Unidentified Fry!

[thisby1]

Hi everyone

I am hoping you can help.

I started with my first tank about 12 weeks ago. I put one male and 3 female swordtails, one male guppy and three females, 1 male platy and 3 females, 1 male endler and two females in the tank, along with 4 neons, 2 rummy nose tetras.

Since then, I have had so many fry (approx 60-80) all of different species, I have bought another tank to bring them on, and they are all thriving. It's fascinating to watch them change from being two big eyes to proper little fish! Especially now I am starting to see the swordtails change shape (presumably becoming boys!).

Whilst looking at them tonight I have noticed that one fish looks nothing like any others in the tank. It's bigger, more agressive, and stripy with a kind of flat nose.

I'm not sure whether I can post pics on here or whether I will be able to catch a snap of him/her.

Any ideas??

 

[Annastasia]

It's hard to say what it could be. It could be a mix, because Platies and Swordtails can breed together, and Guppies and Endlers can breed together. If you could possibly get a picture, that might be helpful. Probably though, you'll just have to see how it grows up.

By the way, you might want to seperate the Guppies and Endlers, as most want the Endler strain to stay as pure as possible. I suppose they may have already bred....but if you could keep it from happening again it'd be better. You don't have to, it's just a thought.

 

[thisby1]

It's hard to say what it could be. It could be a mix, because Platies and Swordtails can breed together, and Guppies and Endlers can breed together. If you could possibly get a picture, that might be helpful. Probably though, you'll just have to see how it grows up.

By the way, you might want to seperate the Guppies and Endlers, as most want the Endler strain to stay as pure as possible. I suppose they may have already bred....but if you could keep it from happening again it'd be better. You don't have to, it's just a thought.

Thank you for that. I will try and get some pictures x