Veiltail cherry barbs

[Scaperoot]

     I currently have 13 Cherry barbs in our 40g breeder community tank. There are 7 males, 6 females. I'm wondering if having more males than females will be a problem. Will the female be constantly chased or harassed? I didn't buy them to breed, but now I'm liking the idea. It's a pretty heavily planted tank, with several Platies who are successfully having fry. I currently have about 8 or 9 Platy fry swimming around. I have a Tiger Barb that scoops up a few from time to time, but with more live plants in the tank, I'm seeing more fry survive than ever. 

[Theplatymaster]

On 3/20/2023 at 8:40 AM, Scaperoot said:

     I currently have 13 Cherry barbs in our 40g breeder community tank. There are 7 males, 6 females. I'm wondering if having more males than females will be a problem. Will the female be constantly chased or harassed? I didn't buy them to breed, but now I'm liking the idea. It's a pretty heavily planted tank, with several Platies who are successfully having fry. I currently have about 8 or 9 Platy fry swimming around. I have a Tiger Barb that scoops up a few from time to time, but with more live plants in the tank, I'm seeing more fry survive than ever. 

im not sure i understand.

Is this  a question about cherry barb ratios, or about platy fry?

 

[Scaperoot]

On 3/20/2023 at 9:16 AM, Theplatymaster said:

im not sure i understand.

Is this  a question about cherry barb ratios, or about platy fry?

 

I'm concerned about the ratio. Do I need more females?