Re: Kribs eating fry?

["Helen Burns" <hlnburns@thefree.net>]

Daniel,
I am 99 percent sure that the fry are still in tact.  The parents are not
stupid,  they will be keeping them well hidden at the present time from you.
Kribs are wonderful parents and are more than capable of defending their fry
from the other inhabitants.  You are doing the right thing leaving a night
light on, good for you.
Helen.


>My pair of Kribs spawned last week  (and in the process have dug a 3" deep
>bunker in my substrate)..  yesterday as I was trying to replant one of my
>crypts, that they had uprooted, I suddenly noticed a number of fry on top
of
>their "cave" (a broken pot) and on some near by leaves.  Just about the
time
>I saw them, so did the parents.  They both came over and scooped them all
up
>in their mouths.  I didn't see them spit them back out anywhere (I watched
>them for another three-five minutes), so did they eat them?   I have not
>seen any more fry since then... The parents are still hanging out around
the
>cave and  chasing any other fish away...  What are the chances that either
>the parents ate the fry, or that the other fish in the tank ate them? (I
>have been keeping a nitelight on over the tank at night.)  The other
>inhabitants of the tank are: 4 Cory cats, 5 SAE's, 3 Female Guppies, about
>10 guppy babies, about 6 Female Bettas, and two Otos... the Tank is pretty
>heavily planted.
>Thanks, Daniel



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