farmchick Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Hey all I have a planted 3ft community tank with gourami, mollies (happily breeding), neons, a pleco and 2 either frustrated or lazy kribs. Both the kribs are methodically removing all the gravel from the inside of a bell ornament and defending it aggressively. They do this for a week or so and then abandon it only to start the whole process again in about a fortnight. Are they trying to prepare for spawning or am I reading too much into this? I cant take them out of the tank as the spare one is now full of baby mollies. Any help and advice greatly received. Thanks all........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 hi, yep sounds like spawning behavior 2 me what size is your pleco? maybe its "interrupting" them? i have a breeding pair of kribs and dont really do anything special at all, a 20%water change with cold water is all it takes to get em going, this works 95% of the time(for me anyway ). if youre really wanting them 2 be succesfull i would put plec in with baby mollies and just watch for a while to see if theres anything else disturbing them. these fish are great to watch spawning, you will see the female sticking her purple belly out at the male 4 a while, followed usually by a lot of shivering in or near the spawning site, then u wont see the female for about 4-5 days, unti lthe fry are free swimming if you put your bell in the right spot u will be able to watch the whole thing hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmchick Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 thanks. The tank the mollies are in is only a little 20 litre number and it also has 4 bristles in it. The pleco is only a wee fella, about 5cm and he scoots away really quickly from the kribs. I am doing a 30% water change once a fortnight with a gravel clean but have purposefully not gone near their bell in case of upsetting them. The females belly is the most incredible colour at the moment. A fish shop recently told me to increase the temp by 2 but wont that upset everyone else? It is currently on 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 I personally wouldnt bother raising the temp, mine seen to breed at any temp, but i keep mine at 25-26. remember what works for me may not for u. do u have bristlnose? or pleco which will grow huge? even though he seems to scoot away maybe hes got a nice belly full of eggs? b/n can be very brave! ive watched mine gobble up a whole lot of cockatoo eggs despite attacks from mum and dad :evil: good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmchick Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 oh dear. The BN are in with the babies and the pleco is in the comm tank. So you think I should shaft little mr greedy for a while? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimebag Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 i would if i were u. trouble is, the pleco will be way too big 4 a 20l tank. oh well, a good reason for another tank eh?? :lol: just as well u live in auckland where most of the tanks on trade me seem to be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmchick Posted May 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 a friend has just bought an 8ft and is looking to get rid of her 5ft........mmm, i feel an upgrade coming on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 mmm, i feel an upgrade coming on. Nope, not at all...it...is...a...fact... MTS has struck again :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishy Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 whats MTS? :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 multi tank syndrome.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishy Posted May 30, 2006 Report Share Posted May 30, 2006 oohhhhh! thats what ive got! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Yep 2fishy...and it's incurable... :bounce: :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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