krib egg question

**raptorsvt79** · 11-30-2009, 11:36 PM

i have a pair of kribs who laid eggs last wednsday....i saw the eggs on the wall of the cave for two days...after that i havent seen the eggs....i see the female still hanging out mostly inside of the cave and picking at the ground, which i cannot see and sometime she and the male trade off going from that cave to another and digging into the other cave....should i assume they ate the eggs??? am i supposed to be able to see the wigglers in wiggler stage??? plz help...it is the first time these two breed....the female might have breed once before....but no fry...plz help...tx

**raptorsvt79** · 12-01-2009, 7:17 PM

anyone?

**fishorama** · 12-01-2009, 7:27 PM

Could be wigglers they're guarding, they don't usually move them far. Watch for them to bounce off the bottom. The parents will move them again

**raptorsvt79** · 12-01-2009, 8:18 PM

i just looked into the cave with a flashlight and saw a little one dart when he saw the light.....i'm very happy....do you think its safe to do a water change without scaring the parents into eating the fry?

**fishorama** · 12-02-2009, 5:58 AM

You may want to wait a few days & only do small WCs. Be prepared to get bitten, lol, kribs are pretty defensive.
Watch the male, they "forget" to spit the fry after a couple weeks & may need to be moved. Females usually are ready to breed again in 3-4 weeks if kept with the fry, sooner if she's removed.
Don't worry if not all fry survive, kribs breed like rabbits, you'll soon have more unless you separate the sexes.