[ShadyBro]

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“Welcome to Crowntail Equines Adoption Agency! Here, you can explore the rare and remarkable Crowntail, a treasured equine species native to the coasts of Thailand. Our agency specializes in responsibly breeding and importing these extraordinary creatures, bringing them a little closer to home.
Crowntails are stocky, muscular equines that stand between 10 and 14 hands (3–4 feet) at the shoulder and can weigh up to 1,200 pounds. In the wild, they live in tightly structured herds led by a matriarch and are known for their strength, intelligence, and fierce nature.
Though naturally dominant animals, Crowntails can form strong bonds with human companions through patience, trust, and proper care. Beneath their intimidating reputation, many reveal playful, affectionate, and loyal personalities — making them truly unforgettable companions.”

[ShadyBro]

Looks
A Crowntail looks like an average pony, ranging from 10hh-14hh, with a lean yet sturdy build full of powerful muscles, but of course they do have a few qualities that pertain to their aquatic namesake. For starters, their unnaturally colored mane and tail closely resemble betta fish fins, specifically the crowntail variety; their long flexible quill-like 'spines' are wrapped in a fine and velvety textured webbing that bobs and flutters with their body movements. Their heel feathering is also made of a fin-type webbing, though they are much thicker with sharp tipped spines, often used for fighting purposes in the wild. Equally used for dominance is their sharp wolf-teeth, something common on the average male horse, but is seen on all crowntails regardless of gender and at much larger sizes than the average equine. Their orb like eyes are equally less equine with a bioluminescent glow in the darkness due to their lack of pupils, though their eyesight is exquisite. Their body is also covered in a very thin layer of shimmery scales, with short rough fur layered overtop.

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Behavior
Crowntails are known by many other names, but none so popular as the Thai Fighting Quids. This name comes with no surprise, as these creatures are naturally ferocious fighters in the wild. They lead in a dictatorship style pack, with one Crownie guiding and protecting the swarm. If any member of the swarm is out of line, or attempts to challenge the leader in any way, they will automatically fight to the death. This is especially common with masculine presenting quids or protective parental figures. It is because of this that it is very important for their caretakers to keep domestic Crownies in very large territories, and to separate aggressive individuals to their own enclosures. For these reasons, it is not encouraged to attempt to saddle or halter even the most domestic individuals.

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Diet
Much like other scavengers, Crownies can eat just about anything. Their diet should be high in proteins in order to keep up the same vibrant colors in the mane and tail, however they can easily survive without meat, as most plant materials provide plenty of protein with easier digestion making it ideal for very young or elderly swarm members. It is common to find native swarms presenting their own unique food preferences, such as northern groups preferring plant roots or eastern swarms preferring aquatic algaes, but the overall consensus is the same with each; the species is VERY food motivated. In domestic groups, caretakers tend to prefer providing their swarms with brine shrimp or krill based mash, with the additions of raw aquatic plants such as kelp, seaweed, algaes, and crushed corals to adhere to proper nutritional standards. Freeze dried fish or invertebrate are also encouraged, and some caretakers will even offer frozen thawed feeder rodents. Large prey items or live prey should be avoided in captivity however, as it can encourage crownies to become more food aggressive toward each other and their handlers.

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Health
One of the many reasons that this species has been dwindling down in nature is due to a plethora of health issues. Historically, crownies would produce thousands of eggs and often raise full batches of offspring as to outmaneuver their population decline when offspring presented with certain life threatening ailments. Now a days they do not breed as rapidly, yet illness is still a major problem for them. Common health concerns include bloat due to incorrect diets, skin lesions or ammonia burns due to dirty water, eye loss and blindness due to fungal infections, hoof rot due to dry climates, and fin rot due to pollution. Many of these issues can usually be avoided in captivity with proper care, so it is incredibly important for caretakers to maintain their environment diligently.

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Mating
When two crowntails mate, eggs are produced by an intertwining of the tails, in which DNA from both parents of any gender combines and results in a small batch of fertilized eggs. Mating occurs only in bodies of water, where the eggs will form inbetween the spines of both parents tail fins within a few minutes of locking up. The eggs will then shed off into the water to develop over the course of a two week period. One or both parents will work tirelessly to protect the eggs, blowing foamy bubbles into the water to cradle them and furiously attacking any moving thing that comes near them. Though they may produce up to a hundred eggs, only one or two eggs will have developed far enough to hatch, and any unhatched eggs will be killed or abandoned by the parents for scavengers to feast on. Newly-hatched foals are fully capable of managing on their own from this point, though most prefer to stay with their parents or integrate into the swarm for safety. In domestic swarms, it is common practice for caretakers to create man-made hatching ponds in fenced off areas where the parents can be moved in and out of the denoted spot safely. This is so that the caretakers have the ability to check on the foal's growth, while still allowing the crownies to interact with their young naturally, without getting eaten alive by the protective parents.

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Habitat
Wild Crowntails are said to be native to the coasts of Thailand, living in and among the muddy rivers, lakes, and especially marshlands, though the variety we have now is more commonly known as having originated from small remote island caves along the eastern american shore. Though they do not need to live in water to breathe, they do still require large bodies of fresh or salt water in order to properly forage and breed. The most preferred water sources are bayshores with freshwater rivers and saltwater marshes connected to it. Crownies can technically live like any other equine, settled in stables and barns with large pastures to explore and feed in, however it is unhealthy for a Crownie to go long without access to submersible-deep water. To accommodate their needs when living farther inland, barns are usually fitted with saltwater misters in the ceilings, shallow freshwater pools on the floor of each stall, and of course a large lake or pond somewhere within the pasture. The more clean cycled water that is available the happier, healthier and more vibrant-looking your swarm will be!

[ShadyBro]

General Rules

- You may adopt as many as you want, and as many as you like a day unless otherwise stated.
- You may trade or gift your crownies, but only one per week. To do so you must contact the archivist and the artist who originally posted your crownie to properly have the ownership information switched over.
- You may give your Crownie any gender expression; this is generally preferred for the species as it suits their species traits, though of course it is not necessary.
- You may provide a show name if desired, but it is not required. Barn names will be used for any event, archive, or breeding form.
- You may not make or breed your own
- You may not use other user's crownies unless given specific permission to do so.
- Any rudeness toward other members or staff, here or on discord, will result in a ban from the species. Always show kindness. If you have an issue with someone, please bring it up to me via PM.


Breeding Rules

- Crownies from V1, V2, & V3 are not breedable with V4 crownies due to the new genetics system; they are still however breedable amongst themselves, and resulting offspring will be given a genotype to best match the resulting look
- No cooldown period
- Any gender/sex pairing may breed, MxF / MxM / FxF / XxX / ?x?
- Inbreeding is allowed, but only second gen or up. Meaning, you cannot breeding a crownie to it's siblings, offspring, or parents, but you could breed it to it's half siblings, grandparents, cousins, etc etc. Please be sure to keep track of this as any crownies found to be too severely inbred will be sterilized.
- All previous version crownies have however many breeding slots the previous version rules have alloted
- V4 crownies have three breeding slots each
- Breedings will result in one offspring
- Artists are not required to make changes or alterations to any created foals just because you do not like them. You may however talk to the breeding artist or message me if something went wrong or breaks the species rules.
- You may trade, gift, or sell (for C$ or art/writing/etc payments only) breeding slots from your crownies as you please.


Artist Rules

- Keep adopts numbered and titled correctly
- Please use the correct adopt template when posting. Do not alter the coding/formatting unless you are making a personalized form for event adopts.
- You may release as many Crownies a day as you wish, but try to keep quality over quantity.
- Feel free to come and go as you wish, you will not be removed for being inactive unless you leave CS as a whole for over six months without communication.
- Always stick to species guidelines. If you're unsure, ask before posting.
- Minor line edits are perfectly fine, but nothing major at the moment
- No pupils
- Fins should be based somewhat on real fish species in some way, not totally fantasy
- I encourage you to play around with the highlights and shading, both in color and opacity. The same goes for the lineart. Adjust as needed to suit your design. Fin highlights and shading can be any color you'd like to get the desired effect.
- You may gift anyone you wish, and make as many customs as you like, all within reason.
- May make one personal custom a month as long as you are active in some way

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[ShadyBro]

Open for marking ❤

[iknowplaces]

BIGGGG MARK OH MY GOODNESS *Jumps up and down in excitement*

[Queen Vivane]

Ooooh, Crowntails! Love these guys 8D

[leopia]

oohhh keeping an eye on these 👀

[Flicka]

Welcome back!

[Poison]

Wooooo~
Marking ♥

[angelicshadowdemon]

Yahoo, I knew my patience would pay off!