Adding male convict

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Slevin

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• Mar 16, 2007

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I have a 55-gallon tank with 3 female cons and 2 JDs (one of the JDs is getting bullied by the other so im gonna get rid of it). I would like to add a male and breed the cons. Should I get rid of two of the females so its just one male and one female or leave all the females in there and let the male choose his mate?

 

jm1212

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• Mar 16, 2007

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if you add another con at this point, chances are he could get harassed. if you want him to have a fair chance, you will need to rearrange all of the decor to mix up territories.

 

liv2padl

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• Mar 17, 2007

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Should I get rid of two of the females so its just one male and one female or leave all the females in there and let the male choose his mate?

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the latter.

 

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• Mar 18, 2007

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You're going to want to think about relocating the mates to another tank, or face some dead tank mates when the eggs are laid and it's time to defend the nest.