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I was just sitting here admiring my new tank with my new Kribs in it, and I noticed one doing this weird half curled up, vibrating dance. I've heard that Kribs and all Cichlids for that matter have quite unusual behavior, but is this normal? Is he just "marking" his territory or something? Thank in advance.

Sounds like normal prespawning display behavior to me. He was likely showing off to a female.

How many Kribensis do you have & how big is the tank?.


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5 of them in a 55 gallon. Is it possible he mistook another male for a female? I intentionally got all males.

Yes, it is possible that you have 4 males & a female & it was some mating behaviour.


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What I meant was, is it possible the Krib thought one of the other males was a female?

If you are 100% sure that they are all males, then i really don't know.


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my kribs could tell the difference between the males and females but there was deffinately males and females in the tank. So you could have some females in the tank, do any of them have black circles in there dorsal fins?
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When raising my batches of Kribs, I noticed my males would flare/shake at each other. It could depend on how old yours are, as to what exactly they are doing.

As for "spots on the fins", you can't sex them that way, sorry. I've never owned a male with spotted fins, but all my females have them. However, I've seen MANY males with spots, so it just doesn't work.

The easiest way I've found to sex them, even at 3 months old, is to look at the very top back of the dorsal fin. Females will have no color on the end, it will be clear and rounded off. Males WILL have color all the way to the tip of the top of the dorsal fin, even at a young age and before the fin lengthens and is obviously pointed.

If you have 5 males in a 50g, be ready for some aggression. Although I've never had any problem with a single male in a tank, having multiple males could be a problem??? That's just a warning, as I've never kept adult males together, so I could be wrong on that one

Anyway, I hope some of my rambling helps

Thank for all the help everyone....I think what I have are 2 females and 3 males. you tell me....I wish I knew how to do multiple photos

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Female 1 was in the first pic.....This is female 2...I think

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Female 2

and the Males

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Male 1

***whistles to self*** almost done

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Male 2

and finally....

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Male 3

I thought female kribs had the pink bellies, yes/no?
which would explain your pictures...

72 gallon bowfront:Tanganyikan Lake set up
75 gallon: A. Baenschi trio,Cyanotilapia Afra Cobwe(4), copadichromis trewavase, protomelas sp. tangerine tiger(breeding pair)

There actually more purpleish...the flash drowned out some of the color

Looks like 3 males and 2 females to me.


Good luck if they ever try to breed...hope they don't kill each other...

any body else want to weigh in?

Red on belly is a billboard for "lez git it own"

The shimmer behaviour is "man, am I gorgeous! Saw your billboard. How 'bout it?"

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Well if I knew there was a Krib translator here at FP I would have saved myself and everyone the trouble of this post. Nice job, thanks