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    i have had a female krib for a while, i was brousing a petco couple of weeks ago and saw a decent looking male krib and bought him for her, she resides in my old 30 gallon planted tank (which is now in a corner on the floor temporarily where i can only see the side of the tank), consequently, other than doing water changes/feeding and making sure all fish are ok, i have not paid close attention the tank (because i can't see most of it), today, i sat on the floor to take a closer look because it seemed like a lot of the tetras were more on the upper part of the tank (they are usually below), and guess what, i have krib fry - i would say about 30 or so, they are moving around the substrate with mom and dad (who are extremely vigilant and protective - thanks god the tank is 24" high for other fish to get away), they look so cute, they are light greyish color with blacking dots all over the body and big eyes - very cute, could not take pix - they still blend in too much and the parents herded them away from my side as soon as i got close to observe, hope a couple survive
    65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
    55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
    30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted

    live and let live

  • #2
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    Congratulations! I love Kribs. I have a pair (I think).
    A house without a puffer is not a Home.

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    • #3
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      Congrats..no the feeling..had a pair myself for a year and she was a breeder true and true....cant count how many batch of fry's she had.

      They are very vigilant parents. Watch the mom signal her fry with controlled shakes as she herds them from place to place. Feel sorry for the tetras.... they will not have much of a life for a while.

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      • #4
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        yes, the parents are belligerent to say the least, but the fry are so cute, the colors on the parents are amazing too :)

        jkln - did any of your fry survive to adult/juvie?  what happened to your pair?
        65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
        55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
        30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted

        live and let live

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        • #5
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          They all survived... I kept them in a 29 gal by themselves. I would bring them to auctions. I sold the pair at the last HAS auction.

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          • #6
            Re: krib

            awesome, hope some of mine survive too
            65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
            55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
            30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted

            live and let live

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            • #7
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              I saved 3 juvies from my last colony but they all turned out to be females, so I bought the pr at the HAS auction and also 2 bags of fry.  
              I should have a strong colony soon and be interested in trading some.
              'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust ...'
              He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four-year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'

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              • #8
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                Hey thats great to hear PhishPhreek,

                Take care of them...they were prolific at creating males in my tank.

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                • #9
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                  i think there are no more fry in the tank, at least i don't see any and the parents are not as aggressive to other fish - so that is another clue, i don't know what happened  :(   i can't imagine the other fish eating them because the parents were very protective, i am thinking they actually ate their own fry  :?
                  65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
                  55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
                  30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted

                  live and let live

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                  • #10
                    Re: krib

                    With Bettas, its good to remove the parents when the fry are free swimming.
                    Trying to keep 200 kids in one place will drive you nuts !  :hang:
                    'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust ...'
                    He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four-year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'

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                    • #11
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                      did you turn the lights off at night? Tetras will act like a pack and some will occupy parents and they won't notice others moving behind with lights off.

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                      • #12
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                        awwwwwwwww :( , I like kribs, and I like babies, so it guess I like baby kribs    :P
                        Anyway, while typing something sad it turned into a funny. Sorry. :(
                        A house without a puffer is not a Home.

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                        • #13
                          Re: krib

                          yes i did turn off the lights, didn't know tetras acted that way 8O
                          65 gallon - ADA 120p - planted
                          55 gallon - AGA standard - mix cichlid
                          30 gallon tall - eclipse acrylic - semi-planted

                          live and let live

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                          • #14
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                            With lights on parents will see other fish and run them off before the predator(s) gets close. With lights off they cant see who is around...especially if there are rocks, plants and other objects a predator can use as cover to get close. They are operating in a confined space with aquarium objects so the parents are at a disadvantage with lights off.

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                            • #15
                              Re: krib

                              But don't be surprised if one day you see a small juvi or so moving around. They can be cagey and hide in driftwood, the substrate and whatever and survive. Most will eventually get picked off but nonetheless, you may be surprised one day.

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