actually everything I'm seeing is 4 females to 1 male... not being new to fish, I'm expecting the male is too aggressive for 1 or 2 females, and the other females act as dither fish...
or...
will the male breed with all 4 typically, or does he have his favorite 1 or 2??? and the others truly are dither fish
my concern, as I enter the breeding phase of my Tilapia adventure, is that I will end up with too many fry... the videos I've watched, about breeding, that seems to be a real problem... ( yes I have friends that have been following along & seem interested, but the more fry, the more issues, & equipment needed ) I understand the females don't eat while hatching eggs, so they need a break... I plan on keeping the male and females separate prior to, and after the breeding so the female will have a chance to rejuvenate... I would think I could find better aquarium dither fish, if needed rather than subject the females to the life of a dither fish???
I don't recall any other mouth brooders as needing a colony... any others out there??? maybe that aggressive breeding trait, is what make them a popular food fish???
or...
will the male breed with all 4 typically, or does he have his favorite 1 or 2??? and the others truly are dither fish
my concern, as I enter the breeding phase of my Tilapia adventure, is that I will end up with too many fry... the videos I've watched, about breeding, that seems to be a real problem... ( yes I have friends that have been following along & seem interested, but the more fry, the more issues, & equipment needed ) I understand the females don't eat while hatching eggs, so they need a break... I plan on keeping the male and females separate prior to, and after the breeding so the female will have a chance to rejuvenate... I would think I could find better aquarium dither fish, if needed rather than subject the females to the life of a dither fish???
I don't recall any other mouth brooders as needing a colony... any others out there??? maybe that aggressive breeding trait, is what make them a popular food fish???
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