Rick wrote in message ...

"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
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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...

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?

Just curious, haven't found anything on the net with a definitive, or
even
dubious answer... I can always rely on NetMax and others to have the
answers...

another *SMOOCH* to the NetMax ( | ) !!!

--
RedForeman ©® future fabricator and creator of a ratbike
streetfighter!!!



I stand to be corrected on this one but I believe that most egg laying fish
will develop eggs regardless of whether there is another male present or
not. Angel fish will lay eggs and go through the whole routine of fanning
them with no male present. You should be able to tell the difference
between
male and female Kribs pretty easy. Although both can develop red belly's
the
female will get a much deeper red, or purplish color. While trying to get
the male interested she will do a dance around him which is fascinating to
watch. The male also has a much longer and more pointed dorsal fin.

Rick


like rick said it's pretty hard to mistake a female for a male, they are
very different looking fish.. If you have seen a male and female, you would
never mistake one for the other in a breeding size fish.