Kribs/rams compatibility.

Jim Brown · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 177

Another pair of kribs should do fine, but there will probably be some
shifting of who pairs with who. Rams would also do as well as the kribs,
but recognize that your water is outside both fish's preferred range.
Three tiger barbs will soon give your guppies and longfin danios trouble.
(See, I didn't ask)
And when are you getting the new, bigger tank when the ID shark outgrows
this tank? Wink

Jim

Flash Wilson wrote in message@localhost.gorge.org...
> Hi,
>
> I've got a 200 litre community tank which among its occupants
> has a pair of kribs. Loads of room in it (although the other fish
> will grow, but are growing slowly)...
>
> If I get another pair of kribs (younger) or a pair of rams, would
> the existing pair be likely to be friendly or unfriendly towards
> them? They are not at all aggressive although initially they were
> a bit defensive when nesting, but they aren't any more.
>
> The tankmates are a varied batch and they really shouldnt be
> getting along, but they are: 3 tiger barbs, 3 fancy guppies,
> 4 longfin danios, 3 small clown loaches, a pleco, a clown syno and
> a pangassius cat which has actually settled and eats everything.
> (Don't ask about the guppies with the barbs... but to my relief
> it works fine and they don't touch each other.)
>
> The kribs fit in fine and keep themselves to themselves although
> they probably explore the full length of the tank far more than the
> others.
>
> (Not really after any alternative tankmates than kribs or rams.
> When the barbs die off I might look at something else.
> But if anyone wants to suggest any - pH 8, KH medium hard.)
>
> So, ram and krib advice please.
>
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Flash Wilson · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 84

Hi,

I've got a 200 litre community tank which among its occupants
has a pair of kribs. Loads of room in it (although the other fish
will grow, but are growing slowly)...

If I get another pair of kribs (younger) or a pair of rams, would
the existing pair be likely to be friendly or unfriendly towards
them? They are not at all aggressive although initially they were
a bit defensive when nesting, but they aren't any more.

The tankmates are a varied batch and they really shouldnt be
getting along, but they are: 3 tiger barbs, 3 fancy guppies,
4 longfin danios, 3 small clown loaches, a pleco, a clown syno and
a pangassius cat which has actually settled and eats everything.
(Don't ask about the guppies with the barbs... but to my relief
it works fine and they don't touch each other.)

The kribs fit in fine and keep themselves to themselves although
they probably explore the full length of the tank far more than the
others.

(Not really after any alternative tankmates than kribs or rams.
When the barbs die off I might look at something else.
But if anyone wants to suggest any - pH 8, KH medium hard.)

So, ram and krib advice please.

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Flash Wilson · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 84

Hi,

Thanks for such a quick and informative reply.

On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 12:26:40 -0400, Jim Brown wrote:
>Another pair of kribs should do fine, but there will probably be some
>shifting of who pairs with who. Rams would also do as well as the kribs,
>but recognize that your water is outside both fish's preferred range.

Ah - I had read/thought they liked alkaline water (and it's the tap
water round here, so local fish are probably used to it). What would
you recommend WRT water parameters? I don't want to stress them.
The answer may of course be not to get any more.

>Three tiger barbs will soon give your guppies and longfin danios trouble.
>(See, I didn't ask)

The tigers were inquisitive at first but seem to be ok now, though I'm
keeping an eye (a sort of rehoming crisis led to the situation). I'd
thought the clown syno (who is quite elderly and she's by far the biggest
fish) might eat them, but luckily not.

>And when are you getting the new, bigger tank when the ID shark outgrows
>this tank? Wink

I think you answered that yourself; when the shark outgrows the tank
I'll have to get a new, bigger one:) Well, I don't have room right now
but he's seeming to be fine (he was ill a few times in a smaller tank
but he swims about happily and gobbles up catfish pellets). He's a
"If only I'd known/been less naive/not believed the LFS owner..." fish,
but now he's here, he's staying at least until he needs a new home.
I've got someone's syno that they couldn't keep and hopefully when the
time comes a friend can home my shark. He's only about 4" right now.

Thanks again for the good advice, it's very much appreciated.

Timothy Chu · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

Hi Flash,

I have pretty close to the same setup: two rams (not a mated pair, but
a male and a female) and a lone male kribensis. The krib hangs out in
a corner thanks to a siamese algae eater who believes the entire tank
is his territory, but the krib seems to be ok with it.

I just added four juvenile kribs to the tank, and they seem ok so far.
The rams seems to enjoy more open area just above the tops of my
planted plants, while the krib swims amongst the plants, so their
territory doesn't really overlap too much. I'd imagine that if your
kribs begin breeding, there might be trouble although in a 200 litre,
that's lots of room for the other fish to occupy.

nice sig btw--mine used to be
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flash@gorge.org (Flash Wilson) wrote in message news:...
> Hi,
>
> I've got a 200 litre community tank which among its occupants
> has a pair of kribs. Loads of room in it (although the other fish
> will grow, but are growing slowly)...
>
> If I get another pair of kribs (younger) or a pair of rams, would
> the existing pair be likely to be friendly or unfriendly towards
> them? They are not at all aggressive although initially they were
> a bit defensive when nesting, but they aren't any more.
>
> The tankmates are a varied batch and they really shouldnt be
> getting along, but they are: 3 tiger barbs, 3 fancy guppies,
> 4 longfin danios, 3 small clown loaches, a pleco, a clown syno and
> a pangassius cat which has actually settled and eats everything.
> (Don't ask about the guppies with the barbs... but to my relief
> it works fine and they don't touch each other.)
>
> The kribs fit in fine and keep themselves to themselves although
> they probably explore the full length of the tank far more than the
> others.
>
> (Not really after any alternative tankmates than kribs or rams.
> When the barbs die off I might look at something else.
> But if anyone wants to suggest any - pH 8, KH medium hard.)
>
> So, ram and krib advice please.

Flash Wilson · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 84

On 2 Jul 2003 17:23:17 -0700, Timothy Chu wrote:
>I have pretty close to the same setup: two rams (not a mated pair, but
>a male and a female) and a lone male kribensis. The krib hangs out in
>a corner thanks to a siamese algae eater who believes the entire tank
>is his territory, but the krib seems to be ok with it.

Thanks for that Smile

Sounds like it would be ok.

>territory doesn't really overlap too much. I'd imagine that if your
>kribs begin breeding, there might be trouble although in a 200 litre,
>that's lots of room for the other fish to occupy.

Ah yes, if they breed... the existing pair lay eggs but nothing hatches
and sometime later they get eaten when they give up guarding them.

If they did breed - and the other fish didnt get the fry - the local
LFS would probably take them. Or friends. I say this because the
local LFS always has a tank of loads of juvenile kribs!

>nice sig btw--mine used to be
> ,,*,,,,,,,,,______/|___,i__/~~,
> o \` /
> o / ))) --_\
> < ~~~\|----~~\ \

heh, thanks Smile

I need more ascii fish Smile

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