Kribensis
Kribensis
Scientific Name:Pelvicachromis Pulcher
Location:Tropical Africa
Size:3.5 - 4"
Diet: Variety of flakes, brine shrimp, small worms, cichlid pellets.
Kribensis
Scientific Name: Pelvicachromis pulcher
Family: Cichlidae
About the Kribensis
Species Type: Freshwater Fish
Category: Cichlids ...
Kribensis
Common name(s)
Kribensis, Krib, Rainbow Krib, Purple cichlid ...
KribensisPurple Cichlid ~ Rainbow Krib ~ Pink Kribensis Cichlid
Family: Cichlidae
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Postcards ...
Kribensis is the common name for a number of west african fish from the family Cichlidae [1]. Kribensis are popular aquarium amongst aquarium hobbyists [2].
Kribensis Species Profile
The 'krib' is one of the most common and easy to keep of the constellation of Pelmatochromis/Pelvicachromis genera in the hobby. This fish is very hardy, adapt to almost any water conditions and will breed in wet cotton.
Kribensis, Dwarf Rainbow Cichlid.
Image gallery: Additional species photographs
Distribution Tropical West Africa, the Niger river Delta ...
HELP Kribensis breeding
by colemanr-at-garnet.berkeley.edu () (17 Nov 1993)
SUMMARY: Kribensis info
by jimh-at-ultra.com (Jim Hurley) (Thu, 20 Aug 92)
Breeding Kribensis
by colemanr-at-garnet.berkeley.edu () (27 Jun 1994) ...
Kribensis are relatively hardy fish that do well in a variety of conditions.
Kribensis spawn in typical cave spawner fashion. There is often a long courtship leading up to the spawning and the sight of a female krib curled sideways displaying her red swollen belly is a great fish keeping experience.
The Kribensis is a dwarf cichlid from Africa. One of the most beautiful of all dwarf Africans, the Krib is a peaceful fish until it comes to spawning.
I purchased a sextet of half-grown Yellow-cheeked Kribensis at a DSAS auction. They turned out to be four males and two females. As with the garden variety Kribensis, P.
Kribensis are one of the most colorful dwarf cichlids available to aquarists. To get a pair can be difficult as the female takes everything into account size, colour and health.
Kribensis - Accepts flakes, pellets and live foods.
Loaches - Most accept all types of foods, but prefer live foods.
Mbuna - Accepts flakes, pellets and live foods.
Kribensis, Purple Cichlid, Common Krib [Pictures]
Pelvicachromis pulcher
SYN: Pelmatochromis kribensis, P. pulcher
PD: An elongated cichlid with a long dorsal fin. The male has elongated tips on the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins.
Kribensis is a dwarf cichlid from West African Deltas, living in slightly brackish waters. They will tolerate a pH of 6.5 to 7.5 and a temperature from 25 degrees to 29 degrees.
Kribensis Setup
Killifish
The species tank also includes any single fish tanks, like Angels or Bettas.
Kribensis
Pelvicachromis pulcher
African Great Lake Cichlids
(Malawi, Tanganyika, Victoria) ...
Kribs or ``Kribensis'' - Pelvicachromis pulcher are a widely seen West African Cichlid that will do well with the larger schooling fish and should be kept in a twenty gallon or larger tank. Male Kribs grow to be 4" long and females stay a bit smaller.
After reading an article I decided to try Kribensis (Pelvicachromis pulcher; see photo above). I also added a ceramic pot and it was soon evident that spawning was about to take place.
Small (less than 6") Community Cichlids: includes Rams and other Apistogramma species from the Americas, the Chromides from Asia, Kribensis and other Pelvicachromis and Nannochromis from West Africa, and many of the smaller Lamprologus, ...
The most popular dwarf cichlids are the Apistogrammas and Microgeophagus (Rams) from South America and the Pelvicachromis (Kribensis) from the Congo River system of Africa .
Paralabidochromis sp. "Rock Kribensis" (Mwanza Gulf)
Rock Krib, Chessboard
Paralabidochromis sp. "Rock Kribensis" (Uganda) ...
6 x kribensis
1 x ropefish
1 x delhezi bichir
1 x senegal bichir
2 x butterfly fsh
1 x African knifefish
1 x elephant-nose
1 x african leaf fish (Polycentropsis abbreviata) other 4 died one by one for unknown reasons over the last 8 months ...
Pelvicachromis pulcher
(Kribensis)
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
(Malawi Eyebiter) ...
Synonyms:Pelmatochromis pulcher, Boulenger, 1901, Pelmatochromis subocellatus pulcher, Hoedeman, 1956, Pelmatochromis kribensis, Wolfsheimer, 1954
First European import: Germany, 1913, by C. Brüning.
Description:See pictures.
So if you have a bit in gravel that isn't doing much, try mixing a little sand around the plant and see what happens. Dwarf sag at about 8" tall. New plantlets coming up. Dwarf sag with a baby kribensis.
 See also: Fish, Cichlid, Water, Species, Aquarium
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