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kirroth
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kirroth asked in PetsFish · 8 years ago

kribensis tank mates?

tank is 75 gallon, drift wood, live plants, etc. Male/female pair of kribs. I've got denison barbs and white cloud mountain minnows in the tank, and everyone is doing fine. The kribs chased the barbs a bit during spawning, while the minnows are a more recent addition (but I've kept them before, with bettas, and I know they're both quick and hardy).

Two questions:

I've been looking at opaline and dwarf flame gouramis at the fish store; do you suppose I could put one with the kribs? I've seen varying answers on this combo, and I recall from my previous krib question that krib behavior is a mixed bag. I just want to know if they definitely WILL fight, or if it's more a 50/50 shot of either fight/get along.

Also, while it's cool seeing them spawn, I really just got a pair so they'd hopefully bond, swim together, and keep each other company. I'm not really interested in raising up fry. Is there a fish I can add which could get past the kribs' defense and eat the fry. OR, if I got a betta in a separate tank, can I feed him krib fry (assuming I can catch them)?

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  • Stuey
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    I think in a 75 the gourami would be fine. If it were a smaller tank, maybe not. I would get a opaline myself.

    A Angel fish would work too. And would help to eat the fry.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I have kribs myself and to be straightforward if u wanna breed them ur desirable off no longer getting the different fish contained in the tank to misery them at the same time as being concerned for his or her fry,,, I have a uncommon pair of kribs in a one hundred litre tank alongside with 12 galaxy rosboras and a bristle nostril plec and that i recognize the father and mom guard their fry nicely yet in the adventure that they war preserve children some continually get picked off with the aid of the different fish,,, wish this facilitates ya out

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    with enough decorations/plastic plants etc. then they are unlikely to have problems with most tetras, gouramis and many other community fish.

    float some plastic plants on the surface and get really tall and bushy plants if the tank is too sparsely decorated..

    there are no "definites" in fish keeping

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