My Kribs have spawned!

"Paul" wrote in message
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My first attempt at breeding fish has begun! My two kribs have finally
spawned!

From previous posts you might recall that the male had dug a cave and
they
were protecting it.

Well, now they are protecting it with amazing fury! The female is
spending
90% of her time in the cave and the male is the best guard-fish I have
ever
seen. he has no fear!!

I looked in the cave and all I could see was two little "eggs" that
looked
like little sack things, maybe 1mm accross, hanging from the bottom of
the
rock that they dug the cave under. next time Iooked they had gone... I
assume the female has moved them to a safer spot with hopefully heaps
of
other eggs???

I have a couple of juvenile paradise fish in my tank as well. do you
think
this will be bad news for the fry? I have a very small spare aquarium
I
could put the fry in if they are likely to all be eaten, but I would
rather
have them nurtured by mum and dad, as long as 2 or 3 can survive!!!

I'm pretty happy!

There is a good chance that those Paradise fish will not get within
striking range of the fry, but if you are worried, I'd move the Paradise
fish into the smaller aquarium instead.

Remember that the first spawn is a practice run, for them, their tank
mates and for you. They can make more ;~) Enjoy

NetMax