Kribs Eggs!

aj2494

aj2494

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My kribs finally laid eggs in a small conch shell. The female's belly is still red, but has gone flat. There is a little tube sticking out right in front of the anal fin. The eggs are brown right now, and the female spends a lot of time in the shell. The male is hanging around the shell a lot. How will I be able to tell if the eggs have been fertilized?
 
Congrats! hook us up with a picture. I could never see my krib's eggs. The eggs are supposed to be brown so I'm guessing that they're fertilized. Are you leaving the eggs in there? my krib pair ate the first 3 batches of eggs before they figured things out. Goodluck
 
If the eggs turns white or grayish white they are no good. If thy stay dark they are good. Should hatch in 6 days i think or so. Then you will see what seem to be the eggs but with tails. They will just have an egg sac. :) I can get u pictures of krib baby pictures :)
 
my fry just ate stuff off the sides of the tank and etc. But I hear newly hatched bbs is best. I just fed mine crushed flakes because by the time I saw them they were big enough to eat the flake stuff. They've all made it so far.
 
The eggs seem to be disapearing. Maybe that is just because it is hard to see into the shell, but hey move around a lot. I really hope the parents are not eating them.
 
Don't feel bad, it happens to new krib parents all the time. Like I said if you want them all you need to take the eggs out lol. sorry... try shining a flashlight in the cave.
 
I've noticed that if I bother mine too much (which is hard not to do 'cuz you know there are eggs in there!) they will either eat them or move them. If they have to move them too many times they eat them. That may not be the case with every krib, but that's what mine do.
 
I really hope that they hatch. I was hoping for this to happen. It would stink if they ate them all.
 
Yeah, it does. But they tend to breed often if they have formed a pair. Hang in there, you'll have babies eventually!
 
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