I gots Babies

[bluesun]

My Kribs just had kids :dance !! I was not really expecting it as the parents are not quite adults yet but ya know how expectations go. Now I have to set a a small tank to move babies and parents to because they are in a community tanks and every one else has been herded into the corner by the parents. Now I have a little 5 gal and I plan to move some of the substrate to the new tank. I also have a filter bag with peet in it that has been in the tank current tank for 3 months and I plan to move it to the 5 gal for the bactieria colony. My big questions are: What do I feed the babies and what temp should I set the tank for?

Tank for the help folks
Kevin

 

[SomeGuy88]

Congrats on the babies!
I have the same setup as u (except my baies are in a 10gallon) and i feed them nutrafin fry food. Then when they get a bit bigger I start to give them crushed flakes. Just keep the tank at the same temp as you would with your other tanks.

HTH
-Dan

 

[Cat]

Can you both tell me a little about the parents behavior, as I thought my Kribs were spawning, but now Im not sure.
They excavated a small tunnel under a huge piece of slate and the female stayed out of sight under there for several days while the male kept watch out side, chasing off anything that came near. Now however the female seems to be coming out a lot more and some times for a minute or two the leave the tank completly unguarded, till the male sort of chases the female back in there. I have not seen any sign of fry and its been a week now. I dont know if maybee the mother ate them. but if so why is she still under there and the male guarding it?