I have a 60L MS only tank. I have recently checked the sex of my snails as they are now big enough to determine this! I'm fairly sure the count is 4 males and 2 females (not the best at determining the gender yet). Only one male is big enough to mate with the females who are quite large.
So, I've recently noticed that this male (who has grown a lot since I first bought him) is constantly mating with my largest female. I mean, everyday if not twice a day.. is this normal behavior? I have only seen him mate with the second female once, but more or less sticks with the larger of the two.
My question is, should I have my males and females in the same tank? Is this normal behavior - I don't really want to separate them as it will remove most of the inhabitants of my tank/don't really want 2 snail only tanks.. but I also don't want the female(s) to be stressed.. I'm sure I've seen Charlie (F) trying to 'get away' from my male's advances more than once. And once the other males grow I imagine it will only get worse. Could I buy some females to even out the ratio or am I over-thinking the situation?
I love my snails!
Any advice welcome !? Thank you in advance!
So, I've recently noticed that this male (who has grown a lot since I first bought him) is constantly mating with my largest female. I mean, everyday if not twice a day.. is this normal behavior? I have only seen him mate with the second female once, but more or less sticks with the larger of the two.
My question is, should I have my males and females in the same tank? Is this normal behavior - I don't really want to separate them as it will remove most of the inhabitants of my tank/don't really want 2 snail only tanks.. but I also don't want the female(s) to be stressed.. I'm sure I've seen Charlie (F) trying to 'get away' from my male's advances more than once. And once the other males grow I imagine it will only get worse. Could I buy some females to even out the ratio or am I over-thinking the situation?
I love my snails!
Any advice welcome !? Thank you in advance!