The higher up, the further the babies will spread out and explore.

Good water quality is essential for kribs to breed, if you keep on top of that you can't really go wrong.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

Not sure what you mean by "common" and "one kind".

You sure you've not just got 2 males and a female? Females have red bellies that get bright blood red when they are feeling a bit jiggy, and a lot of yellow.

Males are larger, squarer, greyer, with almost horizontal mottled brownish stripes running back down their bodies. Their dorsal fins and tails also point back further and are longer than the female's.

If you have got 2 males and a female, then perhaps one of the males and the female will pair off. They will then go for the other one. At that point I'd probably take the other one back, although if you have a big (4ft+) tank then you'll be OK.

To start with, my pair seemed to be friends one minute, chasing each other and fighting the next. I think this is usual to start with. They now stick together like glue ever since they had babies (which as correctly mentioned earlier come from eggs).

You can tell when they are going to lay eggs because they'll find somewhere quiet in a hiding place, and stay there for days. They will chase off anything that goes near them. Then look closely under the belly of the female, the babies swim about under her. They are tiny to start with, really tiny- you could easily miss them or hoover them up if you don't check carefully. A little pointer- the closer to the ground the mother is, the tighter in the babies will go. The higher up, the further the babies will spread out and explore.

Good water quality is essential for kribs to breed, if you keep on top of that you can't really go wrong.

if i put some pics on would you be able to sex them possibly??

 

[Jules H-T]

if i put some pics on would you be able to sex them possibly??

I reckon so.

 

[DarkEntity]

3 Kribs in one tank is a disaster waiting to happen. As mentioned if you can get images of all 3 we can sex them (although its a doddle to do yourself) Kribs are like normal humans 1 male to 1 female

 

[rocknurworld2006]

here are the photos:

these two i bought together

1) This is the one that chases the others and any other fish for that matter if it comes anywhere near this cave

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2)this one stays in the corner of the tank mostly

http/i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/r.../Photo-0026.jpg

3)this one i bought today i think is a female she goes about happily but keeps wanting to be with the territorial one(1), but he keeps chasing her away, doesnt pay much attention to the other one(2).

http/i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/r.../Photo-0011.jpg
http/i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/r.../Photo-0015.jpg

regards chris

 

[DarkEntity]

You have 2 males and 1 female. Return a Male or the larger one will kill him.

 

[rocknurworld2006]

You have 2 males and 1 female. Return a Male or the larger one will kill him.

which male do you think i should return the large very teritorial one or the more placid one, the female takes more interest in the large teritorial one but he chases her away and wants nothing to do with her??

 

[DarkEntity]

It makes no difference tbh.

 

[Scotty001]

It makes no difference tbh.

as dark-entity said it doesn't make too much difference but in kribs world to the female BIGGER IS BETTER !! ;-) if the female doesn't like a male or they arnt a good pair she will keep chasing him off. when she lays eggs he male will also guard them and attack anything that comes too close, not normally enough to cause damage to your other fish, just enough to warn them that there getting too close.

 

[Spooky76]

I had 2 cribs in my 200l tank and they didnt get on, was hard to tell the genders at the time, lfs said 1 male 1 female but I think it was 2 males. I had to split them up, they used to fight non stop and it stressed out my other fish.

I now only have 1 in each and they are absolutely fine, never bother the other fish and I do have rams in each tank too.

If you want some more help, you might be better posting in the cichlid section .... they know their cichlids in there

 

[rocknurworld2006]

ok done as you told me and now smaller male has now been returned i isolated him before i took him as the other kribs stressed him out and now the large male and female have made a pair, they are now quite teritorial of other fish. i know they are easily to breed and chaos can happen in tank for other fish! i would like to breed and i was told that the female eats their first brood. if they do breed what can i do with the young as no lfs would take them???

 

[Jules H-T]

if they do breed what can i do with the young as no lfs would take them???

Well that's the problem. I'm leaving it down to natural predation to take care of it, although little Rolo proves even that isn't always a good solution. I have considered splitting the pair.

 

[indigoj]

If your Kribs are in a community tank then most of the fry will get eaten anyway. I have 2 of my first brood and 5 of my second brood left! My loaches and rainbow fish were the worst fry munchers!

They will not always eat their first brood, usually it happens in very young fish or if they feel threatened.

I am going to separate my kribs into their own tank before they breed again as my LFS's will take them but I know I am lucky with that.

They will get pretty aggressive, they have shredded a few fins caring for their young, just make sure there are plenty of hidey holes for your other fish!