New colony and babies getting eaten.

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Originally Posted by Somed00d

I bought 3 trios initially and didn't know the males couldn't be housed together. well i found out quick.

I am planning to run groups of 1.5 or 1.6 in my new rack with cement mixing tubs. Construction is almost done but I am waiting for my watering parts and hardware cloth to arrive.

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I have a group of 2.8 with babies and the males never fight. I don't recommend this but it is possible to house them together. They were housed together since weanlings.

I use the cement mixing tubs too and I do groups of 1.4 and 1.5. Both produce equally well. I feel any more females is overkill.

David

I keep 6 males together they are adults & my feeders,they don't fight,but when they breed & compete for females they do,some of my females fight each other but its only one trio that does that.after they breed thats when trouble starts.

I finished my rack and cleaned up the overcrowding. I thought I had 1.6 but it was 2.5 I think the extra male could have been killing babies.. Shortly after I found this:
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...x/asfpinks.jpg