SAS Member Spawning Report

Kribs or Kribensis

Pelvicachromis pulcher

General Information

Name:

Joshua Melton

Date (yyyy-mm-dd):

2018-08-13

Common Name:

Kribs or Kribensis

Scientific Name:

Pelvicachromis pulcher

Aquarium Conditions

pH:

6

General Hardness (ppm):

soft

Temp.:

80

Nitrate (ppm):

25

Tank Size (inches LxWxH):

55

Water Source:

tap

Water Changes - How Often/How Much:

60 percent 1 to 3 times a monthth

Filtration System(s):

two bio wheel hob and two sponge filters no carbon in hob filters

Additives:

 

Tank Décor

Plants:

Live

Substrate:

Sand, Gravel

Lighting

two four foot t8 bulbs and two normal output 3 foot t5 bulbs

Reproduction

Reproduction Method:

Egg Layer

Approx. # of Eggs or Fry:

60

Date of Hatch or Birth (yyyy-mm-dd):

2018/04/02

Date Free Swimming:

2018/04/04

Food

Food Fed to Parents and How Often:

rotating kinds of flake and thawed bloodworms and spirulina brine shrimp two times a day

Food Fed to Fry and How Often:

thawed baby brine shrimp or first bites a few times a day

Comments

make sure to have no other bottom feeders and flowerpot caves seem to be their favorite spawning site.