Cribinsis

[jerrysloveliwif]

My husband and I just started our tank a few months ago. We are ready to start adding more fish. The tank was a gift from my father-in-law who was a fish fanatic at one time. My husband has fond memories of the fish he had as a child. One of them was called a cribinsis? I am not sure of the spelling, however I cannot find any info on this fish on the web. My father in law swears it is a cichlid. Anybody know anything about this fish?

 

[Cichlid-Man]

cribinsis........you mean Kribensis (Pelvicachromis pulcher). Oh yeah it is a cichlid. On the smaller and more peaceful size. Of course no cichlid is as peaceful as other tropical fish there are a few that are on the calm size.

These are great cichlids, we just had a big spawn at my house in my brother's tank.

Commonly called a Krib, these fish grow to about 3-4" in length. They like the middle/bottem area of the tank, and will eat a variety of foods (Flakes, pellets, live foods, anything most cichlids will eat). 75-81 degrees is prefered. The male is larger, less colourful, has a pointed anal fin and has a longer tail.

Here are a few good pics of them i've found around the net -
http://www.akvariumas.lt/zuvys/cichlidae/pelvicachromis/images/pelvicachromis_pulcher.jpg

I myself have never seen any that brilliant in color, i've seen them more like this - http://home.t-online.de/home/matthias.baudisch/pulcher.jpg

 

[jerrysloveliwif]

Thanks so much. I really appreciate it. My father in law just had it spelled wrong! I was beginning to think he was crazy. Thanks so much!