My Red Sword Moved To New Tank

[Mikaila31]

I moved my red female sword out of the quarantine tank and into the planted 20gal. She is a little shy from the move and all. She decided that, she didn't want to be acclimated all that long and jumped the bucket a little early. She isn't the easiest to move, but we got through it without too much stress and no torn fins. So I am happy. I took the chance to measure her, she is still under a year old, I got 2.25" from her head to the base of her tail, and 4.25" in total lenght. So her tail is a whole 2" long on its own.

The tank has come alive and she is styling now B) .

 

[5teady_2012]

I really want this fish. give me it nowwwwwwwwww

 

[bucksgill]

they sell them at my lfs i gunna get some just like that

Very nice fish btw

 

[princess_charlii]

I really want this fish. give me it nowwwwwwwwww

Are you really sure thats a sword mine dont look like that at all shes gorgeous but i dont think shes a sword at all

 

[5teady_2012]

Its a lyre swordtail i think.

 

[luque]

wow thats red, lovely sword nicest i've seen!!

 

[Mikaila31]

Many thanks.

She is a swordtail, and I know she looks a little different from other swords. Her body is longer and back is flatter. I ask about this on here before. I was told at they cross a sword and platy to get certain traits then breed it back to swords and refine it. Basically no less of a swordtail than a "mickey mouse" swordtail that you can get at LPS. She is a lyertail and also a sailfin, a similar dorsal fin as sailfin mollies. From my experience, they don't show this "sailfin" until they are a little over one year old, which I have always found strange. Once her fins grow out, the guests will start calling her a betta again . I will post a video of a adult female I had a year ago as soon a it gets uploaded onto youtube.

they sell them at my lfs i gunna get some just like that

Very nice fish btw

I am very interested in that. I got her from a LFS in Minneapolis for $7. I have never been able to find them anywhere else. Where are you located?

 

[kribensis12]

Very nice, and yes swords and platies are almost identical genetically, which makes them easy to inbreed. Swords started out with green and eye spot's( i've had wild sword's) so that color had to come from somewhere! Beside's, female swords dont have a sword unless they switch sex!

 

[Mikaila31]

Ok here is a vid of the same type of fish, but older. This one passed away almost a year ago. The one I have now should look the same in a couple months. That is one active betta . They tear their fin easily and often will get nipped by non-nipping fish. Also they don't do good in strong currents, the weaker the better.

 

[bucksgill]

Many thanks.

She is a swordtail, and I know she looks a little different from other swords. Her body is longer and back is flatter. I ask about this on here before. I was told at they cross a sword and platy to get certain traits then breed it back to swords and refine it. Basically no less of a swordtail than a "mickey mouse" swordtail that you can get at LPS. She is a lyertail and also a sailfin, a similar dorsal fin as sailfin mollies. From my experience, they don't show this "sailfin" until they are a little over one year old, which I have always found strange. Once her fins grow out, the guests will start calling her a betta again . I will post a video of a adult female I had a year ago as soon a it gets uploaded onto youtube.

they sell them at my lfs i gunna get some just like that

Very nice fish btw

I am very interested in that. I got her from a LFS in Minneapolis for $7. I have never been able to find them anywhere else. Where are you located?

I go to Maidenhead Aquatics Bourne End in England a very long way away from you