Krobia xinguensis
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lol it's probably because the female only laid half of the eggs the first time. I'm more comfortable this time around since I know what to expect. Maybe I should leave the fry with them
A little update - they spawned 4-5 times since but I only saved the first batch. They are almost 1" and eating well on flakes
[video=youtube;KZs3kZ5zDmA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZs3kZ5zDmA[/video]
[video=youtube;KZs3kZ5zDmA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZs3kZ5zDmA[/video]
Such cuties. My guianensis are way behind yours on growth but I think they hatched around the same time? I need to step up the water changes. The parents stayed with them for five weeks and never got aggressive with each other or the fry. I finally had to remove them because the fry were starting to eat their parents' fins.
I think mine got a couple of weeks head start. They've been growing a lot faster since I switched to flakes and frozen food. What are you feeding yours?
I moved a couple of pairs of mine to a 180g SA community - lots of geos, acaras, etc.
They had free swimming fry in all of that chaos but don't think any made it.
I have another pair in their own tank...maybe it's time to add a heater and breed them
Matt
They had free swimming fry in all of that chaos but don't think any made it.
I have another pair in their own tank...maybe it's time to add a heater and breed them
Matt
Very cool. Great job with these rare fish. Out of curiosity, shouldn't this fish belong to the genus Aequidens? I have never heard of genus "Krobia" . Just wondering
Krobia is a valid genus, although it is closely related to Aequidens (and Aequidens is closely related to Cichlasoma).
From CRC: http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/genus.php?id=134
Matt
From CRC: http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/genus.php?id=134
Matt
I moved a couple of pairs of mine to a 180g SA community - lots of geos, acaras, etc.
They had free swimming fry in all of that chaos but don't think any made it.
I have another pair in their own tank...maybe it's time to add a heater and breed them
Matt
You should! It's a lot of fun. They can be very good parents when they decide to be
Thanks. I think in Krobia the lateral band goes up and ends in the area where doral fin ends.
