Baby Kribs

[Nebulous]

Hi folks

following on from my previous post about buying a pair of kribensis and them
laying eggs 3 days later, I now have about 30 baby kribs that are over a
week old. Both parents are fiercely protective, but the rest of the fish are
surviving fairly well.

The ones that have taken most of the damage are the corys. They do not seem
to have the wit to stay out of the way of the kribs and they are looking a
bit battered.

How lomg are the parents likely to look after them before they get fed up?

I don't really expect any of them to survive, but as there are a few of
them and they are getting bigger every day, one or two might make it.

Neb

[Paul M. Cook]

"Nebulous" > wrote in message
...
> Hi folks
>
> following on from my previous post about buying a pair of kribensis and
them
> laying eggs 3 days later, I now have about 30 baby kribs that are over a
> week old. Both parents are fiercely protective, but the rest of the fish
are
> surviving fairly well.
>
> The ones that have taken most of the damage are the corys. They do not
seem
> to have the wit to stay out of the way of the kribs and they are looking a
> bit battered.
>
> How lomg are the parents likely to look after them before they get fed up?
>
> I don't really expect any of them to survive, but as there are a few of
> them and they are getting bigger every day, one or two might make it.
>
> Neb

Sometimes they make it so easy. I remember when I kept kribs. I really
wanted to breed them. Bought a half dozen, fed them the best foods, set up
little pots for them to den in, kept the water at a perfect pH and
temperature - did everything except play romantic music. They never bred.

About 4-6 weeks is what you can expect from cichlids. Feed them baby brine
and you will probably get a better survival rate.

Paul
>

[Nebulous]

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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>
> "Nebulous" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Hi folks
>>
>> following on from my previous post about buying a pair of kribensis and
> them
>> laying eggs 3 days later, I now have about 30 baby kribs that are over a
>> week old. Both parents are fiercely protective, but the rest of the fish
> are
>> surviving fairly well.
>>
>> The ones that have taken most of the damage are the corys. They do not
> seem
>> to have the wit to stay out of the way of the kribs and they are looking
>> a
>> bit battered.
>>
>> How lomg are the parents likely to look after them before they get fed
>> up?
>>
>> I don't really expect any of them to survive, but as there are a few of
>> them and they are getting bigger every day, one or two might make it.
>>
>> Neb
>
> Sometimes they make it so easy. I remember when I kept kribs. I really
> wanted to breed them. Bought a half dozen, fed them the best foods, set
> up
> little pots for them to den in, kept the water at a perfect pH and
> temperature - did everything except play romantic music. They never bred.

Wow, I really have been lucky - though I understand a change in water can
trigger spawning.

I asked the woman in the LFS to give me a pair, but I certainly didn't
expect them to perform quite so quickly. My water is pretty good, and my
tank is still not very heavily stocked.
>
> About 4-6 weeks is what you can expect from cichlids. Feed them baby
> brine
> and you will probably get a better survival rate.

Thats just what I wanted thanks. They are growing quite quickly on Liquifry
Number 1. The biggest risak to them has to be other fish eating them. If the
parents keep this up for another 3-4 weeks it will give them a fighting
chance though.

Neb

[swarvegorilla]

"Nebulous" > wrote in message
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>
> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> news:79VPh.3857$P84.1435@trnddc07...
>>
>> "Nebulous" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Hi folks
>>>
>>> following on from my previous post about buying a pair of kribensis and
>> them
>>> laying eggs 3 days later, I now have about 30 baby kribs that are over a
>>> week old. Both parents are fiercely protective, but the rest of the fish
>> are
>>> surviving fairly well.
>>>
>>> The ones that have taken most of the damage are the corys. They do not
>> seem
>>> to have the wit to stay out of the way of the kribs and they are looking
>>> a
>>> bit battered.
>>>
>>> How lomg are the parents likely to look after them before they get fed
>>> up?
>>>
>>> I don't really expect any of them to survive, but as there are a few of
>>> them and they are getting bigger every day, one or two might make it.
>>>
>>> Neb
>>
>> Sometimes they make it so easy. I remember when I kept kribs. I really
>> wanted to breed them. Bought a half dozen, fed them the best foods, set
>> up
>> little pots for them to den in, kept the water at a perfect pH and
>> temperature - did everything except play romantic music. They never
>> bred.
>
> Wow, I really have been lucky - though I understand a change in water can
> trigger spawning.
>
> I asked the woman in the LFS to give me a pair, but I certainly didn't
> expect them to perform quite so quickly. My water is pretty good, and my
> tank is still not very heavily stocked.
>>
>> About 4-6 weeks is what you can expect from cichlids. Feed them baby
>> brine
>> and you will probably get a better survival rate.
>
> Thats just what I wanted thanks. They are growing quite quickly on
> Liquifry Number 1. The biggest risak to them has to be other fish eating
> them. If the parents keep this up for another 3-4 weeks it will give them
> a fighting chance though.
>
> Neb
>

remove some fry and put them in a floating fry saver
that way at least one or 2 will survive!
The parents will prob eat them if they feel like spawning again.
Corys would have tried to raid the egg pit and got worked over, their own
fault! heh heh
congrats btw and heres to a much bigger batch next time!
Good old riverines!
Oh yea and don't forget to get pictures of parents while they are coloured
up!!