How many male poly do you have ?
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Less ?Compared to cichlids they seem to show less social interaction?CizziB could help us here
Id say the same if not more. Cichlids "perform" in both single male/female pairs and in harems. Imo polys interact with each other just as much if not more than cichlids....poly piles lol ive had cichlid comms where the only interaction is aggression sometimes they would be perfectly content with staying on opposite sides of the tank, for the most part cichlids dont like to share their territories while poly often dont mind it, yes there definitly are some that get very territorial but those arent too common
I know with Senegal it doesn't matter the ratio. Once had 2 males and 2 females and noticed the dominant male would chase or nip other male so he was the only one to spawn with gravid female.I also had 2 males involved with spawning of the same female.
My 2 females are just catty with each other.
This is an interesting topic
This is an interesting topic
Right now your Sen and Del are soooo little! You just may have a magic mike poly yet...Right now I think I have 100% female (will have to get you guys to verify though). Last two are also pretty small. Kinda hoping one is male cause then I can post inVancouver_98683 's magic mike thread. Heh.
Females:
Moke
Albino (?)
Delhezi
One day I want to buy a BIG bunch of WC UJ's (10+) to do a big tank and also see the male vs female ratio
Open to sponsors for scientific study
Cohazard
is already doing this experiment with Dels and Mokes. What are your numbers/ratios, Cohazard?
First off I know very little about polypterus so I don't know if the same rules apply.All speculation but could it be something like cichlids where subdominant males take on minor female characteristics?Stanzzzz7 could definitly explain the male vs female cichlids and what characteristics subdominant males display. Could shed light on our topic.
I was also thinking maybe its a mating thing. Where adult males in the wild kill off younger juvie males in an attempt to keep their harem intact but that theory doesnt bode well for cb dominated collections.
Livebearers show a high density of females or males depending on a number of factors.ph, and first foods I am told can have an influence on sex ratios.
I was breeding some wild otapa swordtails recently and 80% were female in every batch.
I contacted a breeder friend of mine and ask his opinion why.
He told me to feed meaty first foods instead of the crushed flakes and pellets I had been feeding.I followed his advice.
The next batch of fry I had after changing the diet turned out pretty even.If there is something in it, or just coincidence I can't say,but it worked.
Something else that often occurs in some fish where they may feel out matched by existing males, is they will stay disguised as females and not show any male characteristics until they feel they can compete.I have witnessed late developing males stay in the guise of a female several times to the point I was sure it was female,only to suddenly change and grow male characteristics when they felt the time was right.
Cichlids will also remain subdominant and not develop nuchal humps or trailers or whatever other feature defines them.Only the dominant males sometimes show themselves.
Regards polypterus, I don't know,I have often heard about ph affecting sex ratios.Maybe this is the case for CB fish? I can't say.Maybe certain foods could be lacking in the very early stages of life. Again I don't know for sure. Maybe it's just coincidence, or maybe you often choose the biggest most striking specimen in the shop and they are normally males.
My mix of polys are mostly female. 4 females and 2 males
Females:
Dabola Endli
Koliba Lap.
Faranah Lap.
Weeksii
Males:
Nigerian Lap.
Ansorgii
Females:
Dabola Endli
Koliba Lap.
Faranah Lap.
Weeksii
Males:
Nigerian Lap.
Ansorgii
I'm not 100% sure, but I feel like my group is heavy on the male side.
Depending on how they develop i think mine are all female. The teug i would say im 100% sure she is female and the endli and pbb seem to be female as well...
I want a couple of males...
I want a couple of males...
