How To Breed Kribensis

[@maxl5112]

Absolutely love your videos mark! Been breeding kribs for over a year now

[@augustvukosovich4683]

Absolutely amazing! Thank you so much. You have a great way you shoot your camera scenes. I've learned so much. I only breed livebearers and you're videos make me want to start looking at egg layers. Especially how they take care of their young. As you know, many livebearers eat their young so it would be a nice change for me I think.

[@chriskoch9829]

Ah some meat and potato videos. This is what got me hooked to your channel.

[@lpdb1995]

Same neons and black neons then I just cycled thruw all of them.

[@Ourfrenchiegirls]

Hey Mark can you do an Otocinclus breeding project?

[@concon9636]

I think he did.

[@Spongerob0]

As always the photography is top notch. Well done and thank you!

[@Wal48]

Fantastic video. Always thought I would like to try these one day. Very interesting to see how this goes!

[@melsfreshwater6020]

Love your videos Mark. Just got a kribensis pair hopefully have some luck thsnks for all of your great videos. Enjoying them from New zealand cheers Mel

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Thanks for watching Mel.

[@jaykerr8031]

As always mark, super informative video!!!

[@johnkendall2736]

Love any new life amazing video, having a bit of a population explosion myself at the moment 4 different sets of fry. Love to you and yours

[@mrg3302]

Perfect timing mark, I just bought a pair today

[@DG-pr3rm]

Great video, i have had a pair spawn recently. Only a small clutch of around 30. This is my males second brood, 1st lot of about 70. He is in with an albino now and i have a 50/50 mix, so good to see dad is a carrier for the albino gene.

[@grahambennett297]

Great video mark many years ago my kribensis bread I gave all the fry to my local fish shop for them to bring up but I wish I had

[@jamesgreen9372]

Thanks, much appreciated. As a novice, I learned a lot. Jim

[@dentednj]

I have a 2 cave 10g layout w/plants. I have endlers for dithers. My kribs did lay eggs when I first got them, but nothing came of it. I've had them for months now and they are still shy until I feed them. Then I might see one of the kribs. Maybe some day I'll see some babies show up.

[@berenicehickey7027]

Hi Mark. I keep Nigerian Red kribs. I read they need sand substrate as they sift it through their gills when browsing the bottom for food. Sand has been found in their intestines and it's believed this helps their digestion.

[@canadianaquarist5335]

Great video. Always loved Kribensis.

[@COOPERSCICHILDS]

A lot of tips I picked up thanks for sharing mark

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Cheers mate thanks for watching 😊👍

[@jimporter]

Bred Kribensis 30+ years ago and they certainly didn’t bother with a cave. Just made a depression nest in the gravel and job done.

[@lpdb1995]

As in didnt use the one offered or didnt have one therefore made due? Because filter feeder shrimp will pick off the bottom if they are starving to death doesnt mean it's normal. it is a necessity, they make due. So if they had no cave to begin with nature would take over and they would make due. If there is one and its ignored then idk good on ya for being master krib breeder. *tips hat respectfully*

[@twunderaquatics1770]

I have had kribs and bred them in yhe past. You've inspired me to get more!! 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

[@devon582]

4.8 inches never seen one that big good video by the way got kribs in two of my tanks if mines do ever live to get that big i'll be happy.

[@Shelzbells]

Great fish,,,,,fun to breed them

[@medievalsoul1915]

Hi, I have a question! At what size do they start breeding? Actually, I bought a pair, and they are pretty docile to each other except for occasional chases by the male...They are around 2inch in size..I do not know the exact age of the fishes as I bought it online...

[@23aquatics89]

Can I ask what you are using to edit these videos, thank you

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Filmora I think its called. 😊👍

[@23aquatics89]

@@MARKSAQUATICS thank you

[@eskimojulie]

lovely , I bought a couple a earlier this year and now i have 30-40 in a 120 litre species tank and i find mine like a whole coconut shell to breed in . unfortunately the female took exception to the original male and done for him i suspect he ate a couple of fry but not too sure .

[@gopherbar]

Hi Mark would these fish attack shrimp such as cherry shrimp if they were in the same tank. Excellent video again I’m learning so much from these videos, well done mate 5******

[@jillmudd3224]

Hi Mark I’ve been keeping fish since I was about 12 and now at 48 I have never kept kribs and didn’t realise until recently that I could keep them in a community tank! I bought two of these earlier today, haven’t had chance yet to see if they’ve given me a male and female. So wish me luck hun ! I’m really really looking forward to keeping these and hopefully breeding them! Great video!

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Good luck with them their lovely little 🐟 😀👍

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

If you got a male and female, I will safely assume that they have bred already if not several times. Changing their diet or just doing a 25% water change is enough to immediately trigger these guys into spawning.

[@RicardoJunqueira]

Another great video. Thank you Mark!

[@andystokes8702]

I had a pair of Kribs in my very first community aquarium together with a few tetras, rasboras, the usual community fish that most of us start with. It was a 30 gallon tank, 3 feet long and everybody got along just fine. Nobody bothered the Kribs and the Kribs didn't bother the other fish. All went really well until the day came when the Kribs decided to spawn. They became territorial which would not have been a problem if their territory had not been most of the tank. It stretched from the right hand side of the tank for 2 1/2 feet. Came down one morning to find all the other fish crammed into the 6 inches at the left hand side. Any fish that moved out of that 6 inch space was immediately chased back. The male in particular became very aggressive; he made no attempt to kill anything but he would certainly chase anything that he felt was encroaching upon his territory.

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

I found with mine that this kind of behavior settles down after the male has fathered 3 or 4 batches. My male will allow serpae and cardinal tetras to swim above the fry at a distance, but if they get too close he'll chase them off. Apart from that he's pretty chilled. I think he could be approaching his final years. He's the second generation born in my tank, his parents and grandparents long gone.

[@fishiontanktics9356]

Alright alright Mark you are awesome!!

[@Ressurrectinn]

Great video as usual. Thanks Mark

[@Kaz8692]

I have a few babies just now with mine in their own tank. The babies are a few months old now and I was wondering if the parents spawn again after the babies get to a certain size? Would the babies be safe if they did as my 2 are really aggressive when they spawn? love the video the babies are so cute. Such good fish to watch when they have a fall out its so funny.

[@badger6576]

What age should you sell the fry? Thank you

[@southsidesky]

we never got to see the pair so...... are these Pelvicachromis pulcher, which we call kribensis in the USA, or are they Pel. kribensis, which used to be Pel. taeniatus just a few years ago?

[@a312031]

Cute baby fish

[@jacobcallow1784]

Your channel and knowledge is amazing! Thank you. Have learnt so much from the pleco breeding video's... youve inspired me to try breeding Super Red's! Wish me luck ;]

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Good luck 😊👍

[@rayluckman9324]

Hey I am breeding yellow rock kribensis in a 90 gallon planted unfiltered aquarium with no heating i love this fish but can't find that much on yellow rock kribensis

[@boomhauer1752]

What should I do if I have too many fry for my tank?

[@seangere9698]

So they act like shell dwellers when it comes to fry?

[@gazzawakey8087]

Put my pair in quarantine tank and bred same day as I brought them

[@annalee7403]

Yay! My favourites and pea puffers too of course. I'm breeding all three now. The pea puffers thanks to you. 🐡😊 And I'm breeding Pelvicachromis taeniatus "Red" Nigerian, and Pelvicachromis roloffi “Kolente”. I'm not cross breeding them. I like to keep the lines pure. But I am line-breeding them. I'm working on an experimental project with them too, and I'll let you know it it turns out successfully. I also keep the fry with the parents and let them rear them until they're old enough to get on. It's a beautiful thing to watch. Thank you so much for this!

[@gingercat982]

Good day Mark. Absolutely love your videos! I was wondering if you do a nice in detailed video like you always do, on breeding tiger barbs. I love tiger barbs and no one seems to have a good video out on them. Love you brother and keep up all the good learning us to breed all type of fish 😋

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

I plan to do one.😊👍

[@gingercat982]

@@MARKSAQUATICS Nice thank you very much!

[@cklchankalung5547]

I got two females for 6 months , but they now are hiding in the cave for two days . Any problems about them?

[@wotrulke5868]

Great breeding project, great advice as always. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@thirstyrabbittanks2u191]

G’day mate from down under they are so cute I’m thinking of getting some soon or one day I can swap my Green Terrors fry for some off Rob Bull

[@tinadoyle3803]

Do you use a sponge filter for the fry ?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

You can do or just do frequent water changes

[@DiBy-0]

Mark awesome job yet again, have a question though why did you choose to place the babies in a substrated tank as opposed to an easier to clean substrate less tank? I would be too concerned about uneaten food/babies getting caught in the substrate. Love the video and love seeing the juvenile coloration on the babies. Thanks again!

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

It's an old shrimp tank. I'll move them out soon.😊👍

[@gopherbar]

Hi Mark can you recommend where you get your brine shrimp from please. I got some off eBay and none of them hatched

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

Were your salinity levels correct? Temperature? Using an airpump and stone is important too because the eggs need to be suspended in the water column so that they don't clump on top of each other. Those old, comic book SeaMonkey instructions were not very thorough.

[@maritfishgirl7357]

Love the video. What camera do you use?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

My phone. Samsung Galaxy S9 plus 😊👍

[@shaun2301-gr8bj]

i have a male and female kribs, female kribs is dancing but the male chases her away and she tries dancing again to make him breed with her. dont know what to make them breed

[@mrmarvelous2675]

Hi mark or any one on here i recently bought 300l aquarium with cabinet but hole two low in the press and bit small too im losing length in my canister hose cant set it up yet do i buy longer hose or cut a hole r drill as tank is full weight 400kg alto support wen into cabinet but realy need help do i drill a hole or buy longer hose thanks

[@edhung1067]

If the pair is in a 10g by itself, do i still need to remove the fry?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

No you can leave them in . Their fantastic parents 😀👍

[@891Nils]

Nice video Mark ! What kind of lightning would you recommend for breeding fish in general if I may ask?

[@melsfreshwater6020]

Just set up a pair had them 4 days male is extremely shy seems to only eat at night when it's dark. Would it be ok to add a pleco to the breeder tank?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

If you want to breed them I wouldn't as the pleco will eat the eggs.

[@cattfishing]

Loaches too! My khuli loaches AND pleco love fish eggs. I take/leave them out if I ever want babies.

[@TheDjOfChoice]

What age should you separate the fry from the adults?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

After a week is fine. 😀👍

[@raymondo007]

Mark, Can you please tell me what substrate you are using in this Aquarium?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Hi Ray. It's JBL proscape 😊👍

[@raymondo007]

MARK'S AQUATICS Would you recommend it for a community tank? Do you have any issues with cleaning etc?

[@theTrevorbeast]

Didn’t you mix up the male and female?

[@mkellar3322]

Hey dude solid video, already help me out big time as I had to separate my 2 mating kribs from my 50 gallon community tank because they both showed ultra aggression towards the others to the point they had all the fish on the one side, and the other fish on the other side Seperated then into an established 10 gallon tank with their cave, and successfully have swimming fry Both great parents as well My question to you is, when can I separate the pair back into my community tank?? Obviously not now as i assume the babies are about 10 days old, they’re free swimming but only around the mom/dad right now Thanks for the video and hopefully you reply 👊

[@NYGOLD]

Awesome video as usual!

[@richardsterne2875]

where do you get your caves from?

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

I left a link in the description. 😊👍

[@richardsterne2875]

@@MARKSAQUATICS sorry missed that lol

[@richardsterne2875]

have you ever bred kuhli loaches?

[@ryanskennard5004]

You should breed oscars next

[@jonathan4664]

My kribs a few years ago absolutely were psycho's. They smashed everything that came near the eggs/fry. Moved them into their own aquarium in the end.

[@NaturesWhim]

Theyre so cute mark

[@heatherleelovejoy9690]

Great video! Great read! Thanks so much! I’m new to Kribensis I have had 5 about 4 months, 1 adult male and 2 adult female and the other 2 are young adults and at this point I think they are females, the male and a female had Fry about 2 weeks ago they are free swimming, wonderful parents and the male is a good dad and a mate, but to the others he’s aggressive to the point I started moving the other 2 young females. To my 60 gallon community because for there safety, which they are so happy and showing colors that they didn’t before do to be chased and stressed out all the time, the other adult female is very fat and her belly is bright red and she’s doing the shiver dance for the male, I have seen him go into a cave with her but he’s still busy taking care of his other female and the 2 fry, should I remove the fry into a grow out tank so he will spawn with her? I set up a tank not knowing who I should put in there

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Yes you can remove the fry to your other tank. Sound like a busy tank. 😊👍

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

You'll also find after a few different fry batches that the male will occasionally chase off the mother krib and care for the fry on his own. Then out of nowhere, he'll allow the female to come back and help care for the brood. Male kribs are extremely dominant fish. They make the decisions and the females have to just follow along. To this day, I've never seen a male kribensis actively choose to abandon his fry. They are real control freaks 😂.

[@tinadoyle3803]

Really nice in my experience though they do better in a sand substrate.

[@alexsaquatics7620]

Nice 👍

[@MelbourneFishKeepersClub]

Have this pair over 8-9 months no eggs no fry. Any advise guys. 20Ltank, Water Temp 80F, clean water PH dont know (just order test kit )with sponge filter. Few zebras and a platy, plenty of caves, plants sand substrate. I'm really hopeless. 😔 hobby is not fun anymore frustrating.

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

Firstly, have they bred by now? Secondly, if not, are you certain that you have a male and female, and not 2 of the same sex? They are pretty easy to distinguish as adults. Thirdly, give them a varied diet. I feed my kribs frozen blocks of community tank mix, cichlid's delight, bloodworm, beef heart, and I occasionally give them a sprinkle of tropical flakes. Fourth and finally, do a 50% water change once a month. Most kribensis will spawn after a water change. I don't know why, because they come from lake Malawi, where the water depth is pretty constant, unlike small ponds, rivers, and tributaries like in SE Asia and the Amazon where fish breed in accordance with the monsoon seasons, and the influx of fresh water triggers their spawning instinct. Sometimes it just takes them a while to feel comfortable. Is your tank placed in an area with lots of foot traffic? Are there loud noises or vibrations that might be disturbing them? And it also helps to keep shoaling, dither fish like tetras, to make the kribs feel more secure from seeing other fish happy and swimming around (but I wouldn't recommend cardinals, neons, or rummy nose, or other tetras this size or smaller. Mine keep getting picked off. Get serpae tetras, pristella tetras, or red eye tetras. Or even Congo tetras if money isn't an issue). And are you sure you don't mean 20gal? 20 litres is awfully small as a permanent tank for kribs.

[@amandamasters8711]

Has anyone had a Rainbow kribs breed with a Acei yellow tail ??

[@recon_M]

You sound like my PE teacher 😂😂

[@chrisc7566]

My do not like my pots as caves. They like sitting on my tree branch

[@shineyrocks390]

Only one other fish as easy to breed. The convict cichlid.

[@mattfisher401]

Females have a deep red belly, males have a spade-shaped tail.

[@whynot5255]

ok

[@rlon36]

How to breed Kribensis? Put a male and female in water…that’s basically it.

[@robertlowe4906]

You should leave them with there parents. Because they feel safer

[@MARKSAQUATICS]

Yes your right they do. But they soon tame up tho. 😊👍

[@DreBluntz]

They keep killing each other man.... I’m over them🤣

[@Aquascape_Dreaming]

These guys will breed whether you want them to or not 😂

[@lpdb1995]

Sure hope so just got a bonded pair, waiting to see what they do. They have a little cave, a billion plants tons of food. Seemed to settle asoon as got in tank so I'm hopeful :) they have bred for previous owner so I am optimistic, wish me luck. I've bred random african cichlids in a bucket, danios by accident, I can probably handle this. Ironically enough I've never done live bearers.