Kribensis

[fatheadminnow]

Okay... then yes... they are about the same size as my Kribs, which means, my Kribs should lay around as many eggs as yours lays.

-FHM

 

[kribensis12]

That would make sense, but it also depends on how much protien they are eating, and how old the female is. The older females lay more eggs.

 

[fatheadminnow]

Yeah, the female is not that old I don't think? I feed Frozen Brine Shrimp once or twice a week.

-FHM

 

[kribensis12]

Frozen Brine shrimp alon are almost nutritionless. Now, if they have been gutloaded with Sprinula, then they are actually worth the price. If not, it won't do much.

 

[fatheadminnow]

Thanks for letting me know that!

Let me ask you this then:

What kind of foods do you feed your breeding pair of Kribs?

-FHM

 

[star4]

Yeah congratulations on the eggs!. My male has dug a pit under a peice of bogwood, but I dont think the female is anywhere near ready yet she is tiny compared to him, although he is near 4" he is the biggest krib I have ever seen!

 

[kribensis12]

My krib is about that size as well! The female is still guarding the cave, and the male just swims around it in circles. So, I am assuming the eggs are fertile.

 

[kribensis12]

So, I believe I have wrigglers. I can see the bottom of the cave, and she is spending an awful a lot of time picking at the ground, which I am assuming is covered in wrigglers, hence her picking at the ground.

 

[fatheadminnow]

Congrats dude!

-FHM

 

[kribensis12]

Thanks! The female has been moving back and forth to a new cave, and now she is defeding the new cave. I have a feeling she moved the wrigglers. She has been playing the flirt game with the male all night. I don't know what's she trying to accomplish. But she sure is beautiful!

 

[fatheadminnow]

I bet dude, their colors are spectacular when they are in spawning mode!

Yeah, my female does the same thing...move the eggs all over the place...lol...

-FHM

 

[star4]

Hey congratulations wrigglers nice to be able to see the development.

 

[kribensis12]

Thanks. Well, I have noticed the kribs ignoring the caves more and more, and them just swimming around in all the caves. So, I checked, and no babies. I can't find them anywhere. I guess they were either eaten, or they never hatched.

 

[craig855s]

Probably got eaten. I lost my first brood in the wriggler stage (pretty sure it was via the snails, a large MTS was in the nest and i think that ate them all)

My second brood went well though and 12 hatched out, 2 remain now,2 months later, the parents have tried again,unsuccessfully,and will be trying again any day now. Meanwhile the first 2 fry are doing really well and are never with their parents any more really

 

[fatheadminnow]

Thanks. Well, I have noticed the kribs ignoring the caves more and more, and them just swimming around in all the caves. So, I checked, and no babies. I can't find them anywhere. I guess they were either eaten, or they never hatched.

Sorry to hear about this Krib!

I think I may have a couple very small snails in my Krib tank, would this oppose a threat to my eggs? I mean these snails are really small.

My female is about ready to lay again! I have never seen her so fat with eggs before!

-FHM