Jay jay
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How many time can the female have fry before they need a male again?
I believe 3 but I'm not to sure.
Ok thank you
They can drop every month and I believe they store the males sperm for 5-6 months. So I'd say 5-6 times.
So it every month they can have fry? That's great to know cuz I've been wondering that cuz I want to mix breed. ( black and red)
So it every month they can have fry? That's great to know cuz I've been wondering that cuz I want to mix breed. ( black and red)
Mine usually hold sperm packets for about 4 months but they can hold up to 8.
You'd probably have Better luck grabbing a female fry from the color you want and making sure she stays virgin to breed to the dad. Atleast it's faster that way.
You'd have to separate early, around 2-3 weeks/as soon as you can determine sex because as soon as they are sexable, they will start breeding an the females will hold sperm packets until they are large enough to hold fry.