Info on Rock kribs

[davoz]

I recently picked up a trio of gorgeous "rock kribs" from Lake Victoria. I would like some info from those who have kept Victorian cichlds. I'm a firm beleiver in researching before you buy but heck I have 20tank at the house so they came home with me. Just want some input as I surf the web for more info.

Temperment?
Breeding (easy/hard)?
At what size do they spawn?
Diet?
Overall personal experience.

[StructureGuy]

Originally posted by davoz
I recently picked up a trio of gorgeous "rock kribs" from Lake Victoria. I would like some info from those who have kept Victorian cichlds. I'm a firm beleiver in researching before you buy but heck I have 20tank at the house so they came home with me. Just want some input as I surf the web for more info.

Temperment?
Breeding (easy/hard)?
At what size do they spawn?
Diet?
Overall personal experience.

Here are mine. There are more links at the bottom of that web page.
http://home.columbus.rr.com/baumancichlids/Kribensis.htm
There are several different kinds of rock kribs but the yellow are by far the most common.
Temperament = Only moderately aggressive (a little more aggressive than your average labidochromis)
Breeding = fairly easy but not nearly as frequent as my mbuna
Breeding size = mine were about 2 inches (but then they are less than 3 inches TL full grown)
Diet = Again like mbuna mostly veggies

I've had rock kribs for over 4 years now and they are great especially the males (see below)
http://home.columbus.rr.com/baumancichlids/small_Kribensis%20Ymale.jpg
above the male of the yellow variety

http://home.columbus.rr.com/baumancichlids/small_Kribensis%20Male02.jpg
above the male of the blue/grey variety

Kevin

[samak]

Hi, the one on the top pic looks like Mwanza gulf rockkribensis, I don't know the second.
Yu can have infos on the Haplochromis site: http://www.Haplochromis.org / go on the species in the aquariology, select and validate.
Good reading
Chris

[cichlidfish]

my rk half crimson are a healthy 4.5 inches, I leaft my flock with a friend for 8 months and they gained 2 inches! the cleaner striped varieties seem much milder but the half crimsons have been pretty aggresive. They deserve a bigger tank than a 20 in the long run. You may want to strip the babies at day 9 or move females to another tank when holding. please post a picture when you see the male color.

[Arethusah]

Mine just spawned, they are about 3 inches. I did have 3 but 1 female died. She is still holding her eggs, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I feed regular flake and pellets, and treat brine shrimp and krill occasionally. I have them in a 90g with a mix of malawi and astatotilapia brownaes, which are the ones they battle with the most. Keep you posted. They are gorgeous