Planning on getting Kribensis

[Fishkeeper123]

Hi there I have posted things in the pleco forum but want some information on kribensis. I’m planning on getting a kribensis(or maybe 2) to go with
•a Bristlenose pleco
• 2 panda garras
• 8 long finned leopard danios
And maybe will add some more fish in the future. I’m planning on getting a standard 200l(55 gallon). Would the kribensis be fine with these tank mates and is 2 a possibility and have them as a breeding pair? Would I get money/ store credit for giving the young kribensis?
Thanks for the help, sorry if you are rereading a similar post.

 

[GaryE]

Ah, kribs. I love them.
They are Pelvicachromis pulcher, which is interesting in that there is a separate species, Pelvicachromis kribensis. Someone mixed them up and crossed the names ages ago, and the mistake stuck. The 'real' kribensis is smaller and prettier, but a lot more expensive and quite rare. If you are looking up info, go with the scientific name as that old error can make things confusing.

Hobby kribs (pulcher) need at least a 30 inch tank, ideally 36 inches across the front. They don't care about gallons. The bottom of the tank is their world.

They're territorial, and can be astonishing parents. The problem for selling young is stores can't sell small fish, and it takes 3-4 months in good conditions to raise the young to selling size. They can only stay in the same tank as the parents for a month, so any ambitions to sell them mean having an aquarium dedicated to raising them. I know a local aquarist who is doing this for the local stores, but she has a 40 gallon just for raising the fry to size.

I would never keep a krib alone. They are beautiful in pairs, as social fish. Alone, they mope around and males can get grumpy.

 

[Fishkeeper123]

Ah, kribs. I love them.
They are Pelvicachromis pulcher, which is interesting in that there is a separate species, Pelvicachromis kribensis. Someone mixed them up and crossed the names ages ago, and the mistake stuck. The 'real' kribensis is smaller and prettier, but a lot more expensive and quite rare. If you are looking up info, go with the scientific name as that old error can make things confusing.

Hobby kribs (pulcher) need at least a 30 inch tank, ideally 36 inches across the front. They don't care about gallons. The bottom of the tank is their world.

They're territorial, and can be astonishing parents. The problem for selling young is stores can't sell small fish, and it takes 3-4 months in good conditions to raise the young to selling size. They can only stay in the same tank as the parents for a month, so any ambitions to sell them mean having an aquarium dedicated to raising them. I know a local aquarist who is doing this for the local stores, but she has a 40 gallon just for raising the fry to size.

I would never keep a krib alone. They are beautiful in pairs, as social fish. Alone, they mope around and males can get grumpy.

Yeah the tank size will be no problem it’s just the garras and lack of tanks. The garras can be territorial I have read but have also read they are not should they be okay with them? I like the idea of breeding them but my only tank will be my 200l and then a 75l which won’t be an actively used tank apart from quarantine when adding the kribensis and Bristlenose. Would I be able to kribensis at Maidenhead aquatics or are they too rare?

 

[Fishkeeper123]

With my tank mates and amount of tanks, do you think one kribs or a pair of kribs are better?