Billaney Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Hi Everyone My kribs dug themselves a cave under the driftwood in my 25 gallon tank about 10 days ago, the female is hardly ever out of the cave and it must be pretty roomy in there because the male can fit in too, Whats driving me crazy is the waiting, they MUST have layed eggs, they MUST have hatched by now, so it should be any time now they bring the fry out for a look around. This tank was shared with my wifes guppies , i gave a lot of thought to moving either the kribs after the babies were free swimming or moving the guppies now, after reading a lot i decided the kribs would eat the babies if moved them. The wife would kill me if her guppies died...neither good So i've installed a tank devider, both still in same tank same conditions, neither can get to the other, are these things as good an idea as they seem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 How have you divided the tank? Those babies will not be safe if/when they get thru to the guppies, they are tiny when first off to see the world, but it depends on how you have put the divider in of course. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 the holes are very tiny, but still allow water flow Is that ok ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Ten days to wait huh - oh heck that's too long! This afternoon I was going to move my kribs to another tank, fished them out very easily and then when I went to move their home (upturned small plant pot) there were eggs in it - yippee my first spawning (I think!). So I left it there and put the fish back in again - have I signed their death warrant???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 hi Its basicly just a plastic sheet with lots of fine holes. i got this one from Animalz's Mirimar, but the side peices were missing so i had to get some stuff from Mitre 10 and addapt it, seems to work well they did have some complete but smaller ones left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Oh well, if they get thru, you'll know for next time Huh?? Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Yes its a little bowed, due to the plastic holders not really made for it, but its held in place by the force of the size and that the sheet is pressed down into the substrate, nothing"holding " it there but its very sturdy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Alan, how small are the Krib fry . a Guppy fry would not be able to get through , are they much smaller than that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Hi Dawn I'm no expert but I'd say if you put it stright back it should be ok .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 I see the gravel was put to good use then Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Yes thanks again Shae looks good too :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Krib babies would be approx 1/3 the size of guppys. I use glass with a split airline for the edges, this stops the glass from jambing and also stops the babies getting thru. I''ve seen other fish "suck" the babies thru the little gaps. The water doesn't need to "flow". I have mine into gravel, over the top of an u/g filter. Luck with the kribs. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Thank you Alan, I'll keep the fishroon updated if the little fellas ever show there faces....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 I didn't actually take the home with the eggs in it out of the water so that was lucky. I was really thinking that since the parents were disturbed they might eat them - time will tell I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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