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by craft88
Sun Apr 27, 2025 5:21 am
Forum: Bettas
Topic: Are these kribs female?
Replies: 8
Views: 17

Re: Are these kribs female?

Looks like you've got a female and a young male on your hands.

Check the dorsal fin on the top one - if the colour runs all the way to the end, that's a pretty good sign it's a male. I think I see that in the pics, but double-check to be sure. He's just missing the spade-tail for now, which will ...
by craft88
Sun Apr 13, 2025 3:56 am
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: designing a kribensis tank
Replies: 8
Views: 1009

Re: designing a kribensis tank

Kribs can be quite the diggers when they feel like it - not all the time, mind you. They can create little pits in minutes, often right next to a piece of stone, rock, or wood that seems to have caught their eye as a potential backup spawning site. In sand, they're not afraid to use their whole body ...
by craft88
Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:52 am
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: designing a kribensis tank
Replies: 8
Views: 1009

Re: designing a kribensis tank

Sounds like you're on the right track.

One thing I didn't mention earlier is to be careful with the size and placement of stones/rocks. When they're breeding, they tend to dig next to or under them, and I've had a female dig out so much sand under a large pebble that it fell on her. Luckily, she ...
by craft88
Sat Apr 12, 2025 10:09 pm
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: designing a kribensis tank
Replies: 8
Views: 1009

Re: designing a kribensis tank

2. Honestly, it depends on the type of big piece of wood we're talking about - a big lump or something with character, full of holes and nooks.
3. Adding some small, rounded stone pieces or tiny bits of wood here and there could really enhance the natural look.
4. To be honest, I think you can have ...
by craft88
Sat Apr 12, 2025 8:20 pm
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: designing a kribensis tank
Replies: 8
Views: 1009

Re: designing a kribensis tank

Not a Krib expert by any means, but I'll give it a shot since I've got a pair in my tank.

1. For substrate, I'd go with sand or fine gravel - nothing sharp, that's what you'd find in their river delta home.
2. I personally think a nice piece of wood or a big rock would look great in the tank, and ...