Kribensis Male And Female
Usually male kribs are larger and lack a gold sheen on the dorsal fin but they have more slimline bodies as opposed to the rounder shape on females.
Kribensis male and female. The average kribensis cichlid size is around 4 inches in length for males and 3 inches in length for females. Under perfect care these fish have a lifespan of five years or even more. Females are more rounded with a more brighter coloured belly especially when breeding.
The upper side of the body is brownish with blue or violet glitter its body sides and abdomen color varies from blue to violet with some greenish shine. Sexing what is the difference between male and female kribensis. Kribensis fish originate in the african waters of southern nigeria and the coastal areas of cameroon.
In the wild male is larger than the female 12 5 cm 4 9 in against 8 1 cm 3 2 in. Start date jun 10 2012. The male body is more torpedo shaped.
Click to view the entries. Jun 10 2012 1 hi i think i have a pair of kribs just certain activities that the fish in question does makes me think it may be female. That makes these dwarf cichlids not very large at all especially when you compare them to some of their larger relatives.
Your male is still very young. Freshwater aquarium freshwater fish aquarium plants. New photos search photos.
Trending new posts new photos new articles. About 5 to 7 days later the kribensis cichlid eggs hatch and then in another 5 days or so the fry can swim. However in a tank female is usually larger than the male.
And he is a bigger fish. New to fish and can t seem to figure out whether my two kribensis are male or female. Its latin name translates to beautiful belly during the spawning season the female sports a brilliant cherry red colored belly.
This categorizes the kribensis cichlid as a dwarf cichlid. Although the female is more a stocky build but smaller. Female kribensis are mostly brightly colored on the belly with the intensity increasing on spawning fish.
Males are bigger considerably and have a less obviously purple belly and don t have as rounded bellies as the females. They will then select a cave like place where the female will deposit the eggs on the top part of the structure and the male will then fertilizing the eggs. Kribensis male or female.
A dwarf cichlid kribensis is a colorful fish that s easy to care for. The female will then guard the eggs and the males guards the mother and eggs. The lifespan of a kribensis cichlid is usually no more than 5 years when kept in captivity.
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