have new babies

outtahand · Post by **outtahand** » Aug 06, 2005 3:53 pm

well, little fish babies, anyway-
these are Kribensis, a cichlid fish from Nigeria-
they are pretty peaceful for African Cichlids-
I have had them about 6 months,
I just noticed they had been getting protective of an area
in the tank, looked closer, and noticed the fry.
There's about 50 babies, they are hiding around a
dead leaf in this pic,
I circled a few to help spot them...
I'll probably move them to their own tank in about a week
or 2
I think they are about 4 days old.

lazygardner · Post by **lazygardner** » Aug 07, 2005 12:32 am

That's very cool! Do they have to be moved? Would the other fish eat them? It sounds like they are protecting them so far.

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Aug 07, 2005 12:36 am

How long before they're big enough to make a good sandwich?

JKN of course!

Lionitus · Post by **Lionitus** » Aug 07, 2005 9:17 am

Wow, cool. We had a fish tank for many years and I always hoped for babies but we never had them.

Good luck with the new babies.

Lionitus

patsue53 · Post by **patsue53** » Aug 07, 2005 12:56 pm

Neat!!

PeggyC · Post by **PeggyC** » Aug 07, 2005 9:28 pm

Wow, those are SO tiny! Congrats to you and thanks so much for showing us.

putnamgardens · Post by **putnamgardens** » Aug 08, 2005 9:32 am

Thanks goodness for red circles. I know those fish don't pose very well for photos. At least my koi come to the surface at feeding time. Congrats on the new babies. How many more years will they have to be apart from there parents? Later, Love, Lisa

janey · Post by **janey** » Aug 08, 2005 8:58 pm

Congrats x's 50!!

Aren't you glad you don't have to get up for night feedings????

outtahand · Post by **outtahand** » Aug 09, 2005 1:17 pm

I'm moving them to a seperate tank tonight-
I have never raised this kind before,
so I dont know the growth rate.
Someone told me the parents could spawn every
month when they get going...
I am afraid lots of babies shall remain in the big tank
if that happens...

thanks for looking at them!

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Aug 09, 2005 1:41 pm

Wow Jim, I missed this.....shoot!

Boy, they ARE tiny! Thanks for sharing!!

janey · Post by **janey** » Aug 09, 2005 8:58 pm

The birds and the bees?????

They don't have nuthin' on those Kribensis!!!!
Every month? That's a lot of fooling around!

It's also a lot of tank cleaning

...or sushi!