I stumpled upon a picture of a cichlid labeled Krobia sp. Red Cheek. Im having trouble finding out information on this fish. Anyone out there keep them? Just want to know there basic information and mainly tank size requirements as the only info i found was that they dont get too big.
Krobia cichlid?
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You are probably looking at krobia sp. xingo orange. I have a few juvies that I picked up from Jeff Rapps last summer. Search here on the forum as there are several members who have adults.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=393837&highlight=Krobia
The thread above are some photos of the group I have. I also wrote a profile on them in the CA/SA Profile Thread in the sticky section of this forum.
The thread above are some photos of the group I have. I also wrote a profile on them in the CA/SA Profile Thread in the sticky section of this forum.
I have two groups of Krobia sp. 'Xingu Orange'. I keep them like I do severums -- temp in the low 80s, frequent water changes, variety of foods including pellets, frozen, and freeze-dried worms... Mine can be quite shy so they do best with tankmates, but make sure you don't put them with anything too rowdy. I keep them with sevs, Geos, festivums, some larger angelfish, things like that.
I've had my first group of 4 for two years and although I've seen breeding tubes and spawning colors, they never have actually laid eggs. They're 5" or so, the males may be a bit bigger. My second group from Jeff Rapps has been here for a couple months and they're in the 3" range now. They're a lot more aggressive and outgoing than my first group.
I've had my first group of 4 for two years and although I've seen breeding tubes and spawning colors, they never have actually laid eggs. They're 5" or so, the males may be a bit bigger. My second group from Jeff Rapps has been here for a couple months and they're in the 3" range now. They're a lot more aggressive and outgoing than my first group.
Thanks guys, i was hoping that i could fit a pair in my 29, but may give 1 a shot. I guess now il have to try to find one.
Kaliedoscope;5030931; said:
No, they are larger than most Laetacara. There are a few species: K. itanyi, K. guianensis, K. potaroensis, K. paloemeuensis, and the undescribed K. 'Xingu Orange Spot.' I think darth pike mentioned that a few years ago someone imported a blue-colored one but I never could find any more information about it.
I have never actually seen the paloemeuensis or potaroensis, but they are listed on Cichlidae.com. http://www.cichlidae.com/gallery/genus.php?id=134
sp. Brazil Blue Face or some such ... wish I had picked them up when Wetspot had them. Even prettier than the Xingu's I thought ... but then I'd always prefer blue over orange.
They deffinately weren't K. itanyi or L guianensis ... might have been one of the other two though, never seen pics of them.
They deffinately weren't K. itanyi or L guianensis ... might have been one of the other two though, never seen pics of them.
I had bought K. sp orange spot from Rapps back in 2006...very similar in care to other similarly sized acaras, and small enough that can be kept as a pair in relatively small tanks
Here are a couple of photos of my Krobia guianensis. It is ~4" long and playing well with its tankmates (Geos, Satanoperca, Apistos, Festivums). It likes to school with the eartheaters.
I have a 2nd one, a large adult of about 6" and very thick bodied, that I may have euthanize soon. Both fish came from Rapps, purchased about 2 months ago. Both developed lymphocystis (cauliflower disease) during quarantine. The little guy only have a few hard, white spots develop, but the large fish which arrived with one hard white spot on its dorsal fin, was almost completely covered in them within ~2 weeks. It looked awful. After 2 months of quarantine in separate tanks both fish finally healed, but the large fish lost its sight. Both eyes are sunken and opaque. I am not sure what it is best for the fish but will monitor it for a few more weeks. As of now, it has difficulty finding food and essentially just sits in a corner, unable to see anything. Really bummed.
I have a 2nd one, a large adult of about 6" and very thick bodied, that I may have euthanize soon. Both fish came from Rapps, purchased about 2 months ago. Both developed lymphocystis (cauliflower disease) during quarantine. The little guy only have a few hard, white spots develop, but the large fish which arrived with one hard white spot on its dorsal fin, was almost completely covered in them within ~2 weeks. It looked awful. After 2 months of quarantine in separate tanks both fish finally healed, but the large fish lost its sight. Both eyes are sunken and opaque. I am not sure what it is best for the fish but will monitor it for a few more weeks. As of now, it has difficulty finding food and essentially just sits in a corner, unable to see anything. Really bummed.