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small males v's large females
Posted: 09 Aug 2011, 14:52
by stumac
Not really specific species but was curious to see what the thoughts were on smaller males trapping and or breeding with larger females, i appreciate that some sp. females may be larger naturally but am thinking more young adults where there could be as much as a couple inches of difference.
Re: small males v's large females
Posted: 09 Aug 2011, 14:59
by MatsP
I'm not sure if this applies to ALL species, but my male bristlenose in my original breeding pair has been noticeably smaller than then female since I first got him. They are definitely grandparents several times over, and parents to a few hundred offspring (only a good month or so, I delivered 55 of their babies to a LFS).
It probably varies somewhat depending on how willing the female is, and whether the male needs to "force" the breeding a bit..
I personally would worry more about large males with smaller females, but I've heard that this works reasonably well too.
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Mats