Mature Males vs Immature Females

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Anybody ever dealt with the problem of sexually mature males trying to breed and bite immature females?

My male is on the verge of becoming a "man" and Im worried that he might date rape my pre-pubescent females!

Thoughts? Suggestions? Precautions?

 

[mshuangchao]

Nope, never seen a pedophile ray.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Nope, never seen a pedophile ray.

Wait, so have you seen the mix together?

Do mature male rays leave immature females alone, knowing that they cant reproduce?

 

[mshuangchao]

Well, my male motoro shows no intrest in my premature marble female.

 

[csx4236]

He will always try, but they will not allow him to breed with them. He will bite and cause damage sometimes and sometimes he will not cause any damage.

 

[Nic]

i wouldnt worry yet... but have a divider ready just incase

 

[DB junkie]

My little male "Zero" is mature. He's housed with 2 females under 8 inches. No problems here yet. Not even a nip. But they do have a decent amount of space considering size. Also have 2 immature males in the mix.

Anythings worth a try once right?

 

[rayman]

I observed that the males start biting before the females are complete mature. In this case the females are not ready and very stressed even some worse injuries are possible. I separated the female if this happened and put them together 2-3 months later. Then they mate without a problem.
Here is a pic of a scobina female. All the injuries happened in one night. Before this night they were together for a long time and the male showed no interest in the female.

 

[mshuangchao]

I observed that the males start biting before the females are complete mature. In this case the females are not ready and very stressed even some worse injuries are possible. I separated the female if this happened and put them together 2-3 months later. Then they mate without a problem.
Here is a pic of a scobina female. All the injuries happened in one night. Before this night they were together for a long time and the male showed no interest in the female.

The male must of have wanted it BADLY!

 

[abortedsoul]

All the injuries happened in one night. Before this night they were together for a long time and the male showed no interest in the female.

Wow... that is brutal. I'm glad that they eventually got along. The drive to reproduce is a crazy thing.