Hi all, I am planning a 75g Brackish mangrove tank with orange chromides. I am curious if this groups thinks it would be possible to also have a pair of kribensis in the tank or whether the two species would be too aggressive toward each other when breeding. I am hoping that the mangroves and rock structure will break the landscape up a bit. I have read other threads here with folks keeping multiple breeding krib pairs in the same tank but not sure how these two specific species would interact.
Brackish tank with Kribensis and Orange Chromides???
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Space would not be a problem, but...Pelvicachromis pulcher (kribensus), is a West African soft water species that prefers low conductivity, low pH, with no salinity., and even black water.
A west African that can handle brackish conditions, might be something from Lake Turkana (Hemichromis exsul) or Alcolapia alcalicus form the soda lake Natron. (below)
If you really want the kribensus, you could go with the other chromide, Etroplus canarensus that come from pure fresh water, and forget the brackish idea.
Most Orange Chromes these days are commercially bred in pure fresh water and have been for over 100 years, so no need for brackish, unless you found a wild caught one evolved in brackish.
A west African that can handle brackish conditions, might be something from Lake Turkana (Hemichromis exsul) or Alcolapia alcalicus form the soda lake Natron. (below)
If you really want the kribensus, you could go with the other chromide, Etroplus canarensus that come from pure fresh water, and forget the brackish idea.
Most Orange Chromes these days are commercially bred in pure fresh water and have been for over 100 years, so no need for brackish, unless you found a wild caught one evolved in brackish.
Got kribs in my 75 too, Krib took out a convict, 4 rams, bunch of danios, couple swordtails, momma, and kept everyone else in the corner for a few weeks there. . .but great dad other than the upcoming incest after killing the mama. . . smooth easy sailing otherwise. Also never heard of keeping them brackish.
I should add, I keep mangrove in pure fresh water so that would not be a problem.
Here are a couple of my mangroves grown in pure fresh.
The one on the left is red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and the one on the right is black mangrove (Avecinia germanuns)
Both pods were collected in the Pacific,
Link to the collecting thread below
Mangrove tree pod washed up
Here are a couple of my mangroves grown in pure fresh.
The one on the left is red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) and the one on the right is black mangrove (Avecinia germanuns)
Both pods were collected in the Pacific,
Link to the collecting thread below
Mangrove tree pod washed up
Quick side question Duanes, Mangroves are perennial right? I use local reeds, and they've been doing the job, but die after flowering, and everything is flowering now.
Yes mangrove is year round, buts it all about strong lighting.
Mine are grown in direct sun, I tried a few in indirect sun, and even some in shade.
The shaded pods didn't grown at all, and those in indirect sun grew much slower.
The ones in the post above (full sun) are about 1 year old, and the tallest is @ 20".
I have also used Papyrus in the past, that is a year round, and grows like crazy.
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Mine are grown in direct sun, I tried a few in indirect sun, and even some in shade.
The shaded pods didn't grown at all, and those in indirect sun grew much slower.
The ones in the post above (full sun) are about 1 year old, and the tallest is @ 20".
I have also used Papyrus in the past, that is a year round, and grows like crazy.
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