Question About Females Carring Sperm

[bleechme]

So after a female is bred with a male once, she will have 6-7 more pregnancy with his sperm, What if I had a female that has only given birth once and I put a different male in, Will the next few pregnancies be the first male's babies or will the newer sperm from the second male take over the older one?

 

[allaboutthefish]

More than likely she will have the original males babies first, them once she has ran out of his spurm then the next males spurm will take over. It's unlikely that the two spirms will mix. Or if she is still storing the original spurm them she might not breed with the other male untill she feels ready, trust me she will know. hope this helps

 

[blitztidus]

For all I know, they are stored in the same place, but once sperm is given to the female, she may not have exactly that amount. The six to seven broods you here is the max, most are less.

 

[bleechme]

So meaning there are chance where she will only have one pregnancy with one breeding since the 6-7 times are maximums. Ok thanks guys!

 

[guppymonkey]

Yes, depending on her health, age feeding, water conditions and probably some other conditions as well she could have anywhere from one to 7 or 8 pregnancies off one mating. They tend to get smaller over time though, the third will be a smaller brood than the first and so on.