Kribensis - I Think? - Help Lol

[HNL_FISH]

Hay Peeps,

Can anyone help me at all please?!?!?!...I have recently got a pair of Kribensis a male and female!!!
Apparently this breed of fish are easy breeders is this true and how can you tell if they are mating what are the signs??? also where will she lay the eggs and how long b4 they hatch?

Cheers HNL_FISH

 

[HNL_FISH]

Also just read that they ley the eggs in pots and things, can the ley in the sand and if there in a community tank will the eggs be ok or will they get eaten or frightened off by the male & Female!!!???

Thanks again anyone!!!

 

[Carlovel1]

They are easy breeders, but this does not mean they will breed straight away it will take some months till both kribs are 'ripe'
Behavior of breeding includes:
Both krib's colours brightening up, the female developing a very dark purple round belly
The female wiggling her tail at the mail
Frequently chasing eachother around the tank.
Choosing a cave as a home
The male will guard the cave while the female finds food, and visa versa
Both kribs will suck in gravel from inside the cave and spit it in the entrance to make the inside bigger and the entrace smaller.
Thats all I can think of.

Also just read that they ley the eggs in pots and things, can the ley in the sand and if there in a community tank will the eggs be ok or will they get eaten or frightened off by the male & Female!!!???

Thanks again anyone!!!

The eggs will be defended by the parents and they wont lay eggs in the open sand

 

[HNL_FISH]

They are chasing already big time him more than her
She is a purple/dark red underneath
I have no pot or anything but hiding places & wood where there is a kind of bridge where they might be able to go, plently of plants and so on!!!
And she is wiggling her tail at him alot!!! only had them in the tank 24 hours!!!

 

[fish48]

they ley the eggs in the roof of a cave or in a flower pots. they are good parents and dont normally eat threre eggs or fry they will protect there young and if you have smallish fish in with them they will be almost continuously chased up to one end of the tank

 

[Carlovel1]

Wow, you've passed the hard part then.
Ive found that slate caves tend to work the best for breeding, I dont think they will lay their eggs on the wood bridge thing.

 

[HNL_FISH]

cheers people, anymore tips or anything for me???

 

[Carlovel1]

Keep the water clean as dirty water prevents them breeding and is also bad for the babies

 

[HNL_FISH]

Cheers anymore tips?