hey thanks for the reply. almost right after I wrote that message one of the females really started to get interested in finding a nesting spot. She is now doing her "dance" to the males but both seem uninterested, I think they are too young. The female has also gotten more territorial, chasing the other female out of her new home ----- Original Message ----- From: <TD7894@aol.com> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 4:44 PM Subject: Re: new to kribs > Hello, no one replied to your post so I decided to give you my two cents. I > have a pair of kribs myself and they are much larger than yours. My male is > about four inches long and the female three. They are in a twenty long and > they lay eggs often but they do not raise their young for me. I have seen > wigglers (baby fish in larval stage) once or twice but one of the parents is > eating them. Kribs are notoriously easy to breed. I'd say if you feed yours > well with some live and or frozen foods, you will see breeding behavior soon. > Remember to give them some flower pots to nest in and be prepared to move > the non-breeding pair if things get too ugly. Thanks, Teresa > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. > Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto > Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader