Re: My krib won't spawn

[Kenny Poh <animator@singnet.com.sg>]

Hi John,

I was inspired by my friend's krib pair, which he placed in a 120gal tank
together with 20 angels, 12 rams, 12 apistos and about 100 rainbow fishes. The
male died shortly after the spawn and was left to the mum to raise the frys on
her own. She did a great job raising the frys, and fifty of them has reached
more than an inch !

I'm keeping mine in a 4 fter of about 90 gal, with 2 pairs of rams, 50
cardinals, 30 swordtails, 6 corys, 2 SAEs and 9 ottos. I'm not going to remove
the frys, just going to let nature takes its course and see if any frys survive
beyond an inch, by which time they should be safe. It sure helps with a heavily
planted tank.

Cheers,

Kenny



John Wubbolt wrote:

> Fun to watch kribs are for sure.  My pair would spawn and try to raise
> their fry in a 55 gallon community tank.    There are 8 young Aequidens
> Tetramerus, 4 Belontia Signata and a large Pleco in this tank along with
> the pair.   They would do well for about a week or so and then would
> start to have their fry picked off a few at a time by the other fish.
> So last week i decided that they hadn't spawned in almost 4 weeks, so I
> moved them to their own tank, set up  so they could spawn and raise
> their fry.   Just yesterday i notice the female had a clutch of eggs
> hanging from the roof of a cut off flower pot.   Shouldn't take long
> until they start toting around a clutch of fry.   Can't wait.    And who
> ever thinks watching a pair of Kribs with fry isn't fun, just doesn't
> know what they are missing.
>
> John
>
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