wow, I am surprised to see what I used to do only three months ago! Now I just keep my tubs of 1.5-9 together and the male does not bother the babys, im a little over run right now too! Now that ive done a few things I can say through experiance do what works for you. If you like the idea of keeping them all together, and your first little gets eaten, try it again. The best thing to do is not give up!