Please Can Someone Identify A Couple Of My Fish

[lisaw]

hi i have a fair few fish that came with the tank and i have a couple of fish that i dont know the names of

sorry that this one is a bit blured but hopefully someone can still make it out i have 4 of these

the next ones, the black one i have 2 of a male and a female

hopefully someone can help me out i also have another one that i dont know what it is but he is so small and quick i cant get a pic of him lol

 

[puppyjess123]

1. I'd say a peppered cory
2. Looks a bit like my female swordtail

 

[weejen]

the second deffo looks like a mollie (dalamtion) i would say by the colour not a black mollie

 

[Colin_T]

1st pic is a peppered corydoras (Corydoras paleatus)
2nd pic is a young male swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri)

 

[lisaw]

thank you for you quick replies after looking at them fish named online im sure the black one is a swordtail too

thanks again for the info

if it is a young swordtail how big can i expect them to grow and do they breed easily as i have a male and a female

 

[chesterscot]

yes swordtails will breed easily
scot

 

[lisaw]

ill have to try and get the other little fish on here so someone can identify that one but like i say it is so small and fast i cant get it in shot lol

thanks again for your awnsers they have been very helpfull x x

 

[Colin_T]

Male swords grow to about 2inches (without the tail), females are bigger, usually 3-4inches.
If you want to breed them have a few females for each male and have lots of plants (particularly floating plants) in the tank. These will provide a hiding place for the babies that are born live and look like tiny little versions of their parents.

 

[joey54321]

first looks liek a molly 2ned looks like a cory

 

[Colin_T]

for puppyjess, your picture looks like a male swordtail, not a female. The anal fin is straight in males and fan or triangular shaped in females.