how to breed kribs

[ncassells]

i want to get my kribs to spawn, they have done it once in my old community tank, then moved to a new and bigger one, and since then havent even looked like spawning. they have showed to each otehr a few times, but nothing ever comes of it.

how can i encourage them to do so??

anyone have any good examples of a tank setup that helps with kribs?

[SMCK001]

breeding kribs is dead easy. chuck a male and female in a tank. give them somewhere to spawn like a terracotta pot with the entrance half covered, so they are protected. and thats about it. i currently have a pair who breed all the time.

[ncassells]

yeah, but im trying to create a natural theme to my tank.... chucking a pot in there isnt so nature, know what im saying?

[Batty]

You will deffinately need some sort of cave for them to lay eggs etc.

[wombat1100]

You could try still using a pot because its easier to provide the safe zone they need, but try covering it with rocks or the like to still maintain your natural look

[joz]

You could go to your LFS and find a suitable rock which has a natural cave.

[ncassells]

mmm, could also cover the pot with fontinalis...

does anyone have a photo of their setups for their kribs??

[SMCK001]

my setup is pretty basic but it works lol, so here is a few pics:

whole tank setup:
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr50/SMCK001/P1000669.jpg



fry about a week old 25/1/10:
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr50/SMCK001/P1000664.jpg

http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr50/SMCK001/P1000672.jpg



fry about 1cm from 29/11/09: not a very good pic
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr50/SMCK001/P1000673.jpg

[Aqua Dude]

I have ten Kribs in a community tank & thinking about breeding them. How do tell what sex they are?

[SMCK001]

you can tell by the shape of the fish. its pretty easy once u know. if u take a photo i can help. the large one in the second pic is a female.

[Aqua Dude]

When breeding is inbreeding a problem?Do you get your fish from different placers to advoid this?

[ncassells]

i got my pair from different fish stores.

good news. after doing a big water change (around 40%)
they started showing a lot to each other, yoko (the female) had an awesomely coloured belly and wouldnt leave terry (the male) alone.

they had also been pretty much inseparable for the last 2 weeks.
could that be part of the spawning process? hardly leaving each others side for 2 weeks... or is that just normal krib behaviour?

picture is yoko with her eggs

[SMCK001]

congratulations! now u wont be able to stop them. as for the behaviour it is probably part of the mating process :)

[canberra_plec]

if you get a nice thick layer of gravel and put a half pot in then build up the gravel up over it so its a dug in cave :) they love that!!!

[Batty]

bright red belly and the females show off to each other