Baensch stated that groups smaller than ten would be
all female, and he did not state that they would change
to males. Your experience has proven that even groups
of ten females or less will "develop" a male, despite
what the esteemed Dr. Baensch has stated in his book.
Must be the resilience and adaptability of nature, just
like natural selection, to ensure preservation of the species.
Baensch also stated that males only comprise 10% of the
population, I wonder if this statement must now also be
brought under scrutiny? After all, were that true, what
would the chances be of FFE culling four males, or
100% males for the client's order, out of a population
which is supposed to be only 10% male? Seems to
me that the observations in the wild do not always
apply to captivity.
Just another one of the things which makes this
hobby so fascinating.
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
,
> I think you just have a case of FFE sending you all males. I have a group
of
> 4 lyretails. I have had them for almost a year now. When they were
> purchased, they were all female. After two months, the most dominant fish
> became male. It took almost two weeks for the change to occur. This should
> of been plenty of time for FFE staff to notice. I still have three
females,
> so I am not sure about the theory that less than ten anthias will always
> change to all males.
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