Re: [GSAS-Member] Name That Cichlid

[dave@cheapfishstuff.com]

> Kribs (i find i have breeding problems, female puts a pounding on the
> male.)

I'm breeding kribs as a hobby and currently have 5 batches of fry at
various stages of development (maybe 180 total).  My youngest pair just
had their first set out of the cave today!

I've been successful keeping the breeding pairs each in a 10 gallon tank
with a fair amount of cover.  I put 2-3 caves and some plants (typically
fake) arranged around the tank so as to make sure there is no straight
line-of-sight between any 2 cave entrances.

In general, I've seen the parents be quite cooperative and coexist nicely,
but I've occasionally seen one or the other decide that the other parent
is a threat and insist they not be near the fry.  In these situations, the
other caves/plants provide good protection and keep everyone calmer.

It's been a while since I kept more aggressive (Malawan, Tanganyikan)
cichlids, although, again, with lots of cover and very few straight lines
of sight, I didn't have too much hostility in the tanks.

I was able to get the following to coexist in a 30 gallon tank (lots and
lots of cover!)

Demasoni
Mbuna
Auratus
Johanni

Obviously, as always, "YMMV"

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