This is variable, and depends on many circumstances.

Short answer
many people believe 1.2 is great.
some people have experience with males not doing a thorough job and so use 1.1 or even 2.1
some people like to use another male or two as 'insurance', figuring she will definitely take
some try to spread it a little thinner... 1.3 is not uncommon.


I personally have had an adult male albino agressively court 8 or 9 females one season, for more than 2 weeks each!
but NOT ONE of those females took!

In my opinion, shoot for 1.2, or even 1.3 but have a backup male for those important females.


best wishes, Joe
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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

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• How many females? - aaronblack, Wed Jul 26 17:22:24 2006
• RE: How many females? - bcijoe, Thu Jul 27 07:58:45 2006