Omg I Have Babies In My Tank! Help

[lilfishie]

but since they have only had the swordtail for a short time, the platy must of already been pregnant

 

[wilsonnw8]

Fair do's I just thought I should point out that those can cross breed as I couldnt see anyone else had mentioned it and when it happend to me a few years ago I wasnt aware they could cross breed.

 

[Athena]

...LOL, confusion confusion - they had a swordtail platy and a betta in the tank (two fishies only).

 

[wilsonnw8]

Oh!!! hahaha gotcha! well ignore me then!

 

[Imcanadieneh]

I only had two fish in the tank because I have been trying to breed my bettas. I bought a swordtail because I didn't think I was going to breed them afterall then I decided I was going to go through with it..then I found the babies. So once I breed them I plan on getting more fish. But I'm not keeping the fry once they grow up...well maybe a few females

 

[lilfishie]

so you just have the male betta and a swordtail? no platies? then there swordtail fry and your sword is female

 

[Syphoniera]

so you just have the male betta and a swordtail? no platies? then there swordtail fry and your sword is female

Gawd knows I'm frequently mistaken, and I think that practically qualifies as my career, if only I could move into politics and get paid for it, but aren't they possibly Swordtail Platies, and sold as such, explaining the confusion?

Used to read a lot about them back in the dinosaur days when I was growing up.
Although I'd no idea (as far as I remember right now, which seems sometimes to be only about out to here) that the Swordtail Platy I'd read about and wanted as a small child, (a disastrous guppy population explosion painfully crowding out acquisitive interest in livebearers) was actually a crossbred...

http/www.fishdeals.com/livebearers/

'... Platies and Swordtails belong to the same Genus which means they are closely related and in most cases they will interbreed quite freely. And most of the modern fancy varieties originate from various crosses between the two along with some selective breeding. ...

'It's interesting that Platies and Swordtails will often interbreed to produce hybrids. In fact most Platies and Swordtails sold as pets have genes from both species. ...'

As if life wasn't confusing enough...

 

[lilfishie]

i know its very confusing, especially if you have both in the same colour

 

[Neon.Tetra]

What an amazing surprise to see babies in your tank with no planning of bredding beforehand.
At least you know you've made your fish happy and your doing something right and good!