Question: Two questions

[minxytota]

1) Is there any way to get a higher number of leucistics when breeding? I have a leucistic male and a het wildtype female and I always end up with the 1/4 percentage. Which is great but the leucistics always sell out so fast!

2) I've been asked if I separate my lil guys during the "cannibalistic phase." The answer to that question varies. But this last time I didn't, I just kept live food in front of them 24/7 and kept them in larger tanks (lotl per gallon wise) than I was able to when I separated them. Last time when I kept them all separate and then put them together at 3-4" I had -a lot- of biting/missing legs/etc. Now I have none. No one has lost a foot this time at all. Is that common? or do I just have a well behaved batch of juveniles?

 

[auntiejude]

The laws of genetics say the best way to get leucistics is to breed 2 leucisitcs together. If you breed a het with a pure leucistic you should get around 50%.

I never separate my babies, I don't have any trouble with nipping. I think sometimes they need company so they learn the difference between food and tankmates.

 

[minxytota]

For some reason I always get about one fourth wilds, white albinos, golden albinos and lucuestics. They're all so stinking cute.

Ok thank you for sharing. I think I agree with you about learning to be nice. My juvies snap at each other during meal time but they do seem to clearly know the difference between food and friends.