Swordtail's in the community.

[Amphitrite]

I'm wondering if it would be ok to put a swordtail in with a guppy, neons, tropical algae eaters and two flying foxes?

 

[Annastasia]

Male or female? As males can sometimes be a little nippy with longer finned fish, so I'd be a little worried about the Guppies, if the Guppy is male, of course. Also, what kind of Tropical Algae eater, and what size tank?

However, if I were just going for one Swordie, I'd go female. Or better yet, get 2 females so they can have each other's company.

 

[Amphitrite]

100 gallon.

Not sure what kind of eater it is. It looks like the flying foxes, but smaller and different shaped. Here are a couple pictures..

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Here is a picture of the guppys tail, does it look like its been chomped?

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Oh and by the way, I took that picture yesterday when they had to be moved into a smaller tank for an hour or so while the large tank was cleaned.

 

[spanishguy111]

k. There's no such thing as a "Tropical algae eater" so I dont know what thats supposed to be.

Also - guppys should be kept in groups. So should sword tails. What kind of tank are we talking about here? 20g? 35?

Swordtails arent very aggressive. They're what you'd call wussy aggressive. They're not likely to physically harm fish but they bodycheck them around a little bit sometimes. Again, groups are better. 3 females and a male would be the smallest group I'd recommend personally.

If this is a tiny tank you might already be at your limit I dont know. That guppy really shouldnt be alone though. Is it male or female?

 

[phoenixfire]

i keep my swords with my gups and neons and i have had no problem what so ever...my male is to busy with his females to care!

 

[Amphitrite]

k. There's no such thing as a "Tropical algae eater" so I dont know what thats supposed to be.

Also - guppys should be kept in groups. So should sword tails. What kind of tank are we talking about here? 20g? 35?

Swordtails arent very aggressive. They're what you'd call wussy aggressive. They're not likely to physically harm fish but they bodycheck them around a little bit sometimes. Again, groups are better. 3 females and a male would be the smallest group I'd recommend personally.

If this is a tiny tank you might already be at your limit I dont know. That guppy really shouldnt be alone though. Is it male or female?

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If you had read my post before I said it was a 100 gallon. The guppy is a male, I used to have four females but I think he, or one of the flying foxes killed them all.

 

[@ombomb]

They're what you'd call wussy aggressive. They're not likely to physically harm fish but they bodycheck them around a little bit sometimes.

True, but when I had a male Swordtail in my community it bothered me seeing it follow the gourami around the tank.

The fish in the picture looks like a Flying Fox to me or maybe a Siamese Algae Eater.

Here's a pic of my SAEs not a great pic but you should be able to tell if this is what your's is...

 

[Annastasia]

Your "tropical algae eater" looks like an Oto to me. You should get a few more, if you don't have more, as they like to be in groups too.

Yes, your Guppy's tail does look a little nipped. However, they can sometimes tear them themelves, or too much current can rip it.

You can try getting a Swordtail, and see how he does. However, I would definitely get at least a couple females for him. They can help keep his mind off being aggressive. And don't get more then one male.