Re: new to kribs

["L. Boorman" <lisab@netrover.com>]

Hi Josh,

    I really think your male kribs are too young to be interested in
spawning yet. Mine are usually about 2" before they show interest in the
females. Females do actually start breeding at a smaller size than males
usually do. I even had one of my pairs spawn in a community 100g tank,
filled with tetras, barbs, and catfish of different types. I had 4 survive
and have reached approx. 1" now :)  The parents really look after the
babies. Just for your information, my male is about 4" long and the female
is about 3". Make sure you have lots of hiding/spawning spots for them.
Teresa's suggestion of flower pots for spawning sites is what I use too.
Good luck with your kribs,

Lisa


----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Restad" <josh.restad@poboxes.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: new to kribs


> 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
> >
> >
>
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