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by roninja
Wed Jun 18, 2025 1:42 pm
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: help with kribensis
Replies: 8
Views: 15

Re: help with kribensis

looks pretty standard to me, but yeah those yoyos might be causing some stress, mine get all worked up when defending too. Guess it's a bit of a pain when they're still learning to stay out of the way, especially with bigger ones like yours. By the way, love your accent.

haha wasn't planning on ...
by roninja
Wed Jun 18, 2025 10:22 am
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: help with kribensis
Replies: 8
Views: 15

Re: help with kribensis

they do this weird side to side thing and kinda shake at each other, reminds me of a dance, i tried to capture it on video but they're super camera shy, best i could get is this http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=0czBmOpH67M&feature=youtu.be
by roninja
Wed Jun 18, 2025 8:11 am
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: help with kribensis
Replies: 8
Views: 15

help with kribensis

hi all,

i've had 2 kribs for about a month now and they've been acting pretty strangely lately.
i'm not sure what's going on - is it aggression or are they getting ready to spawn/mate?

the female's been following the male around a lot, and every so often they'll peck at each other and almost ...
by roninja
Fri Aug 30, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: Kribensis digging behavior
Replies: 4
Views: 1261

Re: Kribensis digging behavior

ok so if the digging's just geneflake behavior, do you think it's safe to move them back into the community tank now? my pair of rams seem to be getting along again and look like they're ready to spawn, so i was thinking of moving them to the breeding tank
by roninja
Fri Aug 30, 2024 3:51 pm
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: Kribensis digging behavior
Replies: 4
Views: 1261

Re: Kribensis digging behavior

Thanks for the info, I've got another question - when do they usually start spawning? I'm not entirely sure how old they are, but I'd say the male's about 2 inches and the female's around 1.5 inches.
by roninja
Fri Aug 30, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: Cichlids
Topic: Kribensis digging behavior
Replies: 4
Views: 1261

Kribensis digging behavior

hey, i've got my kribs in the breeding tank now and they've been digging like crazy, pits everywhere after just a week. a couple things i'm wondering about though.

is all this digging directly related to spawning or is it just them being kribs.

should i just leave it all as is? tank's due for a ...