Dave,
Next time put in more places for the female to hide.
So much for my Eunotus pair - he killed her :(
Gosh, this brings back memories of the last time I kept Kribs. I had a pair cooperate and breed beautifully and prolifically one time, then the next they literally killed each other. The female succumbed first, but the maile was injured enough he didn't last. (This was after he took out a small handful of dither fish in one night).
It was quite discouraging and I basically will only try breeding them again if I have a very large (48" or longer) tank and the ability to watch closely. The two tank (or divider) approach looks like a good way, because then you can set up the timing to happen on your terms instead of waking to an unhappy surprise.
I think I'll stick to tetras and peaceful fish for a while while reentering the hobby.
Sorry for the losses you have had.
Matt
It was quite discouraging and I basically will only try breeding them again if I have a very large (48" or longer) tank and the ability to watch closely. The two tank (or divider) approach looks like a good way, because then you can set up the timing to happen on your terms instead of waking to an unhappy surprise.
I think I'll stick to tetras and peaceful fish for a while while reentering the hobby.
Sorry for the losses you have had.
Matt
My Eunotus bred two days ago, and the formerly submissive female has become a holy terror. I should have removed the eggs because:
The male, who had been one of the tank top dogs, is cowering in the plants, and she attacked him mercilessly, so, out he goes to the recovery tank, which currently has another apisto and a discus who need a break from the cichlid mania:
when my angelfish last laid eggs on the intake siphon, that the discus formerly used, mrs discus ate the egss and fought off the angels and started fanning a non-existent egg clutch. zany, but tru!
They're fun to watch, but getting the mix just right, is complex.
The male, who had been one of the tank top dogs, is cowering in the plants, and she attacked him mercilessly, so, out he goes to the recovery tank, which currently has another apisto and a discus who need a break from the cichlid mania:
when my angelfish last laid eggs on the intake siphon, that the discus formerly used, mrs discus ate the egss and fought off the angels and started fanning a non-existent egg clutch. zany, but tru!
They're fun to watch, but getting the mix just right, is complex.
Mark Harnet
Yeah, that was the cycle.
When she was hornet yellow, oh my LORd watch out - first time, she took over almost all of a 55g tank.
When she didn't have eggs or little ones, he beat the snot outta her.
I think I interrupted the cycle by doing a water change, and got him all riled up at the wrong time. Still feel bad, got this pretty male with no mate.
When she was hornet yellow, oh my LORd watch out - first time, she took over almost all of a 55g tank.
When she didn't have eggs or little ones, he beat the snot outta her.
I think I interrupted the cycle by doing a water change, and got him all riled up at the wrong time. Still feel bad, got this pretty male with no mate.
Dave
Franny is correct in suggesting this. I forgot to add that Kribs will almost always pick the female of their own species first. Another thing is it should be easy to identify a super red female vs. a regular so if the wrong two bond you would want to try another fish.FrannyB wrote:Please don't encourage hybridization by using another species of Pelvicachromis as a dither.
Kevin
