Aspencer said:He is either an adult or very close to an adult so he is ready to breed.
LyndaB said:I think my female was about 2 1/2 inches, my male 3 when I got them. They started breeding within a week.
LyndaB said:If the male is double her size, watch for trouble. He may attack her in his zeal to spawn.
LyndaB said:You may be able to keep her in the main tank, providing you give her LOTS of hiding spaces. What else is in the tank? What size tank?
LyndaB said:I suck at math. How many gallons?
LyndaB said:Ok, I "think" you have about a 20 gallon tank. Wow. In my humble opinion, this tank is going to be too small, given your existing stock, for the kribs to breed without really attacking the other species. You've got a whole lotta fish in there for that size tank. The kribs are not going to feel they have a place to raise their young. They will either a) eat all their fry/eggs or b) tear apart whatever fish are in their zone.
LyndaB said:STOP CONFUSING ME!!!!
Then why are we talking about this tank?
You're going to have the kribs in their own tank, all the time, by themselves?
I need an aspirin......
LyndaB said:Trust me, kribs don't spawn on your schedule, they spawn because they can. Anytime. Anywhere. I don't think your plan is going to work. Also, the new territory thing won't matter much.