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chelaine  Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005   | ok.. i know this is a dumb question.. haha.. but i have this coral platy... that had some fry about 2-3 months ago.. well... all of a sudden i noticed some of her fry are swordtails... is it that she is a SWORDTAIL female, or could she have cross-bred with either my pineapple swordtail or my marigold swordtail? hmm.. the fry all look like the momma... and she had the babies about a month after i got her, so she could have been pregnant when i bought her, but i bought her as a platy(i thought). Last edited by chelaine at 21-Jan-2006 02:41 *Chelle* I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious... |
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bettachris    Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004  | a pic would be good, usually mollies and swordtail females can be more commonly confused, but usually not sword tail and platies, as platies don't tent to be as slim as swordtails. i would guess that she may have been bred with otehr fish. |
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| Tetra Fan Mega Fish Posts: 1203 Kudos: 1081 Votes: 63 Registered: 11-Apr-2004  | It is most likely that the platy bred with the swordtail. Interbreeding can be a problem for platy's and swordtails, because it produces live fertile offspring. Both species are from the genus (i tihnk its the genus) Xiphophorus, which allows them to interbreed with ease. I suggest seperating the swordtail males and platy females to prevent more hybrids. |
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So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004  | Yep I would guess a hybrid too. A swordtail platy x. Whether you seperate them or not is up to you. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames |
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| chelaine Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005 | well they havent bred since, which is what makes me wonder if she was prego when i got her...... either way.. its no big deal... but it was just a thing that ircked me. *Chelle* I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious... |
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| weird22person Enthusiast Posts: 163 Kudos: 106 Votes: 11 Registered: 21-Feb-2005 | Ive read that most swords and platies are all hybrid of 2 or 3 different species. Most platies may be hybrids already. 20 Gallon Long: Aquaclear 300 2 Bolivian Rams, Mikrogeophagus altispinosus: Gumby and Pokey |
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