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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i have these two large female (whatevers). they are the wild green color. i bought one in the .99 tank so i don't know if it a molly or swordtail. is there a way to tell adult female sword from a molly. Also tankmates: 2 pair albino red molly 1 trio green swordtails(small) 2 unknown females one of the female (nameless) is really aggressive to my large male molly and they fight alot.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
cichlidiot Hobbyist Posts: 142 Registered: 14-Apr-2004	Is there any way you could post a couple of pics?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	no b/c when i went away during X-mas the air port staff must have searched the bad and took out my digi camera and must of forgot to put it back. so there are no other ways of tell.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
TigerAngel Fish Addict Posts: 522 Registered: 22-Feb-2004	Molly are more rounder than Swordtails, which look more slender. A female swordtail looks more like a Platy. This is a female Molly TigerAngel attached this image: Last edited by TigerAngel at 15-Mar-2005 18:44[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
TigerAngel Fish Addict Posts: 522 Registered: 22-Feb-2004	This is a female and male Swordtail *TigerAngel attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
TigerAngel Fish Addict Posts: 522 Registered: 22-Feb-2004	This is a female and male Platy *TigerAngel attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	can't that just be that one is ready to give birth?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
TigerAngel Fish Addict Posts: 522 Registered: 22-Feb-2004	Female adult mollys tend to be more rounder/bigger than Swordtails. When pregnant their bellys are swollen. Swordtails are smaller and more slender. Torpedo shape. More of a pointier nose. Mollys here are more basic colours like: Black - white- silver- grey- marble- dalmatian or if your lucky yellow. Swordtails here are more brightly coloured like: orange- reds- pineapple- or black/pink. **Tiger Swordtail. TigerAngel attached this image: Last edited by TigerAngel at 15-Mar-2005 21:57*[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
TigerAngel Fish Addict Posts: 522 Registered: 22-Feb-2004	Male Swordtail *TigerAngel attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
TigerAngel Fish Addict Posts: 522 Registered: 22-Feb-2004	Female Molly *TigerAngel attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	thanks, i got the males down, but i think that they are female mollies from ur describtion.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:47


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