I love my krib, Milo. He's colorful, boisterous, and active. However, he's only in a 15-gallon tank, and he harasses his tankmates (6 harlequin rasboras) There are 2 amano shrimp left (as far as I can see, it's heavily planted!) but they managed to hide from him until they got nice and big.
I'm wondering about whether or not I should get him a female. The tank is only 15 gallons and heavily planted, so I'm worried about space. I would probably get rid of the harlequins if I did get a female, because they're already stressed out by Milo. He stalks them from within the rotala, and then rockets out and breaks up the school. I was thinking of getting him a "boo" in exchange for the harlies.
So basically, can a breeding pair of kribs be comfortable in a 15 gallon tank with no other tankmates? (save for my sneaky shrimp)
Second question: I have no idea what I'd do with the fry. I could set up a little 5.5 gallon next to my 15, as a grow-out tank for the fry, but much larger than that isn't really an option. And then what? Should I shop around my LFS's and try to give them my kribs for credit? That would be handy...
Third question:
I've read that female kribs are picky little wenches. How should I go about trying to pair one up with Milo?
I'm wondering about whether or not I should get him a female. The tank is only 15 gallons and heavily planted, so I'm worried about space. I would probably get rid of the harlequins if I did get a female, because they're already stressed out by Milo. He stalks them from within the rotala, and then rockets out and breaks up the school. I was thinking of getting him a "boo" in exchange for the harlies.
So basically, can a breeding pair of kribs be comfortable in a 15 gallon tank with no other tankmates? (save for my sneaky shrimp)
Second question: I have no idea what I'd do with the fry. I could set up a little 5.5 gallon next to my 15, as a grow-out tank for the fry, but much larger than that isn't really an option. And then what? Should I shop around my LFS's and try to give them my kribs for credit? That would be handy...
Third question:
I've read that female kribs are picky little wenches. How should I go about trying to pair one up with Milo?