Kribensis cichlids are devoted parents that form monogamous pairs and raise their offspring together. They have a unique appearance filled with a variety of eye popping colors.
Male And Female Kribensis Cichlids Tropical Freshwater Fish Aquarium Fish
With the right level of care kribensis fish have the potential to be one of the most breathtaking cichlid species around.
Kribensis. During spawning the female deposits 50 to 300 eggs usually in the roof of a cave. Its latin name translates to beautiful belly during the spawning season the female sports a brilliant cherry red colored belly. From latin pelva means abdomen chromis is a color and pulcher means beautiful so all these words describe the fish completely.
The male fertilizes them and both parents guard the eggs taking shifts to allow each other to feed. But these freshwater fish originally came from africa. Technically the original kribensis was a single species pelvicachromis taeniatus which was originally misdescribed as pelmatochromis kribensis which also managed to gobble up what is now pelvicachromis pulcher in the confusion and later revised.
This is because the kribensis cichlid is known to be resistant to all sorts of water conditions which include factors such as temperature freshness and availability of food. Kribensis will live singly and even in a community tank better than most larger cichlid species. Kribensis cichlid pelvicachromis pulcher also known as krib is the most famous type of cichlids.
However they may nip fins on slow moving fish such as angels. Pelmatochromis pulcher is a bright dwarf cichlid which is not very demanding as for its tank conditions. Most of the kribensis cichlids in the fish trade are captive bred.
These are the kribensis fish that have become an aquarium standard for the community keeper. Good kribensis tank mates include any fish of a similar size especially if they live on different water layers in a fish tank. Kribensis fish originate in the african waters of southern nigeria and the coastal areas of cameroon.
A dwarf cichlid kribensis is a colorful fish that s easy to care for.