Kribensis

[Aqua Duck]

Sorry for hijacking but how big are the fry once they're 'released' from the protection of their parents? I want to put a pair in my 40 gallon setup (containing platies), but don't actually want to keep any fry that may come my way; I'd rather just keep the pair and have any fry 'naturally' eaten as it were.

 

[kribensis12]

Well, it can be anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months. It depends on how long the parents want to take care of them before they want to breed again.

 

[mattbond]

cud someone help me out with the fish shop question? please?

 

[Davo86]

cud someone help me out with the fish shop question? please?

small privately run stores might buy them from you, although IMO most will only offer to take them off your hands for nothing in return.
chain stores won't be interested in buying fish although the odd store may take 1 batch of you, again for nothing in return.

 

[mattbond]

cud someone help me out with the fish shop question? please?

small privately run stores might buy them from you, although IMO most will only offer to take them off your hands for nothing in return.
chain stores won't be interested in buying fish although the odd store may take 1 batch of you, again for nothing in return.

would you reccommend selling them separately? how many baby kribs survive in the average krib batch?

 

[kribensis12]

Depends on how well you take care of them, and how many you cull.

 

[mattbond]

why would i "cull" any of them, surely thats a bit barbaric? i would like them to live under my care lol

 

[kribensis12]

Because, if you dont, your being a irresponsible breeder. If the fish has a deformed tail, cull it. Unless you are going ot keep it, selling it would be bad. The genes giving it the deformed tail can pass on, and it may produce more like that, flooding the hobby with deformed fish. Also, the tail may be bad for the fish. It may have swimming problems, causing it to be bullied. This is the same thing with Deformed gill plates, mouthes ect. Or if it grows really slow.

 

[mattbond]

i spose, but surely fish like that wont survive to breed anyway?

 

[kribensis12]

It will, it just wont be doing the hobby a favor.

 

[mattbond]

rite, do kribensis male display at all?

 

[kribensis12]

As in?

 

[mattbond]

As in?

well i just saw my friends male cockatoo apistogramma display, his dorsal fin shot right up and he shimmied in front of his female, do male kribs do anything similar?

 

[kribensis12]

Females will bend their body into a U shape trying to show off their bellies. The males will usually stick all their fins out and stay still, and let the female check them out.

 

[mattbond]

how much do you know about rosy tetras? will they be alrite with the kribs?