Comments on: Swordtail Breeding http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/ Fish Tank | Freshwater, Saltwater Fish Tank Image Gallery, Setup and Maintenance. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Fish Tank http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3495 Fish Tank Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:00:48 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3495 Congratulations Russell! Congratulations Russell!

]]> By: russell http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3406 russell Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:31:27 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3406 forgot to add, the pregnant fish is a pineapple sword, and i suspect the male pineapple sword is the father as they have been very close recently. there is also 1 orange wag (male) 1 green (male), 1 gold painted (female) and 1 pineapple painted (female) forgot to add, the pregnant fish is a pineapple sword, and i suspect the male pineapple sword is the father as they have been very close recently. there is also 1 orange wag (male) 1 green (male), 1 gold painted (female) and 1 pineapple painted (female)

]]> By: russell http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3405 russell Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:13:54 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3405 I have a 600l heavilyu planted tank with 6 swordtails (3male 3female) plus many other tank mates. I bought them about 2 weeks ago, and a few days ago i noticed one of my females getting quite fat. then i noticed the dark spot so i decided to do some research. after finding out she was definatly pregnant i put her strait into a seperate tank on her own and blow me, the very next day she had lost her fatness and i noticed about 20 babies swimming around. From what ive read this was very lucky as its really hard to tell when therye gonna drop. i seperated the female strait away and she seems fine. the fry tank is set up so that water from the main tank flows in and gets syphoned back out into the main tank. as far as i know they can be fed crushed flake immediatly. I've only ever managed to breed my paradise fish, and this was only recently, they were very interesting to watch! building there nest and watching them court. also from my research i know that swordtails remain pregnant after they have given birth, and will spawn almost monthly, storing the sperm from one mating encounter enables them to have several pregnancies, so i will be keeping my eye on her. she does still have the dark spot near the anal fin and its a few hours since she gave birth, but its not as clear as it was lastnight, and she has lost the round belly, so im sure she has finished spawning for now. Its a really rewarding experience bringing up fry and from what i can tell, swordtails breed more easily than any other fish.... u dont even have to try! I think my female must of been pregnant when i bought her, this is very common. I have a 600l heavilyu planted tank with 6 swordtails (3male 3female) plus many other tank mates. I bought them about 2 weeks ago, and a few days ago i noticed one of my females getting quite fat. then i noticed the dark spot so i decided to do some research. after finding out she was definatly pregnant i put her strait into a seperate tank on her own and blow me, the very next day she had lost her fatness and i noticed about 20 babies swimming around. From what ive read this was very lucky as its really hard to tell when therye gonna drop. i seperated the female strait away and she seems fine. the fry tank is set up so that water from the main tank flows in and gets syphoned back out into the main tank. as far as i know they can be fed crushed flake immediatly. I’ve only ever managed to breed my paradise fish, and this was only recently, they were very interesting to watch! building there nest and watching them court. also from my research i know that swordtails remain pregnant after they have given birth, and will spawn almost monthly, storing the sperm from one mating encounter enables them to have several pregnancies, so i will be keeping my eye on her. she does still have the dark spot near the anal fin and its a few hours since she gave birth, but its not as clear as it was lastnight, and she has lost the round belly, so im sure she has finished spawning for now. Its a really rewarding experience bringing up fry and from what i can tell, swordtails breed more easily than any other fish…. u dont even have to try! I think my female must of been pregnant when i bought her, this is very common.

]]> By: Fish Tank http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3322 Fish Tank Wed, 12 May 2010 19:33:49 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3322 Thanks for the great info Rebecca. Mike Thanks for the great info Rebecca.

Mike

]]> By: jaisal http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3310 jaisal Fri, 07 May 2010 06:19:03 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3310 it's just so fun to see the fry .its it’s just so fun to see the fry .its

]]> By: terry http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3285 terry Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:36:30 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3285 can oronge sword tails go with out food for four days? im going on a trip and im trying to figer it out can oronge sword tails go with out food for four days? im going on a trip and im trying to figer it out

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3243 Rebecca Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:35:01 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3243 also i find swordtail's a little aggressive if in a smallish tank with guppies. if you want a harmony's tank then get a bigger one with a lot of space that can be split into territories by your fish. if you have any question please write to me at bookwormbec at gmail.com also i find swordtail’s a little aggressive if in a smallish tank with guppies. if you want a harmony’s tank then get a bigger one with a lot of space that can be split into territories by your fish. if you have any question please write to me at bookwormbec at gmail.com

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3242 Rebecca Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:31:35 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3242 i would quarantine them for at least 2 months until they're big enough to not be eaten. :) i would quarantine them for at least 2 months until they’re big enough to not be eaten.
:)

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3241 Rebecca Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:28:33 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3241 most swordtail's are pregnant for around 30 days give or take. i have bred 10 times now, and i love it i have had a 98% success rate of survival the others got eaten when i was a bit to slow. i can tell when my swordtail is pregnant when her gravid spot has darkened and her belly is swelling a little bit. my fish when about to give birth have an almost squared tummy, and will swim constantly up to the surface of the tank then back down to the bottom, repeatedly. that is how i know to get another tank ready and separate her from the other fish. as soon as they are born i remove her from the tank and put her back with her friends. i usually feed the fry a little bit of blood worms when i'm giving my other fish some and really crushed up normal flakes. just make sure though you don't give them to much as it will pollute the tank which can cause diseases and in some cases death. i hope that has been helpful. most swordtail’s are pregnant for around 30 days give or take. i have bred 10 times now, and i love it i have had a 98% success rate of survival the others got eaten when i was a bit to slow. i can tell when my swordtail is pregnant when her gravid spot has darkened and her belly is swelling a little bit. my fish when about to give birth have an almost squared tummy, and will swim constantly up to the surface of the tank then back down to the bottom, repeatedly. that is how i know to get another tank ready and separate her from the other fish. as soon as they are born i remove her from the tank and put her back with her friends. i usually feed the fry a little bit of blood worms when i’m giving my other fish some and really crushed up normal flakes. just make sure though you don’t give them to much as it will pollute the tank which can cause diseases and in some cases death.
i hope that has been helpful.

]]> By: Fish Tank http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/comment-page-2/#comment-3226 Fish Tank Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:24:41 +0000 http://www.funfishtank.com/2007/08/swordtail-breeding/#comment-3226 Awesome. Awesome.

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