Ktttk Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 I bought 2 pairs of Kribs a couple of weeks ago from bigmills and today, I woke up to a spawn of little kribsters. They are such cool fish to raise and their colours are so vibrant especially around spawning time! Here are a few photos leading up to the spawn and of the spawn itself.. Heres a pic of the pregnant female. Note the cave she has selected behind her. Heres a pic of the krib pair: This is the female the day before she laid the eggs. After the eggs were laid, she spent about 1 week in the cave, coming out briefly only during feeding time. The male would patrol the territory and give the other occupants a hard time - there were two other kribs, a female fighter and a GBA in the 120L tank. And this is what I woke up to today :lol: . Both the male and female were herding the spawn around the cave. The little babies would pick away at the sand looking for food. I have not fed them yet, but their bellies are round and golden - maybe the last remnants of the egg yoke. I plan to give them microworms and crushed pellet food in the next few days. Hope you guys enjoy the photos. I'll try and update them as the little ones grow bigger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljtan55 Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Congrats man! They look awesome, very nice pics.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 very nice pics indeed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 ditto :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conaquavict Posted August 18, 2006 Report Share Posted August 18, 2006 Great pic sequence, congrats on the fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Congratulations KttK Hope you got spare tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 :bounce: Is the mommy's belly always red or was that just because she was carrying babies??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktttk Posted August 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 Thanks guys. Caper - The female's belly goes red when she is ready to spawn and appears to stay that way during raising of the spawn. I have a few more pics to add. The fry have now been free swimming for 2 days and both parents are taking excellent care of them. Its cool to watch how they take turns guarding the brood. When the GBA comes near the cave, both parents launch themselves like mini missiles at him and now he knows not to go near that area . I still have not fed them yet. The parents are leading them towards the plants where they start to pick away at micro organisms on the leaves. I have some brine shrimp brewing away but want to try feeding powdered cichlid pellets. Will this be ok? Mum and fry: After feeding at night, mum picks up the little ones in her mouth and puts them all back in the cave.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jettin Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Great to see that your documenting this, well done. Definately feed the brineshrimp over the powdered pellets, its a far better source of protein. Best to feed them this as soon as they begin free swimming, about 5 times a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 WOW fantastic photos good looking pair :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktttk Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 thanks for the comments.. for every single good photo, theres like a truck load of crappy ones! Ok, the little ones are now 12 days old and are growing fast. I fed them brine shrimp for the first two days, then powdered cichlid pellets. I was away for 3 days and they managed to find bits and pieces of food in the tank. :bounce: And i had another surprise tonight! The firemouths have laid their first batch of eggs!! I'll try and do a photo diary for them as well, but it may be a little difficult as their tank is not as well lit. PS: Jeff, I only saw the eggs after you left with the other pair of kribs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktttk Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 An update on the krib fry - they are now 24 days old and there are about 25 of them. It seems that their only goal in life so far is to eat eat and eat! They swim around the tank looking for things to eat under the guidance of mum and dad... Enjoy the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me love fishy Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Awesome photos Kttk You must be pleased with how many have survived. Keep us updated as you take more photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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