Swordtail Fish With Male Betta

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mak

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I have a male Betta with Neon Tetras and Platy. Could I add a male and 2 female Swordtails aswell?
 
How big is your tank, and is the platy male or female?
 
My tank is 60 litres and I have 4 platy. I think I have 3 male and 1 female.
 
Your only problem, really, is that platies and swordtails are very closely related; in fact most shop bought swordtails are platy/swordtail hybrids, so they will cross breed.
 
You already have a pretty poor male to female ratio with your platies; you should always have at least two females to each male; she must be a pretty fed up girlie!
 
Apart from those things (and don't forget you're going to get a lot of fry), you'll be fine, but that will be all your space used up; you won't be able to add any more fish or keep any fry.
 

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