Rainbow Crib (Pelvicachromis pulcher)

yoink

I have a pair of these fish in a heavily planted 75l tank. They get on with everything, though the Male seems fascinated by the Otto. Female was very shy for a month when intoduced to the tank, but added a shoal of Harlequins and now she is a lot happier. The Most beautiful fish I have ever kept.

Al

Very nice dwarf cichlid species. They are quite hardy and nice to look at. Aside from being semi-agressive in a community tank, the main problem with these fish is that they will keep spawning and spawning. If you choose to keep these in a pair they will fill up your tank with more babies than you'll know what to do with. If you keep more than one tank, think about seperating the male and female and putting them together only when you'd like them to breed and seperate them afterwards. Allthough they aren't very shy they do like to have a place to hide.

Martijn

I gotta agree with AL... They are indeed THE MOST BEAUTIFUL looking fish I ever had. It gives me great joy when I look at them. They are shy at times but like to eat food at their door step... Hence it is advisable to feed them sinking food.

Surya

asimkhatri

My male Kribensis is Very Aggressive toward Female Please Tell me Why ???

renatl

The Kribensis is by far my favorite fish. Mine are very healthy and have great colors. I have three females and one male in my 58 gallon planted tank. I highly recommend this fish.

fishstoregirl

As with most cichlids, each specimen is highly variable in personality. When they are sold in stores they are often still juveniles and sexing can be very difficult. For this reason, if fish are overly aggressive toward each other, it is likely that they are of the same sex. Males are usually less colorful than females, and usually have a more rounded and colorful tail. Females are often bright yellow with a very distinct scarlet belly, although males can have scarlet bellies as well. Supposedly they can be harem breeders like most of the dwarf South American cichlids, although this is best attempted in large aquaria. They are very entertaining little fish, and mine have developed such a taste for worms that they will no longer eat flake or pellet foods! They also killed one oto and a hillstream loach so be very wary when combining them with other fish that frequent the bottom level of the aquarium. They get along splendidly with zebra danios though!

fishstoregirl

Also... Pelvicachromis pulcher is also known as a "Kribensis" or "Krib" not "Crib." This name is derived from a previous scientific name that has been since changed but that has maintained popularity as a common name. Confusingly, the common name "Kribensis" is also commonly used for the more rare-to-the-fish-trade Pelvichachromis taeniatus, but most often it is used for pulcher.

srusso

Really a great fish! I just posted a picture of mine guarding their babies. Great parents, and very beautiful fish and do not become overly aggressive to other tank mates, although you may see them get a little pushy when they are with the fry but at most nip a fin of a slow fish that greats too close. They are all around one of my favorite fish and my wife loves them. I have not found that they are easy to find in a LFS

ricardopacheco28

i there ,i`m a new in the obbie, around a year, i`ve got an male and a female, and it is funny,some of your comments saying they keep spawning
co`s i have them for 5/6 months and i havent seen spawning, check the water ,look`s fine they are by them self`s ,in a 30 ltr tank reason is ,i ould like to se them spawning .sorry for my english, what should i do???
many regards
ricardopacheco28