Krib Eggs?

[Bigd5482]

Since the other topic was mainly for sexing thought would be wise to make a new one for this. So I believe my two have got busy and the female is now protecting the cave and possibly eggs. She basically stays in the cave all the time comes out sometimes to chase a fish away or grab some food that is close but does not go far from the cave at all. The male will sometimes sit outside it otherwise he moves about the tank. Is it possible she is guarding eggs? I tried the flashlight thing but the problem is where the cave is located I can't see the top of the inside of the cave or the right hand side of it so from what I saw though on the gravel and the left hand wall and as far up as I could see I don't think I saw eggs. There were some brown spots but they didn't look like eggs so guess I will have to wait and see if she indeed is guarding eggs. How long does it take for them to bring the youngins out?

 

[kribensis12]

It can up to about 3-4 days to hatch. And another 3-4 to become free swimming. So, the earliest would be 6 days. The latest about 8. Depends on your tank temp. If you really want to check, just lift up the cave. She will freak out for about 10 secs, then go right back into teh cave and resume fanning the eggs. She sure seems like she is breeding though.

 

[CKutz]

mine just had fry..i just found out..kinda figured they were up to something though

my male has been in spawning mode for about a week..that seems a sure sign..by that i mean his colors are all really dark, they've become much more protective of their side of the tank..and i rarely saw the female.
my male viciously defends the territory from anyone...my gourami looks awful but he'll be ok.

good luck, hope you've got a plan for what to do..i've got a place that will take mine, but i've gotta figure out how i'm going to raise them to 1" yet.

 

[Bigd5482]

Well I can't see eggs when I look in the cave with a flashlight. I did a wc today and lifted cave nothing on top of it and couldn't see anything on the gravel now i was able to see most the top but I didn't lift it high to make sure I put it back down on same spot in case there is eggs. Is it possible the eggs dropped into the gravel? when I do shine the light in she goes like she's eating stuff off the bottom like maybe picking up eggs in her mouth maybe? She is still staying in the cave and chases any fish that gets close to it. The male's colors are not really dark so i don't know whats going on he for the most part will stay just outside the cave entrance but he swims around the tank and doesn't really seem to chase any fish off just the female. So I don't know whats going on and if there are actually eggs or she just is guarding the cave for when they do lay eggs lol. Any ideas or similar experiences with kribs?

 

[robbieswan]

Hi,
I have Kribs and all of what you have described is familiar..Kribs have to learn to be good parents, and I lost my first few fry to either other tankmates or the parents.....It may take a few attempts before the Kiribs nurture their young....I syphoned the free swimming into a seperate tank and now those fish are now havin babies of their own.
I would also avoid doing large water changes, do a few small ones instead

Good Luck

 

[Bigd5482]

Yeah I only did a 20% change just to clean the gravel up in parts of the tank and take a little of the tannins out from my driftwood and cause it was my normal weekly maintenance. I guess I'll have to just wait till early next week and see if she brings babies out with her to know if there are any eggs in there. She really doesn't come out much she may every now and then and swim a lap in the tank and go back into the cave so it still seems weird.

 

[CKutz]

hmm..if both the kribs are still swimming around the tank, then i think it's kinda unlikely as of right now. because my female rarely leaves the cave, and if she does she does not go far at all. the male is constantly around the outside chasing away anyone that comes into the kribs area. i don't think i've seen either fish on the other half of the tank in about a week.
no doubt though the two will pair up eventually.

i guess mine are just A+ parents haha, i bought them before the female was mature enough to breed probably, because she barely had any color for awhile, the color on her fins wasn't even showing well yet. as far as i know this is there first batch, and i must have like 30 babies at least.

keep your eye on them, i'm sure eventually you'll see them pairing up a bit more and becoming more territorial.

 

[kribensis12]

I think that they may be preparing to spawn. I can't think of anything else. Don't be afriad of doing nice big water changes. It only imporves thier chances of breeding.