Breeding my Rtm's?

[JESTERX626]

Wsup guys I have a 4" female RTM in a separate tank, and a 6-7" male rtm in another. I wanna put them in together to start breeding, but I'm just wondering if nows a good time to start or if the female is still too small. I also don't know if the male will harass or kill her, that's another issue I would like to avoid. She will be going into his tank.

 

[JESTERX626]

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[Aquanero]

Could be trouble I would have a devider ready. For a female 4" isn't too small. When I had my pair they would lock up and flair constantly and the male sometimes got too rough. Make sure you have a couple of places she can get into he can't then when things get a little hairy she can bolt to safety. They are extreamly easy to breed maybe one level above Convects if that. Once they get started you'll be sorry you even wanted to breed them, it's very cool the first time after about the third or fourth batch of fry you'll want to throw the whole tank out the windw....haha. You' ll have plenty of feeders to go around. GL

 

[Gruff Master]

Place a divider in the tank with one on each side. It will be a safe introduction that way. Let them get used to each other then try it without the divider. If the male doesn't play nice you can put the divider back in. If you lean a piece of slate or something against the divider where the female can lay her eggs but the male is still able to fertilize them without getting to the female it may work better. You could also leave a space in the divider only large enough for the female to enter in the event that the male gets aggressive.

 

[Vapor315]

+1 with Gruff Divider is the best way to introduce pairs that didnt form naturally.

 

[tydus]

I would use a divider so that the female can escape when the male gets too aggro. RTM are some mean muthafkers!

 

[R0B]

Place a divider in the tank with one on each side. It will be a safe introduction that way. Let them get used to each other then try it without the divider. If the male doesn't play nice you can put the divider back in. If you lean a piece of slate or something against the divider where the female can lay her eggs but the male is still able to fertilize them without getting to the female it may work better. You could also leave a space in the divider only large enough for the female to enter in the event that the male gets aggressive.

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