Re: new to kribs

["Josh Restad" <josh.restad@poboxes.com>]

ya that is what I as thinking too, too bad for the female, she seems really
ready, guess she will have to wait for them to grow up.
----- Original Message -----
From: "L. Boorman" <lisab@netrover.com>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: new to kribs


> 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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