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 ...
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- Sun Apr 27, 2025 5:21 am
- Forum: Bettas
- Topic: Are these kribs female?
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- Sun Apr 13, 2025 3:56 am
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: designing a kribensis tank
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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 ...
- Sun Apr 13, 2025 12:52 am
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: designing a kribensis tank
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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 ...
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 ...
- Sat Apr 12, 2025 10:09 pm
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: designing a kribensis tank
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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 ...
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 ...
- Sat Apr 12, 2025 8:20 pm
- Forum: Cichlids
- Topic: designing a kribensis tank
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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 ...
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 ...