Kribs - Finally

**Ichthius** · 12-02-2007, 12:51 PM

My kribensis pair decided to finally breed. I hadn't put much effort into breeding them (like it's needed). Yesterday morning, I noticed the female was a bit stressed looking and all of the other fish in my community tank were crowded on the other side of the tank.

I counted 7 yesterday and 20 today. They're even venturing out of the cave a bit; by a couple centimeters

. I'm guessing they're only a few days old by their size, but they are already coming out of the tank.

A few pics!

The happy couple and their insane brood:

Mother and fry:

Just some of the fry:

The pictures aren't very good; they're so small and keep moving, but enjoy!

Vinny · 12-02-2007, 01:05 PM

Awws, they are so cute Leah! I'm jealous. They are so Tiny.

Hehe, congrats!

**Scuba Kid** · 12-02-2007, 02:15 PM

Awww, Leah's a mommy! Sorta...

Congrats

You should show pics throughout their development.

**Ichthius** · 12-02-2007, 02:18 PM

Thanks Vinny and Katie!

lol

I'm going to try and take pics throughout their development. From what I can see, they seem to be fine. I just hope they make it

. I'll probably end up keeping at least a pair of them, and rehoming the rest. I'll be getting some brine shrimp eggs and possibly liquid fry food later today, and I'm breeding infusoria now. Heh, it's exciting

Chaos553 · 12-02-2007, 03:46 PM

pretty sweet. keep us updated =P

fishbguy · 12-02-2007, 05:37 PM

omg..that's awesome Leah!! Congrats!!! finally...lol

Buggy · 12-03-2007, 10:32 AM

Congrats! My pair are going on their THIRD spawn in as many months. I have 13 survivors from the first batch and 5 from the second. I move them out of the big tank when mom and dad stop taking care of them and put them in a 10 gal grow out tank. I just hope they grow up fast or I'll run out of room for them to grow out! LOL Good luck.

**Baby_Baby** · 12-03-2007, 03:38 PM

CUTENESS ABOUNDS!!!

Love your tank, btw!

**JustOneMore20** · 12-03-2007, 03:57 PM

Congrats on the babies Leah!!

**Ichthius** · 12-03-2007, 04:07 PM

Thanks everyone!

Yeah, I love my tank too, lol. So, here's an update on the little guys.

They're doing great! They're all looking around the outside of the cave with the mother fish in a little troop. (SO cute!) I was able to get brine shrimp eggs, and will culture them overnight for feeding later. I'll probably try feeding them some infusoria tonight, if not tomorrow.

I'll try to take pics tonight, if I can. Definitely tomorrow, unless something comes up.

I may up date every week with pics, etc, if all goes well.

BV77 · 12-03-2007, 05:13 PM

they will do just fine on finely crushed flakes, too, Leah

**Ichthius** · 12-03-2007, 05:15 PM

Ok, thanks! I wasn't sure how well they'd do on flakes alone, so I thought I'd vary it a bit. I read somewhere that they will grow faster on BBS. Anyone have thoughts on that?

**Ichthius** · 12-03-2007, 05:57 PM

Well, here we go; pics! *got a little picture happy*

For anyone interested, here's what the "cave" looks like. A bit small, but somehow they managed

The lovely couple:

You can see the mother's tail fin is torn; keeping an eye on it:

Male in the front above fry:

Strutting his stuff and of course the fry:

Enjoy. I'll try and update again in about a week or less to show the growth

**Scuba Kid** · 12-03-2007, 06:09 PM

Awww! SO CUTE!

Good luck with 'em.

Ice Prince · 12-03-2007, 07:58 PM

Great pics. How many do you have? Fry do seem to grow faster if fed live food. Good luck.

**Ichthius** · 12-03-2007, 08:00 PM

Thanks for that

. There are at least 20 last I counted this evening. *Could* be more, I'm not sure. They were in a hard spot to count, but I did count the 20 again. They seem to be really healthy and active right now, so maybe all 20 will make it

dolifisis · 12-03-2007, 08:22 PM

Congrats. That's so sweet.

fishbguy · 12-04-2007, 04:23 AM

awww...their so cute...

Buggy · 12-04-2007, 07:28 AM

Get ready! She should be doing it again in about 3-4 weeks. It seems to take forever for them to spawn the first time but once they do it's like they can't stop! My lfs owner gives me store credit for the fish I bring him and he gives me his retail price for them. Boy is he going to be surprised this spring when I come toteing $100 worth of baby kribs into his store for credit. LOL

**Ichthius** · 12-04-2007, 04:21 PM

Thanks for the comments and info

I'm not certain whether or not I'll be taking any fry to my lfs. It's a good store; well kept and trustworthy, but I can't be sure who they'd sell the fish to. After all, they have to make money, not find good homes for my fish. So, once they're full grown, or large enough to rehome, I'll be trying to find good fish keepers. Granted, it'll probably make me less money and take a bit longer, but I'm willing to do it

.

Update this weekend, if I can keep myself from posting pics sooner.

12-02-2007, 12:51 PM	#1
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 18 Posts: 701	Kribs - Finally My kribensis pair decided to finally breed. I hadn't put much effort into breeding them (like it's needed). Yesterday morning, I noticed the female was a bit stressed looking and all of the other fish in my community tank were crowded on the other side of the tank. I counted 7 yesterday and 20 today. They're even venturing out of the cave a bit; by a couple centimeters . I'm guessing they're only a few days old by their size, but they are already coming out of the tank. A few pics! The happy couple and their insane brood: Mother and fry: Just some of the fry: The pictures aren't very good; they're so small and keep moving, but enjoy! __________________ - Leah -

12-02-2007, 02:15 PM	#3
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,142	Awww, Leah's a mommy! Sorta... Congrats You should show pics throughout their development. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

12-02-2007, 02:18 PM	#4
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 18 Posts: 701	Thanks Vinny and Katie! lol I'm going to try and take pics throughout their development. From what I can see, they seem to be fine. I just hope they make it . I'll probably end up keeping at least a pair of them, and rehoming the rest. I'll be getting some brine shrimp eggs and possibly liquid fry food later today, and I'm breeding infusoria now. Heh, it's exciting __________________ - Leah -

12-02-2007, 03:46 PM	#5
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 410	pretty sweet. keep us updated =P __________________ 10-Gallon Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb (hoping to get rid of possibly for more schools) -13 Neon Tetra -2 Geophagus Jurupari -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories -(a few more cories should do it)

12-02-2007, 05:37 PM	#6
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,860	omg..that's awesome Leah!! Congrats!!! finally...lol __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

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12-02-2007, 01:05 PM	#2
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lake Forest, IL Age: 16 Posts: 160	Awws, they are so cute Leah! I'm jealous. They are so Tiny. Hehe, congrats!

12-03-2007, 10:32 AM	#7
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 696	Congrats! My pair are going on their THIRD spawn in as many months. I have 13 survivors from the first batch and 5 from the second. I move them out of the big tank when mom and dad stop taking care of them and put them in a 10 gal grow out tank. I just hope they grow up fast or I'll run out of room for them to grow out! LOL Good luck. __________________ Fish are people too! My animal family Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Newly Aquired Cosmo - Rescue kitten Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret Aquariums 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -14 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 cherry barbs, 1 glass catfish, 1 rosey minnow, 1 corydora, 1 ghost shrimp.

12-03-2007, 03:38 PM	#8
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,589	CUTENESS ABOUNDS!!! Love your tank, btw! __________________ *Emotion is energy in motion.*

12-03-2007, 03:57 PM	#9
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,479	Congrats on the babies Leah!! __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

12-03-2007, 04:07 PM	#10
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 18 Posts: 701	Thanks everyone! Yeah, I love my tank too, lol. So, here's an update on the little guys. They're doing great! They're all looking around the outside of the cave with the mother fish in a little troop. (SO cute!) I was able to get brine shrimp eggs, and will culture them overnight for feeding later. I'll probably try feeding them some infusoria tonight, if not tomorrow. I'll try to take pics tonight, if I can. Definitely tomorrow, unless something comes up. I may up date every week with pics, etc, if all goes well. __________________ - Leah -

12-03-2007, 05:13 PM	#11
BV77 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 468	they will do just fine on finely crushed flakes, too, Leah

12-03-2007, 05:15 PM	#12
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 18 Posts: 701	Ok, thanks! I wasn't sure how well they'd do on flakes alone, so I thought I'd vary it a bit. I read somewhere that they will grow faster on BBS. Anyone have thoughts on that? __________________ - Leah -

12-03-2007, 05:57 PM	#13
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 18 Posts: 701	Well, here we go; pics! got a little picture happy For anyone interested, here's what the "cave" looks like. A bit small, but somehow they managed The lovely couple: You can see the mother's tail fin is torn; keeping an eye on it: Male in the front above fry: Strutting his stuff and of course the fry: Enjoy. I'll try and update again in about a week or less to show the growth __________________ - Leah - Last edited by Ichthius; 12-03-2007 at 06:00 PM.

12-03-2007, 06:09 PM	#14
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,142	Awww! SO CUTE! Good luck with 'em. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

12-03-2007, 07:58 PM	#15
Ice Prince Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 15 Posts: 345	Great pics. How many do you have? Fry do seem to grow faster if fed live food. Good luck.

12-03-2007, 08:00 PM	#16
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 18 Posts: 701	Thanks for that . There are at least 20 last I counted this evening. Could be more, I'm not sure. They were in a hard spot to count, but I did count the 20 again. They seem to be really healthy and active right now, so maybe all 20 will make it __________________ - Leah -

12-03-2007, 08:22 PM	#17
dolifisis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 162	Congrats. That's so sweet. __________________ __________________ Doli Eclipse Corner5 False Julii Juvies Eclipse12 5 Ottos 3 White Cloud Mountain Minnows 7 False Julii Cory Cats Blue Apple Snail Live Plants

12-04-2007, 04:23 AM	#18
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,860	awww...their so cute... __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

12-04-2007, 07:28 AM	#19
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 696	Get ready! She should be doing it again in about 3-4 weeks. It seems to take forever for them to spawn the first time but once they do it's like they can't stop! My lfs owner gives me store credit for the fish I bring him and he gives me his retail price for them. Boy is he going to be surprised this spring when I come toteing $100 worth of baby kribs into his store for credit. LOL __________________ Fish are people too! My animal family Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Newly Aquired Cosmo - Rescue kitten Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret Aquariums 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -14 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 cherry barbs, 1 glass catfish, 1 rosey minnow, 1 corydora, 1 ghost shrimp.

12-04-2007, 04:21 PM	#20
Ichthius Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 18 Posts: 701	Thanks for the comments and info I'm not certain whether or not I'll be taking any fry to my lfs. It's a good store; well kept and trustworthy, but I can't be sure who they'd sell the fish to. After all, they have to make money, not find good homes for my fish. So, once they're full grown, or large enough to rehome, I'll be trying to find good fish keepers. Granted, it'll probably make me less money and take a bit longer, but I'm willing to do it . Update this weekend, if I can keep myself from posting pics sooner. __________________ - Leah -

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