I inherited an adolescent Krib a few weeks ago from my brother-in-law who has a healthily breeding pair. He's pretty good at all things fishy, and assured me it was a male. I got myself down to the pet store I use and asked them to order me a female - this arrived within the week and I figured my boy would be in for some good lovin'!
Anyway - the second Krib (the purchased one) is no longer with me
. I found it floating after probably a week or so. The pair showed an initial interest in each other, which then seemed to turn into a bit of harrasment towards the new arrival. The male is about 3 1/2" in length, whilst the female was a little smaller - probably 2 1/2" or 3". I got to thinking that either the sexing is correct and they just didn't get along, or maybe the original fish is a female - and if that were the case would they bicker so much that one died (in this case, the smaller)? I was under the impression that Kribs weren't overly bothered about who they pair up with, and that a larger male should be able to get a smaller female in line without too much fuss.
My question to you is this: I am wondering how I can definitively sex the surviving Krib. I would get you a picture but he's skulking in his cave. 'He' has pointed dorsal and caudal fins, but no eye spots on the caudal. Since the female I introduced had a more rounded caudal fin with no eye spot, and a shorter (less pointed) dorsal fin I was wondering what is the defining characteristic - pointed dorsal fin or presence/absence of eye spot(s)?
That was a long story for a simple question, wasn't it?!
(By the way, it's a 120 litre tank, all water properties are normal, the tank has adequate heating/filtration, and the tankmates include a few tetras (glowlight and black neon), a pair of swordtails with a few young uns, and a trio of corys)
Anyway - the second Krib (the purchased one) is no longer with me
. I found it floating after probably a week or so. The pair showed an initial interest in each other, which then seemed to turn into a bit of harrasment towards the new arrival. The male is about 3 1/2" in length, whilst the female was a little smaller - probably 2 1/2" or 3". I got to thinking that either the sexing is correct and they just didn't get along, or maybe the original fish is a female - and if that were the case would they bicker so much that one died (in this case, the smaller)? I was under the impression that Kribs weren't overly bothered about who they pair up with, and that a larger male should be able to get a smaller female in line without too much fuss.My question to you is this: I am wondering how I can definitively sex the surviving Krib. I would get you a picture but he's skulking in his cave. 'He' has pointed dorsal and caudal fins, but no eye spots on the caudal. Since the female I introduced had a more rounded caudal fin with no eye spot, and a shorter (less pointed) dorsal fin I was wondering what is the defining characteristic - pointed dorsal fin or presence/absence of eye spot(s)?
That was a long story for a simple question, wasn't it?!
(By the way, it's a 120 litre tank, all water properties are normal, the tank has adequate heating/filtration, and the tankmates include a few tetras (glowlight and black neon), a pair of swordtails with a few young uns, and a trio of corys)
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