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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Doryrhamphus excisus
Thursday, September 26, 2013 4:04 PM
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I really don't know. With that disclaimer out of the way, I suspect, based on what I've seen, that if there are enough individuals, and a reasonably even male/female population distribution, and enough turf, as you say, that multiple pairs can coexist peacefully, although there will probably still be aggression due to lone individuals attempting to "cut in" on established pairs. In larger populations (more mature fish in growout), I was surprised at how well they all got along. It is when you are down to just a few fish that things get dicey, based on my observations. How many fish are available to you from the LFSs?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Doryrhamphus excisus
Thursday, September 26, 2013 4:24 PM
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That I am aware of, there are 2 males and 3 females available across 2 different stores. That being said, the thought of purchasing another male didn't even cross my mind. I was leaning more towards adding one or more females to the standing pair. Perhaps a bad idea given that I may not have enough females available to create a large functionally peaceful group. Or perhaps ratio is more important and multiple males would actually cut some of the aggression between females whom may or may not actively compete for mates. That would be an interesting theory to test, eh?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Doryrhamphus excisus
Thursday, September 26, 2013 4:30 PM
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I would NOT add more of just one gender to a pair. Recipe for disaster, IME. I do believe that ratio is important. My first Bluestripes were two pairs. They got along just fine. Then, one male died. The females would not stop fighting. I've also seen one female and two males, and the males would not stop fighting. I think that if you got all 5 fish currently available, or the two pairs, then you would have high probability of aquatic bliss.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Doryrhamphus excisus
Thursday, September 26, 2013 5:08 PM
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I just may take a trip for another look at those fish tomorrow morning. Thanks, Jim. Did you get my PM btw?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Doryrhamphus excisus
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:33 PM
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Can you give me a description of "Chad's snagger", or link to where it is described? Also, you mentioned that "Plus, you can collect seahorse fry in the daylight, and count as you collect them. Pipefish parents are fry eaters, and you have to get the pipefish fry out of the tank under cover of darkness.". These sentences seem contradictory. Did you mean that you can't collect them in the daylight? If you can only catch them after dark, how long typically after lights out? Thanks for any insights. I have a trio with a perpetually "pregnant" male but I never see any fry and am not sure how I might best retrieve them from the tank.
"If everything is going good, you've obviously overlooked something."- Martin Moe, Jr
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Doryrhamphus excisus
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:50 PM
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Google "Chad Vossen larval snagger". You must collect the fry at night, shortly after "lights out". They are not strong swimmers, so all pumps/powerheads must be off. In a pinch, a flashlight to draw them to the surface and a scoop of some kind would probably work. Good luck!
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