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Posted	Mbunas with Kribensis
22-11-2006 21:34 by zalanz	Anyone kept Kribensis with Mbunas? I want to try a pair in my 3ft with 3 Aceii 2 Yellow labs and 3 Estherae?
22-11-2006 21:44 by keith t	i wouldnt as the water requirements are differant kribensis require 8-12DGH and ph of 6.5 they also like a heavilly planted tank mbunas in general require 12-18DGH and ph8.2 though anything over 7.5 is acceptable.
22-11-2006 21:52 by Cichlid Fury	with respect Keith, Kribs do not "require" a pH of 6.5, but you are right about it in general, Kribs and Mbuna isnt a combination that springs to mind!!! HOWEVER, Kribs can be happy in a higher pH (up to about 8.0 in my opinion) and dont necessarily need plants, so they could live with certain Mbuna, it might upset the purists, but i certainly wouldnt say they are not compatible under any circumstances. Not you Keith, but this forum can sometimes get a bit carried away with "this fish cant be this fish"
22-11-2006 21:58 by keith t	wasnt quite sure on exact water requirements for kribs so looked it up in a baensch aquarium atlas before i posted so all due respect mate i prefer to take advice of Dr. Rudiger rieh than cichlid fury
22-11-2006 22:02 by Cichlid Fury	fair enough i completely forgot about Dr Rudiger, if he says Kribs require a pH of 6.5 then what the bleedin heck am i doing with some perfectly healthy ones in pH 8.0 i will go out and get some pH Down tomorrow and pay homage and respect to my main man Rudiger
22-11-2006 22:03 by keith t
22-11-2006 22:13 by zalanz	I will let you know how they get on, because I like both types and I am going to give it a try! Thanks all
23-11-2006 03:42 by Caz	We've currently got a 38x18x14 tank housing a load of different fry we're growing on: 10 Red Bellied Kribs 10 Acei Yellow Tail 2 Daffodil Brichardi 2 Julidichromis Transcriptus Gombi 4 Pundamillia Nyereri 6 Placidochromis Phenochilus 4 Yellow Ancistrus & 12 Altolamprologus Compreciceps All the fish are young with the largest being about an inch, all get on well with no fighting whatsoever and none seem bothered by any of the other species. Obviously as they get older and larger we'll move them out (especially the Brichardi) but for now they're fine. The Kribs and Acei's also seem to hang around in different parts of the tank so don't bother with each other at all. As for the Kribs liking a heavily planted tank - we have some java moss in there and they never go near it??

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