LetDiceFly

This is my mystery fish. He is little more than 3 inches long. I've had him about a year and I have never known exactly what kind he is.

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COBettaCouple

I could be wrong, but he looks kind of like a type of peacock cichlid. I'll move this post to the fish id section so that our members who are better at ID'ing cichlids can confirm or deny that.

Allie

That is a male Kribensis, a west african cichlid and he is gorgeous!!

COBettaCouple

Thanks Allie... I figured you'd know this guy and I knew I'd seen a cichlid really similiar before.

Allie

No problem. I think we've kept every type of cichlid for some period of time. I've seen quite a bit even if it was just a day or so. Rescuing fish and adopting or selling them is really how we got into all of the fish stuff.

LetDiceFly

Thank you very much for the ID. He is a cantankerous fish always chasing any other fish away from HIS barrel. He is so possessive of the thing I didn't even consider leaving it behind when I moved him to a different tank.

COBettaCouple

Cichlids are pretty territorial and kribs can be mildly aggressive.

Allie - would he be happier in a 20g with a female krib? I think 20g is what's recommended as a minimum for kribs?

Allie

Yup they are pairing fish so I am sure he'd be happier with a mate.

Narcicius

Cool looking fish. Glad to hear you've had him so long.

LetDiceFly

Unfortunately I do not have space for any more, or larger tanks where I am right now. He seems happy enough in the 10 gallon so I'm not going to worry about that but I think I would be overstocking the tank if I tried to stick a female krib in there with him. There are already 2 platys and a cory in there with him.

Allie

A pair does well in a 20g. Yes your 10g has enough fish in it.

COBettaCouple

Yea, the more crowded they feel, the better the chances of cichlids getting aggressive with tankmates.