How do you know he is a dud? Just because they haven't done anything yet doesn't mean they won't. If the OP left him in there and wasn't around the whole time, they could have very easily have paired up.
Nah I don't pay for MM's. It was a friend of a friends. None of the Surfaces in the tank are smooth haha. here is a pic
dud or not, i like your outlook on the rest of your statement. cant let one bad experience spoil your whole outlook.... to the OP... keep on trying, sometimes things take time
Yeah your right perfectly normal for a MM to arrive and have it's legs falling off and non receptive to the female... To the OP I am Just glad you didn't pay for him and good luck pairing him up my fingers are crossed for ya! He still is a handsome little bugger
We have had a 2 week fresh irminia drop 2 legs and completely ignore 3 females.Crap happens.Yeah your right perfectly normal for a MM to arrive and have it's legs falling off and non receptive to the female... To the OP I am Just glad you didn't pay for him and good luck pairing him up my fingers are crossed for ya! He still is a handsome little bugger
I didn't say it was normal for it's legs to be "falling off". They didn't fall off, the male removed them. Now, him being non receptive is a whole different story, it happens all the time. There's a lot of factors/variables why he is not going after the lady. But it doesn't mean he's a dud. Not all pairings go like you see in the videos. You don't see all the failed attempts.
and also how the MM is not responsive is a sign that he is no "stud" by the definition of the word. (Health, vitality and it's ability to reproduce successfully) You have to embody the whole thing to be labeled as such. He may still reproduce with his MF and I hope he does but you can hardly call him a stud anymore, perhaps a few months ago when he was more fresh and had all his appendages. Now when you said " If the OP left him in there and wasn't around the whole time, they could have very easily have paired up" is just speculation and can not be used to further your point, if that stands I could just as easily speculate in my favor... If you wish to continue this please just PM me as I am no longer going address this by filling this thread with anymore jibber jabber.
Nicely saidDear OP, just let the male cohabit with the female for as long as he's alive. If he's cohabiting with the female when those legs dropped, he probably made an attempt at her. In any case, there's really not much you can do for that old male aside from letting him cohabit and possibly mate or become a snack for your future possibly gravid female. Otherwise, get a fresh male
I've done some unsupervised pairings and even if they get munched, they usually get the job done. Hey ~ its a free MM right?