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Thanks mattrox.

thanks - mattrox, I was just after a explanation about why the belly was bloated .. any idea ?

I tested the water on Friday .. that was a day before the death .. it was Amonia = 0, nitrites = 0 .. not sure on nitrate ... Ph = 7.0 - 7.2 there was no evidence of attack on the male ...

My male krib died over the weekend, it was missing for about 2 days(did spot him once - both male and female were in hidding inside thier cave), thought they were mating so didnt worry ..... on Saturday I notice the male @ the back of the tank (still alive).. he had lost most of his color, and...

I have a pair of Kribs & a pair of Blue Rams in the same tank now for over 1 month now, so far no issues .. : tank size 155 L, also in the tank 10 neons, 4 ottos, 2 Neon Dwarf Gouramis, 2 Golden Barbs, 2 Krib - Fry (2 months old), 3 Cory's The the male krib is second largest in the tank...

My Kribs recently had fry and they laid thier eggs inside one of the rock caves - just a piece of rock that had a natural tunnel.

Kribs had babies in Dec/Jan. The usual did happen the kribs were aggresive.. but all the fish were okay ... but by end july .. the parents stoped looking after the babies (only 2 survived)

not sure what the LSF called it .. but it was basically Dwarf Mondo grass.

Thanks folks for your response, only thing that was added was some plants .. 1 fo them was not a true aquarium plant (didnt know it at the time of purchase) ... since then I have removed that plant . Current tank stock 3 Cory's 2 Golden barbs 10 Neons 2 Rams 2 Kribs, + 2 babies 4 Ottos (added...

Tank has been running for over 4 months now.. deaths occured on Saturday .. last water change was 1 week before that, also added some more plants (2) 1 week before. no new fish added during that period .. but did get new fish on Sunday .. (I had ordered these from a lfs - otos (4)) I watched as...

I lost 1 Alb. Cory, 2 Golden barbs, 1 Bolv. Ram all with in 24 hours, I first noticed my cory dead on top of my java fern leaf. then I noticed that 1 of my golden barbs was iternally on the water surfuse gulping air, moved it into a seperate container (my 20L plastic container I use for water...

my pair of kribs spawned about 3 weeks ago. only 2 fries survived. all these days both parent were looking after the young, but as of yesterday, the Male has started to chase the female around the tank, and the female is hiding near my filter, and she has lost all her color. The 2 fries are...

Does anyone know where I can purchase otto's in the Sydney area ?

mm... looks like thats what I have .. they are gonna get way to big for my tank ... darn ... but they DID consumed all my brown algae

Personnel Experience - my bronze cory did nothing to my out burst of brown algae ... just 2 days ago I went out and got a pair of sucker mouth cats(wanted to get otto's but was unable to find them and was told they were very rare to come by in Ausi - sydney) these look VERY similar to ottos (can...

Wopieeee ... Congrads Fawn (looks like its the season ) :D

Thanks Fawn .. having a great time watching them

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Here are the pics .. not the best ... look very carefully :D yesterday .. the parent took the fry for a walk around the tank ... it was so funny / nice to watch .. the other fish were having a tough time for about 1 hour .. while they were on the tour.

Feynman - my wife initially got the 2 females as a gift from a friend - then I didnt even know what fish they were ... after awhile the slightly larger female started to pick on the smaller ... looked around for 2 males .. but was unable to find any(all of the lfs had only females - and the...

Thanks again Fawn, I tried to take a pic yesterday .. didnt come out well will try again toinight and post them if I can. I hope mine dont start eating the fry ....

Fawn, if and when should I remove the fry from the tank ? and thanks again for your fast response :)

Thanks fishlover & fawn .. me & my wife are very excited.. cant wait to get back home from work I'm trying to catch female but she is very quick and there are lots of nooks and craneys in my tank, plus I dont have a proper net (DIY net - not very good) will go get a new net today (late...

I'm new to this and only started my tank 1 1/2 months ago, ... well my wife got a pair (both female) of kribs (gift from friend) about 2 1/2 weeks ago. one was slightly smaller than the other. about a 1 1/2 weeks ago I got a male (a bit larger than the females), and the larger female paired up...

Thanks .. Billsgate... do u think my filtration is adequate or should I be looking into adding another filter ?