New Kribensis!

[twoodrough]

I finally got a krib! So excited! I got a girl and she had great color in the store. Of course, she had a boyfriend in the store as well. It has only been a couple of days and she is doing fine, but I wonder how long it normally takes for kribs to regain their color after being netted and moved. If she does not come back all the way as the tank is, I do have room to get her a boy buddy. But, I know that could cause aggression problems down the road, and so far she is getting along with everyone and I like it that way.

So far her color is about 1/3 what it was in the store. I can see yellow and hint of pink, and just wonder how long it might take for more.

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I'd give her a few days and what ever she ends up color up to would be her permant colors. She defiantly will be more colorful with a male, but like you said if the my spawn terror will reign on the others

 

[Freakgecko91]

My pelvicachromis taeniatus "Nigerian red" (close to kribensis) just spawned and I have no issues of aggression with them, although it's a 75 gallon and they're smaller than most everyone else

 

[bettaowner]

It depends on what you have with your fish when they spawn. If you have light substrate., that may be why she isn't very colorful.