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	ratio of sword tails
possum Hobbyist Posts: 68 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Oct-2004	i'm wanting to get some swordtails and i need to know the ratio of males to females. thanks
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
MegTheFish Banned Posts: 167 Votes: 1 Registered: 03-Aug-2004	Its prolly the same as any livebearer 2 females to 1 male or even better, 3 females to 1 male.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Mr Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 304 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003	I would not recommend the 1 male to 3 females because the females tend to fight a lot with that ratio. The females I have were more aggressive then the males. The ratio was 2:6 and the females were aggressive and the males stood back.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
Mr Fish Addict Posts: 573 Kudos: 304 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Jul-2003	I would not recommend the 1 male to 3 females because the females tend to fight a lot with that ratio. The females I have were more aggressive then the males. The ratio was 2:6 and the females were aggressive and the males stood back.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
bharatk Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 43 Votes: 3 Registered: 04-Oct-2004	I have 1 male and 1 female. It has been 2 months since I bought them but they are not breeding. I donno what the problem is. I have a 30 g with moderately hard water and the tank is not overstocked. Should I get one more female?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	For breeding live bearers for sale, 1:3 is recommended. For keeping them 1:2 is fine. 1:1 will not work in most situations because the female will become stressed. I would never consider keeping them less than 1:3 personally.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
bharatk Hobbyist Posts: 57 Kudos: 43 Votes: 3 Registered: 04-Oct-2004	Thanks John. I think I'll get 2 more females
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47


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