Mamma Kribb and her fry - Aquarium Advice

kribbman · 05-04-2008, 01:57 PM

Here's a pic of my female tending to some of the fry from their brood...

neilanh · 05-04-2008, 02:05 PM

Awesome Pics!

Angry the Clown · 05-04-2008, 08:31 PM

Great pics! Fry are so cool!

**An t-iasg** · 05-04-2008, 09:37 PM

Those are great pictures!

Mom and fry look like they are doing fine! How old are the fry?

**Zagz** · 05-04-2008, 11:37 PM

Great looking pictures. Momma has some great coloring.

kribbman · 05-05-2008, 12:22 PM

Thanx for the coments guys (and Gals!)

.....The fry in this picture were about 4-5 days old.
Im surprised how fast they seem to grow every time I look in my tank they look siginificantly larger than the last time!

theotheragentm · 05-05-2008, 12:27 PM

Awesome pictures. I love the pink coloration on the female's belly.

pitt420dude · 05-05-2008, 12:56 PM

Wow, congratulations! SHe looks like a good mom. Are there any other fish in there that might eat the fry? Have you had many fry spawns before?

kribbman · 05-06-2008, 11:30 AM

There are six neon tetras in my tank aside from mom, pop and the fry...but thanx to very protective parents they dont even look at the fry.
This is my first kribb spawn but I had some Kenyi (pseudotropheus Lombardoi) spawn once in a ten gal I used to have some years back.

**An t-iasg** · 05-06-2008, 12:21 PM

The fry look bigger than I would expect for 4-5 days old. I would expect them to still be wigglers at that stage. I know all species are different and they have to grow fast to avoid being eaten. I know you said the krib parents are very protective and the neons don't bother them but size-wise, are the fry too big for the neons to eat?

05-04-2008, 02:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
neilanh AA Junkie Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 2,145 Images: 15	Awesome Pics! __________________ ~Neilan In the DC Metro Area? Check out GWAPA Look, I have a My Info Page! Where's yours? Useful Links: Vote for AA, Nitrogen Cycle, Fishless Cycling, Articles, Acronym List

05-04-2008, 08:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Angry the Clown Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 156 Images: 1	Great pics! Fry are so cool! __________________ "Stupid TV, be more funny!" - Homer Simpson

05-04-2008, 09:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
An t-iasg Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Criders Corners/Glen Eden (Pittsburgh, PA) Posts: 6,463 Images: 40	Those are great pictures! Mom and fry look like they are doing fine! How old are the fry? __________________ The canal walk through downtown Indianapolis

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Zagz Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Join Date: May 2005 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 9,968 Images: 75	Great looking pictures. Momma has some great coloring. __________________ Anne My Profile Page My tank & fish photos Have you voted for AA today?

05-05-2008, 12:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,126	Awesome pictures. I love the pink coloration on the female's belly. __________________ Box of Water - My Personal Musing and Photos on Fish Keeping

05-05-2008, 12:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
kribbman Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 78	Thanx for the coments guys (and Gals!) .....The fry in this picture were about 4-5 days old. Im surprised how fast they seem to grow every time I look in my tank they look siginificantly larger than the last time!

05-05-2008, 12:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
pitt420dude Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh! Home of the 5 Time Superbowl Champs! Posts: 913 Images: 11	Wow, congratulations! SHe looks like a good mom. Are there any other fish in there that might eat the fry? Have you had many fry spawns before? __________________ Thank you so much for all your help. I'm now going green. LOOK! A NEW LEAF!!!!!

05-06-2008, 11:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
kribbman Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 78	There are six neon tetras in my tank aside from mom, pop and the fry...but thanx to very protective parents they dont even look at the fry. This is my first kribb spawn but I had some Kenyi (pseudotropheus Lombardoi) spawn once in a ten gal I used to have some years back.

05-06-2008, 12:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
An t-iasg Aquarium Advice Addict Community Admin Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Criders Corners/Glen Eden (Pittsburgh, PA) Posts: 6,463 Images: 40	The fry look bigger than I would expect for 4-5 days old. I would expect them to still be wigglers at that stage. I know all species are different and they have to grow fast to avoid being eaten. I know you said the krib parents are very protective and the neons don't bother them but size-wise, are the fry too big for the neons to eat? __________________ The canal walk through downtown Indianapolis

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