sexing krib fry?

[Smcoyle87]

So it's been about a month and 2 weeks since my Kribs had babies.
I was wondering when and how I can tell the sex of the fry?
They pretty much all look the same right about now, some are larger than other and a very few have developed the black line going down the length of their bodies. Other than that, they really do all look the same, I don't know how to distinguish male from female?

Can anyone help me out? Thanks

 

[LyndaB]

When I had my fry, the lfs that was going to take them from me wouldn't take them before 5 months of age, as they said that's when you could sex them with any accuracy.

 

[Smcoyle87]

Dang 5 months! haha I didn't think I would have to wait that long!
Thanks for the input though, I guess I just have to wait.

 

[LyndaB]

Yeah, raising kribs is not for the faint of heart.....

 

[Smcoyle87]

Well I don't find it hard to raise the Kribs, I just wanted to sell them to my lfs before the parents breed AGAIN. I do, however, have another tank I could house them in until they are old enough, I just didn't want to take them from their parents.

You breed still?

 

[LyndaB]

I don't. But if you want to prevent the kribs from overbreeding, keep the fry in the adult tank. If you remove the fry, the kribs will probably spawn again within 2 weeks. If you leave the fry, the kribs won't spawn again until the fry are 3 months old or so. That was my experience anyway.

 

[Smcoyle87]

Oh wow cool, thanks for that!

 

[LyndaB]

You're welcome.