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Old March 10th, 2010  
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swordtail breeding

ok, so i got 1 male and 2 females. do you think they wil mate and how long will it take
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Old March 10th, 2010  
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It I'll take some time for them to mate.Be Patient! When you see the gravid spot youll know they have mated.

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Old March 10th, 2010  
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are red velvet swords any good
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Old March 10th, 2010  
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It all depends on you favorite, my FACS are monetezumas b/c of thier long find but they are hard to come by so I have neons right now. Swordtails are all born female then some change to male when they hit a certain age.
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Old March 12th, 2010  
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They will mate , You can be sure of that
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Old March 12th, 2010  
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They probabbly already have. There not much different from guppies just a longer gestation period. But the males always seem to be looking.
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Old March 12th, 2010  
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they are quite young his sword is still growing
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Old March 20th, 2010  
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Quote:
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It all depends on you favorite, my FACS are monetezumas b/c of thier long find but they are hard to come by so I have neons right now. Swordtails are all born female then some change to male when they hit a certain age.

no they are not born female. they are born looking like females but some are males and you cant see until they are 3 months old
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Old March 22nd, 2010  
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no they are born female. i understand what you mean
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Old March 23rd, 2010  
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I've read that they change genders, I've read it in a couple places but I forgot where, that probably is bad, getting into an arguement with evidence.
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Old March 23rd, 2010  
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It all depends on you favorite, my FACS are monetezumas b/c of thier long find but they are hard to come by so I have neons right now. Swordtails are all born female then some change to male when they hit a certain age.
I like the X.montezumas also. In fact there are a couple of hard to find ones on your auction list.
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Old March 23rd, 2010  
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i think they mated
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Old March 31st, 2010  
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They should have babies about once every 30 days. Once the females have been exposed, you can separate them from the males. They store sperm and will be pregnant for quite some time. I separated my female into her own 10G tank several months ago, I have gotten nearly 100 fry in that time. Separating the sexes is the quickest way to increase your numbers, I wasn't getting any fry until I separated them. Now I have enough to stock a big tank.
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