jus_sum_guy Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Hiya, Need some advice... 5 days ago I bought a pair of Kribs (Pelvicachromis pulcher)... From the moment I put them into the tank, the female keeps "attacking" the male. Here's what happens all the time... 1) Male comes out into the open to feed, swim or whatever and the female chases it away. 2) Female spots male in hiding spot and chases it. In some situations, the male stays put and the female seems to "headbutt" it about 8 times until the male takes off Is this an unusually aggressive female? Should I get rid of it? The tank is a well planted 20g with lots of rocks. Tankmates are 3 danios and 2 upside down catfish Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsdvongestalt Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Are you positive that you have a male and a female? The first krib couple I bought, I was ASSURED that there was a female and a male, but it turned out that they were both male and the dominant male constantly bullied the other one. My friend ended up buying two females and I traded the subdominant male to her for a female. Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigA Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 It could be that they mated and she now sees him as a predator of the eggs/wigglers. I had a similar issue with my kribs. Kind of a marital spat. I know that they haven't been in the tank long, but it's definitely long enough for them to have mated. Kribs are almost as bad as convicts or guppies. Just add water. Back to the issue.... I ended up seperating them into different tanks for about a month. Put her back in and it was love at first sight. Or maybe second sight as the case may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Females are easy to spot, their bellies get dark purple. Males have longer dorsal and anal fins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsdvongestalt Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Females are easy to spot, their bellies get dark purple. Males have longer dorsal and anal fins. And the males bellies get more of a pink color than the purple of the female Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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