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I need to start by saying I've never had a problem sexing kribs before, but these two act exactly like a pair even though I think they both look female.
Any help on this issue would be appreciated:
First - two pictures of the fish together:
The smaller krib:
The bigger krib:
Gratuitous...
I'm re-posting this in a new thread because I think it's been missed in the old thread:
I found a couple of lovely kribs at a LFS today. I'm pretty sure they're both females, but they acted more like a couple than the obvious male huddled in the upper corner of the tank looking all washed out...
I have an African riverine tank in other threads. The current African residents include:
1) 1 African Butterfly Fish
2) 1 Leopard Bush Fish (there were 2, but after a month it turned out both were male - which meant the larger male felt the other was one to many in the tank)
3) 3 Updside down...
OK, I've had my 4 L. dorsigera for almost 2.5 months now. Not very long I know, but 3 of the 4 have grown significantly. The largest is pushing 2.5-3" SL, the middle two are around 2" SL, and the fourth one is only about 1-1.5" SL.
First off, I have to apologize for the poor camera (2.1 MP...
I've been doing some additional reading up on my L. dorsigera (thanks for the correct ID over in the ID section...they're growing nicely and getting gorgeous colors. I'm still not sure if I have a pair or not - only time will tell.
However, I was searching for information on temperature...
Hi - I have a group of 4 juvenile Laetacaras in my 33 gallon tank. They were sold as curviceps, but I'm doubtful and wonder if they're dorsigera. Right now, they're about 1.5" or so long. Here are links to a few pics (sorry they're not better, but my camera is a point and shoot with no...
Hi all,
I picked up 4 L. curviceps to add to a 33 gallon tank (36" long by 12" wide). They're tiny right now (1" to 1.5" in size approximately - I asked for two bigger and two smaller ones from the same shipment), so I have no clue what I have sex-wise yet.
However, with the tank heavily...
My pair of kribs (perpetual spawners, but poor parents so far after a few months) are shy. The male hides in the back of the tank behind a rock pile, and the female, when not in her cave with eggs, hangs back there with him, too. There are about 5-7 cave areas (driftwood and rock based) in my...
I'm about ready to move my P. Pulcher pair into my 36" long tank (33 gallons), and I'm rethinking possible tankmates. It's heavily planted, so the clown pleco, 2 otos (over 5 years old now!), and 3 amano shrimp are a must for plant grooming, but I'm open to suggestions for dithers/unusual fish...
These guys may well be just plain on P. pulcher of the aquarium trade variety, but they're rather colorful - especially the male. Sorry for the cheap camera pictures, but they're the best I can do:
Male: http://www.geocities.com/[email protected]/Male_P_pulcher.jpg
Female...
Hi folks - my new P. pulcher male has a bump under his skin near the base of the tail. I wish I had a good digital camera to take a photo, but I don't...so I'll have to describe it with words.
It's about 2-3 mm in diameter, raised probably 1 mm, circular, and the bump is exactly the same...
I just picked up a pair of kribs...possibly the Ndonga variety (I'll withold judgement until they're more accustomed to the tank and their full colors settle in) and wanted to share this story:
There were two tanks of kribs at the LFS. In the tank with only 4 young kribs, there was a definite...
I have a 33 gallon tank (36" x 12.5" x 17") that is heavily planted that I'm contemplating switching to a SA dwarf cichlid tank. Originally, I was thinking of a pair of small CA Cryptoheros or rainbow cichlids, but now I'm thinking they might be cramped (especially since they are more...
I've been more in a lurking mode for some time, but now I have a digital camera so I'm dangerous! I've had these three Bolivian rams for about 6 months now. Here's a link to their picture: http://www.gbronline.com/crowshaven/3%20Bolivian%20Rams%20take%202.jpg
The one in the...
Well, since it had been a week since I posted about my krib agression problems, I thought I'd post an update.
The male (who was 3 times larger than the probable female) had started coming out more in the daylight. He kept the female pinned in the upper right hand corner for 3 days in a...
I picked up a male and female krib about 2-3 weeks ago now. The female has displayed for the male a few times, but his only interest is chasing her aggressively. He's shown no interest in her spawning-wise. I'd read male/female pairs were rather peaceable towards each other.
She's not...
I picked up a male and a female common krib yesterday at the LFS to replace my constantly waring convict pair.
They're in a 20 long, and I added 3 cherry barbs and a bristlenose pleco at the same time. They have 3 cave areas (1 single cave, but the other two cave areas are like cave...
I have a 20 long that is currently housing a fueding pair of convicts. I really liked their personalities until about 2 days ago when WWIII broke out, so I'm thinking of trading them at the LFS and trying more of a dwarf cichlid.
Tank params - pH 7.6, KH 4, GH 6-8. I can lower the pH with...
Hi all,
I haven't been here for a year or so after a brief affair with Tanganyikan cichlids. My water is as above (pH 7.6, KH 5-6, GH 8-10). Are there any SA or African dwarf cichlids (excluding Tangs & Malawians) that will do well and possibly even breed in these conditions?
I'd...
I realized this morning I've had my pair of L. curviceps for about 8 months now. I'm assuming they live longer than blue rams, but it made me realize I had no idea about the average lifespan of most of the dwarf cichlids, so I thought it might be fun to see if anyone here could post their...