krib... get it!? kribensis. hahahah! so yeah, i bought three kribensis, i picked my male and bought what i thought were two females but it turns out in different light that this young lil bugger might be a male. what should i do? should i get another female and have two pair?
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What size is your tank again? 55g? Its really up to you. If you wanna breed I would forgo the second male for a second female. Whenever they breed they are going to get much more aggressive. And its just another fish that will enjoy an egg snack! You might be fine but for a breeding tank I think you would have a more enjoyable time with less males to worry about. Your male will like the ratio too!!! haha
TankGirl
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I agree - you'd be surprised at how feisty they can get when paired up. Once a pair forms you might even wind up removing the third altogether. It will depend on the individuals and their temperament.
TankGirl
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Definitely create some caves and nooks, with zones of the tank so their sight lines will be broken (while a pair is in their cave they can't see around an object to another nook without swimming around it). You ought to be able to do that with a 55. Pics, as SWerner suggests, would help and we can make suggestions.
here's the link. tell me what you think 55 gallon picture by enadeau12 - Photobucket
ya, i hope, im going to post some pics of my kribs. tell me which ones are female or male. i tried my best to sex them im for sure one is a male and one is a female just unsure about one more and want to get it a partner in crime. thanks!
here is the link to the mysterious krib krib.jpg picture by enadeau12 - Photobucket and the one of my gbr couple. http://s646.photobucket.com/albums/uu183/enadeau12/?action=view¤t=rams.jpg swerner i thought you'd like to see this one. ( sorry in advance. i realize the pics are of poor quality)
It looks like a female to me although unfortunately the pic isnt the best. It looks more rounded which is attributed to females while the male is more torpedo shaped. Also I can't see the color very well but I know the pink on the male can go from the head almost to the anal fin. And the female's pink more centered around the belly.
k so overnight, the male and female i picked up yesterday have changed so much. my females stomach in soooooooo red and the male is getting new coloring from his head to his rear, a pinkish. this wasnt there yesterday it just seems like things are happening really quick, im surprised. and the larger male ( bigger by almost an inch) has no color in is lower section and refrains from chasing the other couple around. should i pick him up a female?
has anyone ever watched kribensis sift through the sand for food? its pretty funny, they've been doing it all day off and on, they look like they love it. i have an 3 and they're all getting along just fin, making their way from one end to the other, taking chunks outa my sand.
kribensis12
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Yes, i have. I believe that the " Mysterious " krib is a male. His fin's are very elongated, and his stomach isnt very round. A better picture would lead to more accurate sexing.
