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	best m/f ratio for black phantoms?
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	hey there - as i reported last week, my black phantoms were breeding. i have two females and 7 males, and the girls really took a beating during the whole process. i'm wondering if this ratio is ok, or if i should up the number of females. IME a lot of tetras do better with more males than females, but i don't know if 7:2 is too much for the phantoms - any thoughts or experiences?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	i had 3 males 4 females when i started breeding mine i soon ended up with bout 90 or so quickly u may want to add at least 3-4 more females just to even things out
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	With the closely-related lemon tetras, a ratio of one-two males to three females is best. I'd bet that the same would go for the black phantoms, since the males are such avid chasers. You don't want your females to be chased to the point of exhaustion, since they won't likely want to mate any more after that. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I think that 1 Male with 3 Females is Ok. You have 7 Males with 2 Females & i think you should add more Females. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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