Can I Get Some Sword Tails In My 4Ft Community?

[Ben M]

hi, i have a 4ft community tank. it holds 216l. i have 5 sae's, 4 kribs(thinking of selling 2 females), 20 copper harlequins, and about 12 small tetras. i was wondering if swordtails would be a good addition? and which type do you prefer?

thanks

 

[Ludwig Venter]

1 male & 3 females will not upset your equilibrium... yea! put 'em in there! Just ensure the canopy is tight.... they can jump!

 

[Ben M]

thanks, could i possibly keep 2 males. or would i need a lot more females?
and any preferred varieties

cheers

 

[Ludwig Venter]

thanks, could i possibly keep 2 males. or would i need a lot more females?
and any preferred varieties

cheers

My formulae is... 1 male to every 3 females... you should still be fine in a 4 ft.

 

[Ben M]

thanks. do you think that they look very natural, as i'm trying to make my tank look more natural.

 

[madmattm]

i think to make your tank look more natural you could get some sea anenomes and possibly a few silver sharks and red tailed black sharks. i also think that you should get a swordfish and maybe a few giant hedgehog fish

 

[OldMan47]

Something to be aware of with swordtails is that the males are very competitive with each other. Adding two males in a 4 foot long tank may work but it is bordering on too many when it comes to intraspecific aggression in mature swordtails. Juveniles do great together but gradually become one dominant and "everyone else" when they mature. I have gotten away with two males in a tank that size and at other times it didn't work out well.
Since anemones are tidal pool salt water fish, I doubt they would add to the natural look of any freshwater tank.

 

[meguro]

Since anemones are tidal pool salt water fish

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[Truck]

Since anemones are tidal pool salt water fish

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aye, I wouldn't say fish, more polyp

 

[Ben M]

sorry about my brother (madmattm), he's new here, he may not have noticed that my tank is freshwater, and there is no such thing as a giant hedgehog fish. anyways, i think i'll get a male, and 3 females then, any favourite varieties?

thanks

 

[fishyfeet]

theres some lovely hi fin ones, depends if you can get any locally i suppose. di

 

[Ben M]

thanks, i'll google them, i'm sure i can find most varieties if i look hard enough, i'm in no hurry, so i can browse a bit. any others?

cheers

 

[fett999]

I've been looking for some swordtails myself. I think that the neon swordtail is a really nice looking fish. Just gotta find someone near me that stocks them. Just google swordtail fish images and you'll see a lot of the different colourations and can see which you prefer.

 

[Ben M]

cheers, i'll have a look at them.

 

[Peggers]

I quite like the wild type swordtail, normally called green swordtails although they are a bit less colourful than the tank bred strains and I've not seen them as often in shops.