mistymu05 Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 okey dokey long time no post..... we got given some kribs and now they have babies - how do u tell the difference between girls and boys (besides the pink tummies? - cos they dont always have pink tummies)...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Have a look at the breeding pair. Female has more intense red belly, rounded tail and shorter rounded dorsel fin. Male has pointed tail and longer pointed dorsel fin. Male is usually bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistymu05 Posted December 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 okay this is gonna sound dumb - dorsel = top fin??? :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Welcome back mistymu 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistymu05 Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 thank you....as you can see the tank has dwindled since I was last here - we have baby Kribs in our tank at the moment and the we have decided we are going to set them up in a tank of their own (sometime soonish) cos they pick on my cory and two little tetras - they have come to realise that they need to leave my pleco alone tho - doesnt take kindly to being dive bombed (hehehehe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistymu05 Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 r these fish classed as cichlids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 r these fish classed as cichlids? yip dwarf cichlids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistymu05 Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 do they do alrite in community tanks? we are wanting to start replenishing the tank again and dont want anything really hugely territorial... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 They are like most cichlids---lovely until they want to breed. I have two pairs breeding in a community tank at the moment with a cave each at the ends of a four foot tank and a war zone in the middle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 They are like most cichlids---lovely until they want to breed. I have two pairs breeding in a community tank at the moment with a cave each at the ends of a four foot tank and a war zone in the middle. LOL :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 My pair are fine until the eggs are about 3 days into the hatching process and then the female turns naaasty!! I have to take the poor old male out. Can't even have a catfish in with her. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistymu05 Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 great - so we are better setting up other tank - we think we have one male to 4 female - we got given some young ones by the neighbour whose kribs were in a large community tank and just kept breeding.... is the ratio above alrite for these fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 2 will pair up and drive all other fish away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistymu05 Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 do they both go pink in the body if they are paired up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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