My latest fish

[Doodles]

Someone in our town was giving away krib fry, so I got 5

Pelvicachromis pulcher

The one in photo is the largest as was born in Dec and is a female. The others were born in Feb so much smaller.


I will get more photos when i get a new tripod and not have to use the tripod with the broken wobbly leg, kinda defeats the object really.

 

[Stan]

Great pick up! I have a soft spot for kribs.

 

[Irene0100]

they are pretty fish, I bought a few to help clean the tank (eg of planaria and baby snails etc) but gave them away as could not keep with breeding plecs and cories as they will go for the fry. Plus mine all turned out to be female so could not even try a pair in the qt tank as they fought if in same tank!

 

[Rabbit]

Very cute.

 

[Joby]

Very nice pick up

We had a pair of kribs many moons ago when we had tanks at home. They spawned and the male would pin the rest of the inhabitants of the tank in one corner while the female took the fry for a little swim :lol: was hilarious to watch but probably not very nice for the fish pinned up the corner with a grumpy male nipping at them :re:

 

[macvsog23]

My wife years ago brought a pair soon gave them away tanks full of fish

She also did the same with a lovely striped fish Convicts.

She dont buy fish now strange that

 

[Doodles]

they are pretty fish, I bought a few to help clean the tank (eg of planaria and baby snails etc) but gave them away as could not keep with breeding plecs and cories as they will go for the fry. Plus mine all turned out to be female so could not even try a pair in the qt tank as they fought if in same tank!

Im not breeding anything at the mo apart from MTS lol but im going to separate them when they are all sexable, plus they are all related so don't want to be breeding them.

Very nice pick up

We had a pair of kribs many moons ago when we had tanks at home. They spawned and the male would pin the rest of the inhabitants of the tank in one corner while the female took the fry for a little swim :lol: was hilarious to watch but probably not very nice for the fish pinned up the corner with a grumpy male nipping at them :re:

Thats really funny in a not funny kind of way lol

My wife years ago brought a pair soon gave them away tanks full of fish

She also did the same with a lovely striped fish Convicts.

She dont buy fish now strange that

lol

 

[macvsog23]

In the wild Kribs have a strange breeding patten the male will have several females and visit each one to check on the eggs ect

I have seen them in a very big tank performing this activity and they are quite a sight swimming every were looking under plants and rocks to check the situation .


Regards Bob

 

[Doodles]

That must of been cool to watch:yes:

First time ive kept cichlids. One day would like mouth brooders or shell dwellers.

 

[macvsog23]

That must of been cool to watch:yes:

First time ive kept cichlids. One day would like mouth brooders or shell dwellers.

Shellie's are great they dart back in the shell at the first sign of danger.

Then later you see lots little fry popping in and out

 

[Doodles]

Shellie's are great they dart back in the shell at the first sign of danger.

Then later you see lots little fry popping in and out

They sound cool lol.

 

[macvsog23]

you need to set up a Tanganyika tank but that is not hard.

They are lovely with a few Julidochromis dickfeldi.
Neolamprologus multifasciatus is the easy one to keep they will live in any sort of shell some of the other ones are a bit picky over shells.

Some Sp will only live in Neothauma sp shells, these shells demand a high price.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolamprologus_multifasciatus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolamprologus_similis
This link may help

 

[Doodles]

Thanks for the info Bob, ill look into them:yes: