ideal ratio breeding group

[lawrie909]

what is the reccommended size for a breeding group .and male female ratio? also , is it true only onemale in the group will breed .... if so does he spawn with all the females . i believe i have 5 males and 4 females ...should i look spittling them up , adding more females or what.
thanks

[John]

If you are shure you've got both sexes present i wouldn't change anything in this group.
Let them settle for a while and don't move furniture around in the tank anymore, just wait what happens....

[dave]

I have one group of 10, and in approximately 18 broods and 102 young only once have I had 2 males brooding at the same time.

This is in a 200 liter tank.

IMO if you are going for numbers split into two, if you want a community and interaction stick to one.

Also rearranging the tank in my experience does not prevent them from breeding.

I have done major cleans and nothing goes back the same and they have spawned within a week.

Hope this helps.

Take care

Dave