Hiya,

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 11:44:58 -0500, RedForeman ©® wrote:
Just curious to know if a female krib will produce eggs, just to produce
eggs...

My krib pair has now produced their second batch of eggs, all are brown so
far, but no fungus, which may prompt me to add methylblue to see what
happens...

Mine too, in fact they are sort of yellowy-white and opaque.
The eggs appear and then a few days later disappear - I think
they get eaten when the female gives up on them.

I think my male is shooting blanks.

We're going thru the same routine as last time, but my question is, what
if.... What if I have 2 females, one shows to be real obviously, and the
other is elongated, seems to be male... but will a female produce eggs
without a male present? Like if there were 2 females in the tank, will one
or both produce eggs, just for the fun of it?

I don't know the answer I must admit, but my female only produces
them when she's been through the courting ritual with a male.
She does a thing where she bends from side to side, and shows
her rear to him, and where she stops and vibrates for a second.
I don't think two females would do that to each other!

I can't imagine you have two females if they are different and
were sold as a pair, kribs are very easy to sex on their size/
fins/colour - they are just obviously different!

You could always post the URL to some photos if you have any.
For now, I would search the net on "sexing kribs" to be sure,
see if you have any typical courting behaviour (mine were
sexed up together, aggressive to another male and ambivalent
to another female), and you could look at my photos to see
a clearly defined pair. http://www.gorge.org/fish/what.shtml#krib
There are probably much better photos showing the difference
on the net, if you look!

Good luck.


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