Bill K
July 15th 04, 05:08 AM
To all,
Following the disaster of the loss of almost all our fish (search
"massive fish die-off" for unpleasant details) we're looking at
re-stocking our family 55 gal community tank.
We've always been partial to Kribs, but haven't had the best of
success. When we originally stocked I thought of getting a bunch of
them but then stumbled across what appeared to be a matched pair in
the LFS. Just bought the two and sure enough after settling into the
tank at home spawned once with limited success. Shortly thereafter
(perhaps after another spawning attempt) the male proceeded to beat up
and kill the female. We attempted to introduce another female of
similar size but spousal abuse took its toll on the second as well.
Not wishing to subject any more females to a probable death penalty,
the lone male Krib lived out his celibate existence until the
disaster.
We're left with 1 Bristlenose cat, 1 Yo-yo loach, 1 Angel and 1
Bolivian Ram. We'll keep the Bristlenose and the Yo-yo, but may trade
off the (now) lone Angel and (now) lone Bolivian Ram.
Although I was very happy with the Bolivian Rams (we had 6 and they
were just coming into their own); for our community Cichlid compliment
we're considering Kribs once again. But this time I'm thinking of
starting with a group of them. The theory is this will allow them to
eventually pair off, and with several present to provide some
buffering from harassment through numbers (let a dominant fish chase
multiple competitors and not just a single one). Is this a valid
approach?
The tank is a deep 55 US gal with a bottom area of 12"x48". There is
enough variety in the ground cover (rock arches, driftwood, plants,
etc.) to provide the ability for the fish to stake out unique
territories. How many Kribs would one attempt to stock? What ratio
of males to females?
As for other tankmates for the Kribs, we're thinking of going back to
some Rainbows (either 3 or 4 Boesmani or I'm thinking maybe 6 of the
smaller Neon Dwarf Rainbows (Melanotaenia praecox)); plus some
schooling tetras (maybe a dozen Rummy-nose). Sort of a United Nations
compliment.
Thanks in advance.
.... Bill
p.s. If responding via e-mail please remove "spamfilter" from default
e-mail address.
Following the disaster of the loss of almost all our fish (search
"massive fish die-off" for unpleasant details) we're looking at
re-stocking our family 55 gal community tank.
We've always been partial to Kribs, but haven't had the best of
success. When we originally stocked I thought of getting a bunch of
them but then stumbled across what appeared to be a matched pair in
the LFS. Just bought the two and sure enough after settling into the
tank at home spawned once with limited success. Shortly thereafter
(perhaps after another spawning attempt) the male proceeded to beat up
and kill the female. We attempted to introduce another female of
similar size but spousal abuse took its toll on the second as well.
Not wishing to subject any more females to a probable death penalty,
the lone male Krib lived out his celibate existence until the
disaster.
We're left with 1 Bristlenose cat, 1 Yo-yo loach, 1 Angel and 1
Bolivian Ram. We'll keep the Bristlenose and the Yo-yo, but may trade
off the (now) lone Angel and (now) lone Bolivian Ram.
Although I was very happy with the Bolivian Rams (we had 6 and they
were just coming into their own); for our community Cichlid compliment
we're considering Kribs once again. But this time I'm thinking of
starting with a group of them. The theory is this will allow them to
eventually pair off, and with several present to provide some
buffering from harassment through numbers (let a dominant fish chase
multiple competitors and not just a single one). Is this a valid
approach?
The tank is a deep 55 US gal with a bottom area of 12"x48". There is
enough variety in the ground cover (rock arches, driftwood, plants,
etc.) to provide the ability for the fish to stake out unique
territories. How many Kribs would one attempt to stock? What ratio
of males to females?
As for other tankmates for the Kribs, we're thinking of going back to
some Rainbows (either 3 or 4 Boesmani or I'm thinking maybe 6 of the
smaller Neon Dwarf Rainbows (Melanotaenia praecox)); plus some
schooling tetras (maybe a dozen Rummy-nose). Sort of a United Nations
compliment.
Thanks in advance.
.... Bill
p.s. If responding via e-mail please remove "spamfilter" from default
e-mail address.