Kribensis Breeding Tips?

[Paradise3]

I've done everything I can think of to help my kribs breed, they have 6 different places to choose from. 5 caves and some mopani wood that is brilliant for them to breed under.

I'm doing weekly waterchanges, there's a lot of plants and the tank is 3ft. The filter is cycled, the temp is 28c. They're dancing and shimmying at each other, the female is doing the classic chase and show off but the male is just ignoring her, even going for her at times... The female isn't aggressive to him she just wants to breed so when he ignores her she gives up for a bit and then the male chases her and nips her... He's not done any damage but it looks so aggressive...

Ideas?

 

[hensonc4098]

How long have they been together? Sometimes it just needs a little time...

 

[Paradise3]

How long have they been together? Sometimes it just needs a little time...

A good 6-7 months...

And they're both coloured up and about 2" long...

 

[Aqua Marine]

Krib's don't automatically breed if there is one female and a male. It may be he simply doesn't find her attractive, thats why 'proven' pairs of kribs sell for more than a duo of kribs.

 

[Paradise3]

There were 4 in there and I got rid of the other 2 as these 2 wouldn't stop chasing them...
I started with 4 and ended up with 2 females and 2 males, these 2 paired up apparently and nearly killed the other 2 so I had to get rid of them...

 

[Aqua Marine]

Okay so it sounds as if they are paired up nicely, they are generally aggressive to other fish/territorial when they are in spawning season. You will notice the female's belly go very deep red when she is ready to lay eggs. TBH they may have already laid several batches of eggs but eaten them before they got to become fry due to stress or lack of parental knowledge. My first pair of kribs took nearly a year before they, successfully, produced their first batch of fry. You may have to be patient.

 

[Paradise3]

Okay so it sounds as if they are paired up nicely, they are generally aggressive to other fish/territorial when they are in spawning season. You will notice the female's belly go very deep red when she is ready to lay eggs. TBH they may have already laid several batches of eggs but eaten them before they got to become fry due to stress or lack of parental knowledge. My first pair of kribs took nearly a year before they, successfully, produced their first batch of fry. You may have to be patient.

Well she's doing the whole go purple and black and the male is colouring up in response, both are about 2" long and I've never seen them even disappear for a few days or so. They're always out and about, they go in the caves for a few mins but then they're back out again. Also if the male is in a cave and the female ges in they both colour up and then he chases her back out while she's trying to show off...
I have a quick video actually, let me try to upload it.

 

[Nutbeam]

what PH is the tank water?

 

[Paradise3]

Got it

This is what they're doing...


Added via Photobucket unfortunately

It's at 6.4...

 

[Paradise3]

This is the best I can do fr anyone who can't load Photobucket up... You'll have to load Youtube up instead. I can't seem to embed the video into this...

http/youtu.be/tIpG8vM-tk0

 

[Paradise3]

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlfRLS9zGvA

Video taken today.