new swordys

[balasgouramisandlemontetras]

My gourmai incredibly sadly died , ill miss u, but we went to the aqurium shop and bought sum swordtails i really want them 2 bread is dere a way 2 make sure that they breed also is there a way 2 tell if dere mating and how do they mate? any way all posts appreciated

 

[balasgouramisandlemontetras]

i was just readin that they have a black spot on there tails wen there pregnat well 1 o my gals has 1 but shes not fat? is she pregnat if she is il be so happy

 

[balasgouramisandlemontetras]

does any1 care?

 

[balasgouramisandlemontetras]

4hours later while ive bin sittin here readin posts but not 1 here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lilfishie]

sorry 4 your loss hope all goes well with the swordtails

 

[balasgouramisandlemontetras]

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Katchan]

bump, the same info would help. and if its true about the black spot on the tale could you be moew specific, I have a large female (purchased a week ago to go with my lyretail) with a black spot at top and bottom of tail and I've just noticed a smal black spot developing (may of always been there just didnt see it ) right where the tail fin starts from the body)

Katchan

 

[balasgouramisandlemontetras]

its big just in front of the tail but just behind the top fin its on both sides but it seems the color is actually inside the fish i really hope shes pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Katchan]

thanks for the quick reply, just checked and the "dark area" is definetly under the surface (and my white female doesnt have anything similar so i guess its not muscle/bone or something else standard on all fish). I figure its probably not from my lyretail as the have only been together for a week , maybe next time

thanks again

katchan

 

[balasgouramisandlemontetras]

just lookin and it seems shes a little fatter than the other 1 so i might have sum babys soooooon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mrplaty]

read the pinned post at the top of this forum!!!

 

[SworDTail KeePer]

Well bal it depends on how long you have had these fish. I mean you can't go out buy swordtails earlyer in the week and acspected the bigger fish is pregnate. One way you can tell if ther pregnate or already had fry just look in the tank or get a breeding tank and put the "pregnate" swordy in there. It may seem funny to move the fish to anouther tank just because its pregnate but it will keep most of your fry from dieing. Then when ther big enough put them back in to the main tank. Oh be sure the other fish you have in ther will not eat them or wait till they simpley not "bite size".

Sorry you lost a loved one at least its in a better place now.

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55 gallon tank
2 giant danioes
3 female swordtails
1 male swordtail
3 imature swordtails
1 rainbow shark
1 plecostomis
2 male guppies


10 gallon tank
2 pregnate female guppies

 

[balasgouramisandlemontetras]

yeh thanks were getting 1 of those tanks that go in the corner of the tank for it

 

[SworDTail KeePer]

Your welcome for the information but to be sure there pregnate email me a picture at firestalker@bellsouth.net . I tell you if she is pregnate or not. remember if you have fry before you email me a picture be sure to take the momas out of the tank.
happy to be of some assistance.

 

[SworDTail KeePer]

Well bal i am exspecting fry of my own. So just ask anything of me i know almost everything about Swordtails.