Kribs going at it

[MrsMoose]

Okay so I have two not sure of the sexes yet but at any rate these little guys are like 2.5 inches and 3 inches they are going in circles and lip locking like crazy during all of this their bellies are changing to a very deep purple . Is it just they are testing each other do I need to think of separating or what ?

 

[saram521]

Would need to see a picture to know for sure, but it sounds like you have two males. Females have bright pink bellies when ready to mate. What size tank are they in? You may have to separate them if they're both male.

 

[MrsMoose]

They are in a 55 I will try and get some good shots of them here in a bit.

 

[MrsMoose]

Hope these pictures will show them okay enough

 

[saram521]

Looks like a male and female to me. It doesn't sound as though you have a breeding pair on your hands, as I've not heard of lip locking being part of their mating dance. To me, it seems like your kribs are trying to overpower one another. I'm not 100%, though. You could put some sort of cave in with them just to see if they'll then decide to spawn in it.

 

[MrsMoose]

Thanks hun, I did have a cave style log in there and how in the world an angel got under it and the got stuck in a hole on top is beyond me so after I got it untrapped I pulled the cave out now for two days I have an angel swimming on its side.