Will female tincs lay without a male?

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tclipse

Discussion Starter · Oct 19, 2011

I thought both of my azureus were female, but found some bad eggs in their QT last week. I haven't seen any courting or calling whatsoever, and they act really indifferent towards each other when I'm watching. I've heard of female pumilio dropping eggs without a male, is this possible with tincs or is it more likely that I have a pair?

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onefstsnake

· #2 · Oct 19, 2011

Ive had Tincts lay eggs and gel mass without having a male in the tank.

You could have a male though. In my experience males toe pads are nearly always larger than females.

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tclipse

Discussion Starter · #3 · Oct 19, 2011

onefstsnake said:
Ive had Tincts lay eggs and gel mass without having a male in the tank.

You could have a male though. In my experience males toe pads are nearly always larger than females.

Yeah, I'm pretty familiar with sexing tincs, one is definitely female, the other is a tough call.. medium-sized toepads but I was leaning towards female due to body shape/posture. I've also usually seen *some* sort of courting/calling with other pairs, but these two don't pay any attention to each other at all from what I've seen.

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onefstsnake

· #4 · Oct 19, 2011

How old are they?
My two cobalts were ~1yr old before I got any viable eggs from them.

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tclipse

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 19, 2011

The male is 1yr+ and the female over 2 years.

.......but problem solved, found 5 good eggs and a few bad while checking the huts tonight

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onefstsnake

· #6 · Oct 19, 2011

Awesome! I have found that my tincts will lay in more than one spot.
Some out in the open and some hidden quite well.

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