Kribensis?

[fry_forever!]

Hey guys. I got a female kribensis about 3 weeks ago for my 17 gallon aquarium. She's been simply flourishing, and she is showing bright coloring. I was looking at her today though, and I noticed how extended her dorsal and anal fin was. Could this mean that perhaps "she" is a "he"?

She has an eye spot on her dorsal fin though, so....?



I'm new to kribs, so I'm not completely sure.....

Thanks in advance.

-f_f!

 

[chesterscot]

at a guess i would say female but someone who vhas kept them will advise you better than i can
regards scot

 

[cheesy feet]

1000000% female

 

[kribensis12]

Yes, that is a female. She is gorgeous! Eye's spots are worth about a large grain of salt when sexing kribs. Both males and females can have them. Just look at the stomach, if it's round, it's almost always a female. Golden fins, red pelvic fins, deep colored bellies, all clasic signs of a female.

 

[fry_forever!]

Thank you very much! And that pic does not do her justice! Her red stomach is 2x brighter than that in person! She is a lot fatter today, can't wait to get the male in there!

Thanks again!





Oh yeah, and it looks like she has a protruding tube coming from her anal end, as you can see in the pic.... Do you know what that is? It has just developed over the last couple days....?

Thanks.

-f_f!

 

[kribensis12]

That would be her about ready to lay eggs. SHe will have some probably tomorrow. But obviously, they wont hatch.

 

[fry_forever!]

Oh no! I'm getting a male on Saturday! Lets hope she waits till later, and then, maybe the male will want to fertilize them.....
What will she do w/ the unfertilized eggs?

Thanks.

 

[kribensis12]

Don't worry, she'll have more. I doubt shell wait for saturday. I would expect this time tomorrow you have a lot of eggs. She will watch them and defend them, but they will fungus.

 

[fry_forever!]

Ughh, I don't like that fact. Poor eggs.

Thanks a bunch for the advice. I am new to kribs.

 

[kribensis12]

Your welcome.

 

[fry_forever!]

So when will she have eggs again? How soon after? Thanks again.

 

[kribensis12]

It really depends. Next week? Next month? I have no way of knowing. I would estimate in the next 2 weeks.

 

[fry_forever!]

Thanks a bunch. Can you identify the gender of these young kribs for me? I bought them from a pet store near my house two days ago, hoping to get a male out of it. (Because the store I got my female krib from isn't restocking for a long time)

It's okay if you can't tell - they are very young:






Thanks again.

-f_f!

P.S. In the second pic, the krib has a lump just before his gill..... Is that okay? I didn't notice that until I got home with him.....

 

[kribensis12]

The second krib is a male. All the rest are females. The lump may be a tumor. It won't stop him from breeding, but it may end his life sooner than normal.

 

[fry_forever!]

The second krib is a male. All the rest are females. The lump may be a tumor. It won't stop him from breeding, but it may end his life sooner than normal.

Thank you. Will the tumor keep growing and growing? Because I don't want him to be suffering, dragging around a really heavy tumor all the time..... (Wow, that sounds weird, but it's true....)

Thanks a bunch.

f_f!