Adding male bluethroat trigger to established female?

[CC13]

Hey guys,

I bought a mated pair of Blue Throats and the Male got spooked one night and ended up on the floor. Nobody was around so unfortunately he didn't make it.

The female has been in the tank for approx. 6 months now without the male since the male decided to go tile-surfing, is there any risk of adding another male to the tank now?

Wanted to check and see before I went and introduced another male.

 

[HotRocks]

Hey guys,

I bought a mated pair of Blue Throats and the Male got spooked one night and ended up on the floor. Nobody was around so unfortunately he didn't make it.

The female has been in the tank for approx. 6 months now without the male since the male decided to go tile-surfing, is there any risk of adding another male to the tank now?

Wanted to check and see before I went and introduced another male.

@4FordFamily
@eatbreakfast
What do you guys think?

 

[lion king]

Same thing happened to me, I gave her another husband, although they are not as close as #1 they still hang and share a two story condo. If there was any angst I don't remember any.

 

[4FordFamily]

It could go very badly. Pairing them can be difficult. Sometimes though it’s really easy. For best results the male should be considerably larger. You’re better off introducing the two on neutral ground but it’s a risk either way, unfortunately.

 

[CC13]

It could go very badly. Pairing them can be difficult. Sometimes though it’s really easy. For best results the male should be considerably larger. You’re better off introducing the two on neutral ground but it’s a risk either way, unfortunately.

Thanks for the reply guys.

Badly as in they just attack each other until one dies? My tank is fairly large and catching fish is a challenge to say the least plus I would rather not QT a fish for 72 days for it to not work out and have to give it up lol.

My female is approx 4-5 inches long and is super docile. I know that all can change I was assuming they pair up somewhat easily but I guess I’m wrong to assume this?

 

[lion king]

Thanks for the reply guys.

Badly as in they just attack each other until one dies? My tank is fairly large and catching fish is a challenge to say the least plus I would rather not QT a fish for 72 days for it to not work out and have to give it up lol.

My female is approx 4-5 inches long and is super docile. I know that all can change I was assuming they pair up somewhat easily but I guess I’m wrong to assume this?

Is it the 550 in your tagline, I wouldn't even worry about it; at worse they may just be indifferent to each other.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I wouldn't worry, it should be fine, as long as your established one is indeed a female and not an underdeveloped male.

 

[CC13]

Is it the 550 in your tagline, I wouldn't even worry about it; at worse they may just be indifferent to each other.

Yes, that is my main display which it would be going into.

I wouldn't worry, it should be fine, as long as your established one is indeed a female and not an underdeveloped male.

Ok thank you for the advice. I am going to buy it and start the QT process.