Milburn95 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Hey! So a month ago my kribs had fry in my community tank, due to aggression I moved the parents into their own tank, and the fry into a hang on breeder box. Just noticed today I left a little guy behind so he’s managed to survive this whole time alone. I’m wondering if he’s survived because he good at hiding or if there’s just no threat in the tank. If popular opinion is that it’s safe to do so I would love to put the young back into the community tank to grow out. Here’s the stock in my 60 gallon: 6 platys , 2 ballon Mollys, 2 African butterfly fish, 4 corys, 2 bristlenose, 1 golden nugget pleco (smaller than the bristlenose at this point), 1 otocinclus and 3 nerite snails. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Congratulations on the fry. He was probably good at hiding Anything a fish can fit in their mouth they will attempt to eat. As soon as your little ones are to large to be snacks you will most likely be ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milburn95 Posted November 12, 2021 Author Share Posted November 12, 2021 On 11/12/2021 at 2:13 PM, Guppysnail said: Congratulations on the fry. He was probably good at hiding Anything a fish can fit in their mouth they will attempt to eat. As soon as your little ones are to large to be snacks you will most likely be ok. Thanks! Hopefully they won’t outgrow the box before they outgrow the platys mouths! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 usually in my community tank, a small percentage of fry survive. im sure its due to them hiding a little better, or being slightly quicker than the rest. works well for me as it keeps the tank from being over run with fish. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle murfitt Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 I had close to 10 mbuna fry that I didn't know about hiding in my 55. Went to change some hard scape and they bolted. Took about 4.5 seconds for the adults to chase em down and eat em 🥲 CIIIIRCLE OF LIIIIIIIFE🎶 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helenjmoore Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Congrats for this new one. This will be good for these baby care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Not to change the subject but kribs are one of those fishes where you should leave the frys witth the parents so the parents can teach them a thing or two about being a krib. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mydonkeyfish Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I bred guppies in a community tank with a three spot gourami and a crayfish and only one survived but it is now thriving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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