Loaches with kribs?

[parker313]

I have a 46gal tank with the residents that are in my signature. The kribs have been really aggressive towards my cory cats and I used to have 10, but only have 3 left. The kribs aren't killing the cories, but won't let them come out to eat so the poor cories are starving

I like loaches though and was wondering if yoyo loaches would be braver and would stand up to the kribs?

 

[fishman 1]

The trouble you have is the kribs are just doing what kribs do. In fact all cichlids like to have their own terratory, especially when you have a pair.

What you might find if you add the loaches is that the kribs will be getting the pasting instead.

How big is the tank you have?
One pair of kribs normally require about a 2' tank in size for their terratory. If you put a cave up one end of your tank for the pair it might give your cory's a break down the other end.

All the best.

 

[wrs]

his tank is 46 gallons, it says right there in the signature.


I would think that they would be okay together. If some can live with Mbuna, why not some kribs.

 

[Wyld-Fyre]

Guess what? I have Kribs, Peppered Cory's AND Yo-Yo's......so I think I can help you out here.

Kribs are territorial and will be aggressive towards any fish that they think are competition. This mostly means ANY fish that live in the same level of the tank as they do. Cories often are on the receiving end of this aggression.

Yo-yo's won't be harmed, attacked or budged. In fact, the Kribs seem to ignore them completely. Secondly, they seem to have some sort of symbiotic relationship. The Yo-Yo's, hunt and find food to then have it stolen by the Kribs!

Don't know if other types of loaches are okay with Kribs though. Yo-Yo's are the perfect tank companion to Kribs.

(Love Yo-Yo's )

 

[parker313]

Thanks for the input.

Yup, the tank is a 46 gallon. The problem is that the kribs seem to have staked out the center of the tank as THEIRS. I have a large fake log decoration in the center with a cave like opening at the bottom left. I didn't even know it was really there til the kribs dug out the sand and revealed it So, I can't really move the log b/c it's the centerpiece of the tank.

The cories I have left seem to be fending OK for themselves as of right now. As long as they're with me, I wouldn't add any other bottom feeders b/c I wouldn't want to add even MORE competition for the food that falls.

I'm really happy with the setup I have now (even if the serpaes are a bit nippy for my angel) and want to proceed very carefully before I add in anything else.

The kribs I have are a M/F pair. They haven't spawned yet (at least not that I've seen evidence of) but are *very* territorial and protective of their space.

Thanks again for the input!
--Kristin

 

[fishman 1]

wrs

his tank is 46 gallons, it says right there in the signature.

To see the tank volume in gallons mean sqat to me. Are they US gallons or UK gallons?? This is one reason why I asked if the tank is 2' long.
The other reason is that if the tank is deep it might only have a small base eg. 18"x12". This is why it is sometimes important for the dimentions. Alternatively the tank could be shallow and the base of the tank be more than 2'.

The kribs I have are a M/F pair. They haven't spawned yet (at least not that I've seen evidence of) but are *very* territorial and protective of their space.

Having bred kribs for a considerable time i would say that it will not be long before you have some results. All the signs are there with what you have said.

I have 2 skunk botias in my 6'x2'x2' and they have shown considerabe agression to the kribs i have.

The trouble with the cave thingy in the middle of the tank is that the whole tank needs to be there terratory. If they had set up at one end you would of possibly had some retreat for the corys that was not in their space.

 

[parker313]

You're right - I was thinking gallons too, not dimensions. The tank is 46US gallons so 38 imperial gallons. It's 36" long x 20" tall x 13" "deep". It's a bowfront, so that 13" is at the ends, the bow is another couple of inches out from there, about 15" from the back.

I'll probably just skip the loaches for now to be fair to everyone, thank you for the insight

--Kristin