Krib colors

[DanGeo23]

ok.. I was looking to add a pair of kribs to a planted tank.. and I saw albinos and regular colored ones at my LFS.. my question is... do male and female albino kribs make albino fry... or will they all be regular colored... what about a normal colored one breeding with an albino?..

 

[icecube]

depends on the dominant gene.
in convicts the black is dominant over the pink,
so thats what it should be in kribs as well.
if u breed a albino with a regular u get about 25% albino and 75% regular depending upon the sexes.

 

[princess]

i've never seen or heard of an albino kribby!

you learn something new everyday

 

[bocephius]

I've heard that the male pelvachromis pulcher is more attracted to the albino female and will choose to breed with the albino over normal colored female.

 

[itsalmosteasy]

I disagree with that. I had 2 males and 5 females (2 albino and 3 regs) in a 75g tank and both males chose a regular female.

 

[stevea6221]

i had pair albino breed and the fry was about 50/50 reg albino

 

[Daeorn]

Actually, they did a scientific study on this subject, forget the University at the time being. They found that almost 85% (iirc) of the normal females chose the albino male over a regular male.

They think it is because with the albinos, the spots on the tail are more visible. I don't know if the same is true of the males preferring the females though.