Koi Swordtails

I need to get a couple algea eaters for the 112L and the 54L growout(small plecos) and may get two female and one male Koi Swords as well if the store still has them. I have not been in for a couple of weeks so I am hoping for the best. I may try to get a new black male Swordie instead of the Koi Male but we shall see if there is a really good-looker of either type first
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Well I got me one male and two female Koi Swords today :D Sure is easy to see tha gravid spots on these fish and those lovely red eyes are really something.
 
I'm so happy for you! What are their markings like? Are they still real young or more mature? Mine were juvies when I got them and I was really sweating it until they sexed out (lucky for me it worked out to 2 F & 1 M). I know you always plead being non-technical when it comes to posting pictures but if you want to, email me and I'll talk you through it! Aren't those red eyes just incredible? I can spend hours just looking at them (but then again, I can spend hours watching any of my swordies, including newborns who don't really do anything!)
 
Hey PB,

The Koi's seem to be doing fine and the male and one of the females are starting to fill out with the overfeeding I seem to be always guilty of :*) The other female has a slightly anorexic look and a bit of damage to the tail that almost looks a bit like fin rot but has not worsened or gotten better. They do not have sharp markings and are mostly white with a lesser amount of orange. The damaged female has a tail that looks quite long but not lyre. Both females have a very visable gravid spot, however the spot is quite small so I do not think there are but a few fry in either of them. The white portions are closer to being nearly transparent then an actual white. The male has a totally transparent sword and they are all under sized compared to the offspring of Boris and Doris. Even my Blue/Black females are a lot bigger but since they have grown a lot and are getting nearly as big as the Tripletts, I am sure the the Koi's will come along as well. If I get a chance I will look into the photobucket thing and try to get some pics posted.

PTG
 

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