The kribensis fry start swimming about ten days after spawning. The female will closely guard them. Every night the female will bring the fry back a cave(not necessarily the same one) and every morning the female will scout the surrounding before taking out the fry again.

Help The Parents

Add a small night light near the tank. The light should not be bright but it should be enough to let the parents see at night. It would be easier for them to control their babies.

Feeding Kribensis Fry

The fry can fed powdered food but the best food is baby brine shrimp. Feed them the baby brine shrimp until they are big enough to take other food.

Move The Fry

You can move the fry on their fourth week to bigger growout tanks, especially if you bred them in a small tank. The parents will spawn again soon. If you don’t want to be invaded by more kribs that you can handle, let the fry with the parents. They will automatically regulate the population. Deformed fry should be culled.

The Next Batch

The parents won’t guard the babies infinitely. At about two months, the pair may spawn again. The only difference is that this time, the previous batch of fry will be considered as a threat that the parents will push away from the nest.

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