Pointy_kitty
i eat buttons
the lady who gave me the kribs tried to catch them for me and give me the smaller babies, as they are usually the females
we couldn't go by the pink belly rule, as the were VERY pale from fear of the net
when i got home, floated them and gradually poured them into the tank, i had to run to the dentist and do some grocery shopping,
i didn't get home till hours later
this is what i discovered....
my flying fox, the dominant fish of the tank and only "mean" one, was cowering in a log
she looked unharmed, but obviously stressed by the newcomers, as she use to be the only non-noctornal fish in the bottom
when i saw the newcomers, i discovered something
when they saw me, they popped out of their little rock caves and revealed their true colours
one (a little over 1") showed a tubby little gut and beautiful bright colours, with a pink little belly (an obvious female)
the other, a duller brown, and slimmer build and white tummy (pretty sure its a male
)
the female kept nipping him and he looked very edgy
so this is what i am thinking,
1) should i give her back the male and ask for another female?
2) why doesn't the female like the male?
3) why is she nipping him? she's like a nagging wife
4) are females mean?
5) will 2 females get along better?
5) aren't kribs were large community?
6) are they just like this when they are a breeding pair?
phew
thats alot of questions
now don't get me wrong,
i did tons of research,
but the most accurate answers i find are from real people with real experience
)
we couldn't go by the pink belly rule, as the were VERY pale from fear of the net
when i got home, floated them and gradually poured them into the tank, i had to run to the dentist and do some grocery shopping,
i didn't get home till hours later
this is what i discovered....
my flying fox, the dominant fish of the tank and only "mean" one, was cowering in a log
she looked unharmed, but obviously stressed by the newcomers, as she use to be the only non-noctornal fish in the bottom
when i saw the newcomers, i discovered something
when they saw me, they popped out of their little rock caves and revealed their true colours
one (a little over 1") showed a tubby little gut and beautiful bright colours, with a pink little belly (an obvious female)
the other, a duller brown, and slimmer build and white tummy (pretty sure its a male
)the female kept nipping him and he looked very edgy
so this is what i am thinking,
1) should i give her back the male and ask for another female?
2) why doesn't the female like the male?
3) why is she nipping him? she's like a nagging wife
4) are females mean?
5) will 2 females get along better?
5) aren't kribs were large community?
6) are they just like this when they are a breeding pair?
phew
thats alot of questions
now don't get me wrong,
i did tons of research,
but the most accurate answers i find are from real people with real experience
)
