Re: Help With Kribs...

[Curtis Matthiesen <curtisapisto@yahoo.ca>]

Mike,

So will the cave they dug out by the side of the slate
suffice or do I need to prepare the flowerpots?

RGDS & TIA

Curtis

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Curtis,

Based on their behavior, it appears that your Kribs
have bonded and are 
preparing to breed - if they haven't already. Digging
out a cave is a 
part of the spawning ritual used by Kribs. If you
didn't fill the pots 
at least partially with sand, then the pair didn't
consider them for 
breeding caves. It takes about a week after spawning
for the fry to 
become freeswimming.

good luck,

Mike Wise

Curtis Matthiesen wrote:

>Hi there,
>
>I have had a pair of kribs in a 25 gallon tank for
the
>past month or so.  
>
>Anyway I added a couple of flowerpots which I took
the
>advice from thekrib.com hoping that they would breed.
>
>Well it turns out that they didn't use the flowerpots
>for their cave instead they dug out their own from
the
>edge of the piece of slate that is in the tank as
>well.
>
>They both are in there at night and the female
>sometime stays in there during the day.
>
>What I'm wondering is if this is a sign that they're
>going to breed or how do I know that they're going to
>breed?  Also how long does it take for eggs and fry
to
>hatch?
>
>RGDS & TIA
>
>Curtis M.
>
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