Sheepsnana Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Hi guys! I came home this evening to find my Kribs had spawned! :happy1: :happy2: Mum and dad are guarding what looks like 50-100 fry. I have borrowed a book from Fishguy that the wife was reading to let me know what to feed the fry (They're loving the darn staghorn algae). I noticed that there is a dwarf rainbow cichlid (P. Kribensis) and a medium rainbow cichlid (P. Pulcher). The daddy of my fry appears to be Pulcher, not Kribensis. The mother is Kribensis. I wasn't planning on crossbreeding, but I found it odd that I bought the dad as a Kribensis, and I didn't even know about Pulcher. What do I list the breeding as? Images to help: (Sorry about the quality. The quality on a cheap phone is better than the quality on the dead camera.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 That's choice.... look at all those little guys floating around with mum and dad Congratulations! :nfs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Congrats dude, :nfs: Even if they are evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Congrats dude, :nfs: Even if they are evil. From being crossbreeds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 No :slfg: From being kribs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 or a bit of both :digH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 No :slfg: From being kribs. Kribs are harmless. It's the Pulchers that have given them a bad rep... It looks like the mum has the red tail too, so that's made the breeding form easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Pelvicachromis pulcher is the species name for this fish. It's common names are Kribensis or Rainbow cichlid. They also come in albino variants. The male will be much larger than the female and the male will have spots on it's tail. There are also other species in the genus such as Pelvicachromis taeniatus, otherwise known as 'Wild Kribs.' In other words, your fish are of the same species and Krib is just a nickname for the species. You can register them as P. pulcher :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 From what I was reading, there is a small species of the genus called Pelvicachromis Kribensis which is where the common name came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 The pair I was breeding looked exactly the same as yours Sheep and they were classed as pulchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Kribensis is an older species name, both Kribensis and pulcher are now formally known as pulcher. btw that book you have is 1950's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 :nilly: No wonder. I blame Fishguy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Whats this registering breeding thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li@m Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 http://www.fnzas.org.nz/?page_id=1807 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsnana Posted October 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 You can register your breedings with the local clubs. It helps everyone know what is being bred in captivity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 hmmm wonder if my club is involved.... :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Anyone who belongs to an FNZAS affiliated club can register a breeding. Each club should have a breeding co-ordinator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 Congrats dude, :nfs: Even if they are evil. *insert nodding smilie* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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