After another turbulent week in the old convict tank, this time with the male ripping a hunk of scales off of the the old girl's nose and the violence only escalating after brief periods of calmness, I decided to give kribs a try in my 20 long.
So, I picked up a beatiful female and a really drab male along with 3 cherry barbs as dithers and a bristlenose pleco. The female is, despite being 1/3 the size of the male, the brave and curious one. She's all over the tank. The male is, basically, hiding most of the time --- the big old coward!
Anyone know if all male kribs are quite this drab? I'm hoping he colors up with time. Like I said the female is gorgeous, but she already is more colorful than she was in the store after only 12 hours in my tank.
One other question. I got the cherry barbs as dithers, but I had thought of using an African butterfly fish instead (I just really like them) since they're topwater fish. Anyone know if an African Butterfly would get shredded by the kribs in the 20 long (12 inches deep)? Or, as a topwater dweller, would it likely be ignored? Obviously, I'm still thinking of going back to the LFS and adding him to the tank.
Well, I need to go stare at the new fish a bit more .
Eric
So, I picked up a beatiful female and a really drab male along with 3 cherry barbs as dithers and a bristlenose pleco. The female is, despite being 1/3 the size of the male, the brave and curious one. She's all over the tank. The male is, basically, hiding most of the time --- the big old coward!
Anyone know if all male kribs are quite this drab? I'm hoping he colors up with time. Like I said the female is gorgeous, but she already is more colorful than she was in the store after only 12 hours in my tank.
One other question. I got the cherry barbs as dithers, but I had thought of using an African butterfly fish instead (I just really like them) since they're topwater fish. Anyone know if an African Butterfly would get shredded by the kribs in the 20 long (12 inches deep)? Or, as a topwater dweller, would it likely be ignored? Obviously, I'm still thinking of going back to the LFS and adding him to the tank.
Well, I need to go stare at the new fish a bit more .
Eric
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