how do i breed albino krib cichlids

[sun catfish]

i saw some really cute albino kribs in petco they weren't even 1 inch yet and one had a orange line on on the top of its dorsal fin and a long fin extension too i think that is a boy but im not sure so if you could help me i have no pics. and the other 2 didn't have fin extensions but did still have a orange line on the top of its dorsal fin is that a female?

and on a 1 to 10 basis how easy are they to breed

 

[junglej]

from 1-10 probably 1 these are really easy to breed. Females will have a bright purple/pink belly when they are mature, males may have purple/pink bellys also, but not near the intensity. I would keep them as a pair though to keep the aggression twords conspecifics down. just make sure you've got a male and female. At 1 in. they have quite a bit of growing to do yet. my females started to breed at about 2 in. and my males were a little bigger.

 

[junglej]

But, if your fry are mixed albino/reg. split them up or your albinos will soon be gone.

 

[sun catfish]

at petco they where just labeled albino krib cichlid and what do you mean split them up like the parents from the fry or the males from the females and i would be getting 2 kribs the one with the long fins and one of the ones with the shorter fins are they good for beginner cichlid keepers

 

[junglej]

split the fry up albinos from regulars. you probably won't wanna keep the fry in w/ the parents for too long or they'll become lunch. if i remember correctly, i kept the fry w/ parents for like a week or two. these are perfect for beginners because they are interesting, colorful, breed readily, and can be kept in a fairly small tank. I've bred them in as little as ten gallons but would recomend a 20-29g.