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Thanks Jeff...that's what I thought as well, and is supported by their "first" batch of eggs being unfertilized. Since they chose each other at the LFS, I'm not going to mess with their arrangement by adding a male unless they split up. :-)
Eric
I'm not sure why it won't open for you...it is large (5 MB) - and it looks like 5 people "who aren't me" (according to Flickr) have been able to view it.
Anyone else able to get into the pic or is it locked to everyone else?
Edit: I just checked it at work from IE and it opens right...
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...
Well, my two female kribs are guarding eggs right now...they've only been laid sometime in the past hour, and the larger female (maybe?) certainly looked like he/she was fertilizing them.
So, what color should the eggs be tomorrow if they're fertilized?
Or, do I just have two confused...
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...
Well, 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 (the two females I bought had dug out what looked like spawning pits).
Anyone...
I originally thought I had a pair of bushfish. There were two at PetSmart that hung around together and had been there for about 4-6 months. One much larger than the other. I'm as big a labyrinth fish buff as I am a dwarf cichlid nut.
Well, after I brought them home, it only took about a...
I'm pretty sure you're right about fish not reading books...but mine like to at least look at the pictures. ;-)
That's a monster leopard bushfish. They may well grow larger in an aquarium. Being such slow growers, I have some time to decide if it's worth getting a larger tank or if I...
aquaticclarity - lovely picture of a stunning fish...I want some even more now.
Ted - a 9" leopard bushfish? I have both Helmut Pinter's Laybrinthfish Book and the other labyrinth fish book (can't recall the author or title here from work - lovely hardbound book though), and they both list the...
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...
Mike - your thoughts pretty much match mine...only time will tell for sure, but I agree the biggest seems likely to be male (including the longer fins) and the smallest most likely to be female. Staring at the two midsized ones again last night makes me wonder if it's another male and female...
That may help. Of the two medium sized fish, one is significantly darker most of the time, and even when lighter it's still darker than the other fish.
The biggest one to me seems obviously different...but it's hard to tell if I have 3 males and one female or two of each.
Eric
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...
Do dorsigera show blue on their sides? They're starting to get some blue on the flanks that looks more curvicepsish than dorsigeraish. I'm going to wait another month or so and then post a pic. However, I was curious about the blue and seem to recall reading somewhere of a curviceps variety...
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...
Ooh, just saw the pic. That's a male, and if the other looks like that it's a male, too.
That's funny about the one nipping at the blood parrot...they can be assertive for their small size.
Eric