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Yellow cheek kribensis; Pelvicachromis subocellatus
Topic Started: Dec 25 2008, 01:54 PM (526 Views)
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The yellow cheeked krib is a beautiful relatively peaceful dwarf cichlid. Peaceful enough to keep in a tropical community tank with other tropical fish such as Tetra’s, Guppies, Whiteclouds, Cory’s, Loaches and Bristlenose Catfish.

Their popularity is overshadowed by their cousins the Pelvicachromis Pulcher Krib which is more colourful, however they are much less aggressive and more hardier than the Pulcher.

They can be shy when in an aquarium, so plenty of caves, driftwood & plants are needed to make them feel more secure. Once they feel secure, they can become the show-pony’s of the tank and won’t be afraid to come to the front when their owners approach.

Females are smaller than the males but show off a lot more colour especially when preparing to breed. Females have brilliant red bellies with bright yellow cheeks. Males tend to have a blue iridescence in their finage, while the females can change their body colour from pale to extremely dark black patches mixed with a deep red of their bellies.

They are an egg layer and will usually spawn in caves laying around 50 - 150 eggs. Both male & female are good parents, and look after both eggs & fry from other fish in the tank. However, young pairs may take a couple of spawns to get the parenting right. It is when the pair is caring for eggs & fry that they may become slightly aggressive towards any other fish in the tank, but it is mostly bluff than actual harm. Eggs will hatch in about 3 days.

There are two forms of Pelvicachromis subocellatus, the Moanda and the Matadi, named from the places in which each was found. They look quite similar but the females of each form can display obvious colour differences.



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Edited by pleco52, Dec 25 2008, 01:55 PM.
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