Happy Krib Pair?

[Big Vine]

Added these 2 kribensis cichlids to my 38 gal. tank on Thursday afternoon.
By the time I went to bed, I noticed the female wiggling beside the male---as though she was trying to egg him on.

Since that time, the male has been following her---not aggressively---but just hanging around her, in general. They mostly scavenge around as they become better-acquainted with their new surroundings.

In fact, sometimes one will swim into the little coconut shell cave and then the other will follow it in there. They both then emerge a few seconds later and continue to chum around together.

Plus, their coloration makes me think they're a mating pair. What do you guys think?


Don't they look like a cute couple?

Here's a closeup of the male with the female in the background.

Here's a shot of the female.

These guys had been at the LPS for a couple weeks. They looked good when I first saw them. I was then picking up some other supplies on Thursday and took a glance at their tank...
They looked absolutely stunning!

Here's to hoping that my second time around with kribs will turned out better than the first! *celebrate
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[angelmom]

Looking good! I love my Kribs bet you'll love yours just a much.

 

[Smalltank3]

Wow! Nice Kribs and fantastic pictures. I just wish I knew how to take decent pictures of my fish.

Smalltank

 

[silver dollars]

Wow nice kribs!!! I got an Albino pair a week ago and they are already showing signs of breeding. Hope yours do the same thing!!

 

[f8fan]

Don't they look like a cute couple?

Except that poopie hanging from "mom" krib

Good luck this time, BV! I hope you get to see how cool it is when you have krib parents & babies.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Nice color! Those look great.

 

[Big Vine]

Thanks guys! And LOL...f8fan...they're happier than 'kribs in sh_it'!

I hope you get to see how cool it is when you have krib parents & babies.

I think I just might...

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[Mahamotorworks]

Cool Good luck on the fry.

MAHA

 

[TheFighterFish]

Alright!!!

Another success by the Big V. I love it how the fry are treated so well with cichlids. I would love to breed Firemouth cichlids, but for now I'll just stick with my livebearers.

Awesome pictures.

 

[Helena21]

Cool, you have fry!!

Good luck with them!*SUPERSMIL

 

[Katie217]

Congrats Big V! Those fry are really cute

 

[Guysy1110]

Good luck on the fry !

They look so nice !

 

[FishGeek]

AWSOME!!!! GOOD LUCK BIG VINE!!!!!!!! *SUPERSMIL

 

[Big Vine]

Thanks everyone!
I'm sure glad I didn't give up on kribs after the debacle with the first pair I got.

How big will the fry get before the parents decide to eat them?

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[VirgoWolf]

Congrats! I wish I got to see the dwarf cichlid parenting skills, I had to remove the eggs from my rams, I think next time I will setup a breeding/rearing tank so I can see it all first hand. Keep us updated!

 

[tessalion]

Congrats! I really like the next to last pic, it really shows how beautiful the kribs are.

 

[Big Vine]

Thanks tessa & Virgo.

Quick question that I asked in an earlier post...
***How big will the fry get before the parents eat them?***
(this is really important, because I have a fry tank set up and it would be a shame to see any needless casualties when I have the option of moving them at any time)

I wish I got to see the dwarf cichlid parenting skills...I think next time I will setup a breeding/rearing tank so I can see it all first hand.

It's really fascinating to watch how the parents take turns staying with the fry and fending off anything that comes even remotely near them. A lot of the time both parents are together with the fry, which is really nice to see too. I just hope it all stays amicable like that---I've read that the female can often start getting pretty aggressive toward the male before too long...

...but so far, so good.

Oh...and it's so cute to watch how they pick up the young in their mouths (whenever the little guys wander off) and then spit them back out with the rest of the group. The whole experience is something that everyone should get to see firsthand at least once in their fishkeeping...err...'careers.'

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[Helena21]

The colors on the kribs are amazing!! I can see green in the males tail, so pretty!

 

[FreshwaterJeff]

Congrats, BV!

Wish I knew the answer to your question about when to remove the fry, but I don't...

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Congrats on the fry! I would say at 1"ish or when they get a little substance to them and don't just look like tadpoles. You will notice them becoming more self sufficient after they become free swimming.