I have a 20 gallon long with a pair (male and female) Kribs. How many pairs can I put in there? Do i need to stagger them, like more females to males?
How many Kribs can i put in one tank?
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Unfortunately, yes. A large tank gives the other tankmates plenty of room to escape but a 20g will not give them a chance.
lupin is right but i think a nice 20gallon with a mating pair of kribensis sounds quite exciting! if you got more than one pair and one pair started breeding the others will be attacked .......also your lucky that kribensis can be told apart (male,female) makes the job alot easier! what i would do is take out the gourami and make the tank to the correct spesifications for those two to breed 
I've been kinda mulling this over ever since I saw these fish in person... are kribensis able to be kept as a solitary fish? If I got a single male for my 55g tank, would it be overly skittish? (I know individual temperament comes into play, but I'm just asking in general if they do better with pairs) If a pair is better, would it be safe to have a pair in my 55 with 5 discus? (check my sig for tank stocking... going to sell 2 of my discus, perhaps in the next couple weeks)
i got two kribs today i am 99% sure they are a m/f pair they are going to have have a 15g to them self once i set up my 50g for the 6 glass catties and 11 neons
kribs are a lot of fun to keep in single pairs, watching them rear their young is quite an expierience. good luck with them, hope they breed for you
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Kribs can be kept singly but I find them to do better when kept in pairs or groups. A pair with discus is fine but not during spawning season.