Henrik
Member
I recently got a pair of Kribs - I love dwarf cichlids, and have had Apistogramma in the past, but recently I had been too worried about water conditions, aggression in a fully stocked community tank, and plant uprooting. The Krib was described as 'as peaceful a cichlid as you can get', less fuzzy about water conditions (although mine are fine now that I have found a balance of hardness and CO2 addition), and 'good to plants'...
Well, after a few days I found that the Kribs not only leave alone my plants, but also seem to be eating my Cladophora algae that no other fish, not even the SAE, want to touch. I do not know yet whether they eat any significant amounts of them, but they clearly swim up to them and pull out a bite. Does anybody know more about the (possible) algae eating habits of Kribs?
Thanks, Henrik
Well, after a few days I found that the Kribs not only leave alone my plants, but also seem to be eating my Cladophora algae that no other fish, not even the SAE, want to touch. I do not know yet whether they eat any significant amounts of them, but they clearly swim up to them and pull out a bite. Does anybody know more about the (possible) algae eating habits of Kribs?
Thanks, Henrik