Very Exciting! Kribensis Spawning Caught On Tape!

[fatheadminnow]

I just so happen to wonder in my room right in the middle of my Kribensis spawning!

Oh yeah!

Check out the video! Sorry, it is a bit blurry.



-FHM

 

[star4]

thats lovely to see, nice Kribs you have

 

[kribensis12]

Your lucky! I have never witnessed my kribs laying eggs. You have a beautiful female! The males not to shabby himself!

 

[fatheadminnow]

Thanks a lot! I know, I just walked into the room to check on them and I saw it happen!

They were at it for about 2-3 hours! No joke! I could not believe it when I walked in an hour later and they were still going at it!

I guess it takes a long time for her to lay all her eggs! It looks like there a lot of eggs this time! I am hoping for over 50 eggs, if not more!

-FHM

 

[kribensis12]

She looks big enought to lay up to 150 eggs, in my opinnion.

 

[fatheadminnow]

She looks big enought to lay up to 150 eggs, in my opinnion.

Wow, that's awesome!

I really hope she laid a lot of them then!

All I know is there are A LOT of eggs in the cave where she laid... too many for me to count. I will just have to wait and see how many babies there are when they are free swimming!

Thanks for the reply!

-FHM

 

[fatheadminnow]

The eggs are beginning to hatch and enter the "Wiggle" state...lol.

Should be free swimming in about 5 days.

-FHM

 

[kribensis12]

5 days? It should only take 3. Everytime I breed fish, within 7 days of spawning, there are fry swimming all over the place.

 

[fatheadminnow]

5 days? It should only take 3. Everytime I breed fish, within 7 days of spawning, there are fry swimming all over the place.

Oh, well the last two batches it has taken exactly 5 days for the fry to become free-swimming?

IDK... I guess we will see within 5 days, not at 5 days...lol.

-FHM

 

[kribensis12]

I bet that they were free swimming at 3 days., When they first become free swimming, they don't swim much. They kinda hover.

 

[fatheadminnow]

That could be it.

Thanks!

-FHM

 

[kribensis12]

Your welcome! Hey, how far away fo you live frome Champaign, IL?

 

[Paradise3]

Congratz on your new eggs/wrigglers.
Just to ask which species of (breeding) cichlid would i be able to have in a 2ft tank. I was told i could have a pair of kribensis and not that i don't like them but i would like a different pair. Thanks in advance.

 

[fatheadminnow]

Congratz on your new eggs.
Just to ask which species of (breeding) cichlid would i be able to have in a 2ft tank. I was told i could have a pair of kribensis and not that i don't like them but i would like a different pair. Thanks in advance.

For a 2 foot tank, a pair of Kribensis would be perfect, other than that, there are really not many other kinds of Cichlids you could keep in a 2 foot tank other than some Rams.

@Krib, It says 8 hours and 7 minutes...lol... according to mapquest.

-FHM

 

[kribensis12]

Ohhh. There is a Auction in Champaign and I figuerd you'd be interested.