I remember being laughed at cause I said my 750 was way too small...... I really think its just a matter of finding rhe "right" tank mates OR have more then enough room. You know enough room where they can dart off without killing themselves. Instead we barely give them enough room to turn around.......
i think the right tankmates, and not messing with the tank much are all things that keep them alive! i think a big tank of course is a big thing as well...
on a different note, i have never got babies. i have always got them already broke around 8-10"... i see the sticky we have.
Should i wait to break them until they get some size? i put a piece of fish on a fishing line and lowered it in the tank, and one of mine darted at it and then put on his brakes. should i just start starving and keep at it? or just grow them a bit first?