Hi,
I had two kribs and five red-eye tetras in a 12G tank. All was well for two weeks. About a week ago the female krib disappeared and I assumed she layed eggs and was guarding the fry. A couple of days ago the male krib started attacking the tetras so I had to set up a second tank and move the tetras there. Yesterday morning I saw the male krib parading a swarm of fry, so I opened the cave and saw what could have remained of the female. She was completely decomposed.
I don't think it is normal for krib females to die during spawning, I am clueless about what happened.
Now I have a male krib and lots of fry. He seems to take very good care of them (at least this is what it looks like).
What should I do now? I have a second 10G tank I set up two days ago to save the tetras. I could move the male to that tank and leave the fry to fend for themselves since there is no other fish in the tank now, but the male is doing a good job so I don't think I should change anything.
I am feeding the tank Liquid fry food #1 two-three times a day.
It looks like there is a whole lot of fry, how are they all supposed to survive? Will the father krib start culling the fry after some time or should I remove some of it myself?
When is a good time to introduce another female? I wonder if it was the male krib who did the first one in...
Thanks!
I had two kribs and five red-eye tetras in a 12G tank. All was well for two weeks. About a week ago the female krib disappeared and I assumed she layed eggs and was guarding the fry. A couple of days ago the male krib started attacking the tetras so I had to set up a second tank and move the tetras there. Yesterday morning I saw the male krib parading a swarm of fry, so I opened the cave and saw what could have remained of the female. She was completely decomposed.
I don't think it is normal for krib females to die during spawning, I am clueless about what happened.
Now I have a male krib and lots of fry. He seems to take very good care of them (at least this is what it looks like).
What should I do now? I have a second 10G tank I set up two days ago to save the tetras. I could move the male to that tank and leave the fry to fend for themselves since there is no other fish in the tank now, but the male is doing a good job so I don't think I should change anything.
I am feeding the tank Liquid fry food #1 two-three times a day.
It looks like there is a whole lot of fry, how are they all supposed to survive? Will the father krib start culling the fry after some time or should I remove some of it myself?
When is a good time to introduce another female? I wonder if it was the male krib who did the first one in...
Thanks!