@GhillieSniper115 Mollies and swordtails can not interbreed. They are from two different genus. Swordtails and platies can interbreed though. As far as the hobby goes I would consider any common tank-strain of swordtail or platy as a hybrid since its unlikely that they are any particular true species. That is unless you are dealing with wild-type fishes. But for the ones you see at petsmart a vast amount of them are hybrids really. Not 50/50 hybrids but 90/10.
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@Srinivazen1 Its actually a female, the lyertails can be confusing sometimes. She has a long anal fin, but it is still fan shaped like a females should be. Males of this type have a long feathery anal fin.
i have one of those.. except mine has her tail sperated in 3 ways a bit more that your , she also has red eyes.. abot the crossing molly with a sord tali i don;t know ... but i have in my tank tow crossing from platy with sord tail.. so.. :)
For two different species to cross they need to have the same genus name (first name). There are very very few case where this rule is not upheld.
Xiphophorus maculatus- platy
Poecilia sphenops - Molly
Xiphophorus helleri- swordtail
Poecilia reticulata- guppy
It is not uncommon to get a platy/swordtail hybrid or a molly/guppy hybrid. It is impossible to get a swordtail/molly hybrid or a swordtail/guppy hybrid same crosses would be impossible for a platy as well.
LOL! The fish is 100% a female swordtail. I don't keep bettas. Both fish may have long fins, but the body shape and placement of the fins easily gives it away. If you knew fish that would be clearly obvious.
I paid like $7 for her. She looked like a normal lyertail when I bought her, I figured something was up when her fins wouldn't stop growing LOL.
Swords like her are generally inexpensive. The expensive ones are the swords that only have really long dorsal fins, since they can breed. Swords like her cannot physically reproduce.
LOL. Its a quarintine tank in my closet, making it look nice would be a waste of money. IMO it looks quite good in the video, right now it looks a whole lot crappier.=)
Nice blood swordtail. It's generally a good idea not to add more food than the fish eats at once so it doesn't dirty the water. Add a couple of flakes, and if it eats those, add more.
It's called a bare bottom tank, gravel isn't needed in most tanks, but most people prefer it for looks. I prefer gravel but, it requires cleaning and it's much easier to keep a tank clean without it. This being my quarantine tank I skipped on the gravel, but all my other tanks have it.
I'm not sure if this one was aggressive, but the one I have currently (in the other video) is. Most of my female swords are aggressive! They drive me crazy, it's my males that are nice.
Yeah he is dummdo and yes it is. i got a new bread of sword tail its half speakled mollie half sword tail and they are selling 1,00,000,000 each week!!!!!!! =) they r really cool coz they eat algy like the mollies do
Sure thing...... You do know that crossing a molly (Poecilia sp.) with a swordtail (Xiphophorus sp.). is as impossible as crossing a cat and a dog. Basic high school.
@mikaila31 what about the cross between the Red tailed catfish RTC and the Tiger shovel nose cat there is only one species in the genus Phractocephalus and that is the RTC however this species interbreeds with the tiger shovel nose in the genus Pseudoplatystoma. this is due to the introduction of hormones. the only thing necessary for species to breed is the same or close chromosomal number. different chromosomal numbers will result in either genetic abnormalities or infertile offspring this is
@nicofish1000 a post mating barrier in some species it can result in the formation of new species. this was observed by peter and rosemary grant when they studied Darwin's finches in the Galapagos. its basic high school man im in 9th grade. mocking other people is not nice
@nicofish1000 yes I am aware their are viable deviations and that chromosome numbers play a bigger role then taxonomy. Just as far as most care, I find it easier to explain it by saying species of the same genus MAY cross breed. I know their are exceptions. But this generalization holds true most of the time.
@mikaila31 on this I agree with you. i feel like we would get along in real life we both enjoy arguing and using big words .... either way nice fish. do you keep it in slightly brackish water cause apparently guppies are sensitive to water conditions and salt would keep the bacteria down. this summer I am going to buy a 75 gal get some guppies assorted tetras a my raphy cats that I have and some dwarf cichlids. Im hoping this will work I know the other fish will mix but I am unsure about guppies
@nicofish1000 due to their apparent sensitivities I had a friend who used to breed them and apparently he used methyl blue to treat them. what do you use?
@nicofish1000 I don't keep this kind of fish anymore. I liked keeping fancy swords, but like you said they are sensitive. Mine stayed healthy when kept in a bare bottom tank like in the vid. Their health degraded every time I tried them in a community setup. I don't feel fish should need meds to stay healthy. If I ever kept swords again it would be wild types. I have a dislike for man-made fish these days. Endlers are my only livebearers. Most my fish are nano.
where do you find these
drball57 3 months ago
That's a very hard fish to breed considering u need to breed a molly w swordtail then lyre w swordtail and lastly the two hybrids
GhillieSniper115 5 months ago
@GhillieSniper115 Mollies and swordtails can not interbreed. They are from two different genus. Swordtails and platies can interbreed though. As far as the hobby goes I would consider any common tank-strain of swordtail or platy as a hybrid since its unlikely that they are any particular true species. That is unless you are dealing with wild-type fishes. But for the ones you see at petsmart a vast amount of them are hybrids really. Not 50/50 hybrids but 90/10.
mikaila31 5 months ago
gorgeous :3
DOX9500 6 months ago
I bought a lyertail fish once, it's tail is longer than this one, when it swims it looks like a phoenix.
wergrethe 7 months ago
she's beautiful
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MrSaijujose 8 months ago
wow! Gimmy!
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MrSaijujose 9 months ago
holy crap look at the dorsal finnage
takadi 11 months ago
I had one...=(( i miss them...=(((((
AlexMangekyo 11 months ago
Awsome $60 schooling fish lawl
ctarshis01 1 year ago
Badass fish I saw one like that at my fish store and idk if should buy it do you recommend it?
myPs3RuLeZ123 1 year ago
is she a blood red hi-fin lyretail female... wow how can i get a pair the these
LILHIBOY07 1 year ago
wow.. nice... how cud i get one like this
LILHIBOY07 1 year ago
nice felmale Swordtail :P
zzuuuum 1 year ago
most wonderful fish ever seen
RATMCU 1 year ago
i had them before and they turned out to be quite aggressive with my platies.
trini82 1 year ago
hey i have two of that kinda fish with lyertail and sailfin but i cant tell which 1 is male or female.
TheDogh8ter 1 year ago
geee thanks
Srinivazen1 1 year ago
this is a male
Srinivazen1 1 year ago
@Srinivazen1 Its actually a female, the lyertails can be confusing sometimes. She has a long anal fin, but it is still fan shaped like a females should be. Males of this type have a long feathery anal fin.
mikaila31 1 year ago
I like the way that fish looks
spottedwolf13 1 year ago
i have never seen a swordtail like this .. it s beautifull ...do you still have her ?
Cybersix1980 1 year ago
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as beautiful as betta
sangueblackmetal 1 year ago
as beautiful as betta
sangueblackmetal 1 year ago
SUPER FISH !!!!!
MsArabka 1 year ago
THATS SOME SWORDTAIL! either that or a badly behaved Betta. are you sure its not a Betta?
Agogaraxis 1 year ago
do they get along with Fire belly toads and african dwarf frogs and other fishand snails fresh water
rhy64 2 years ago
beauty
giantchicken891 2 years ago
did you ever breed it?
shaymusmus 2 years ago
you over fed that pretty fish
kelfam1 2 years ago
where did u get the fish at? I can't find them anywhere in Oregon.
blackrabbit0888 2 years ago
soooo beautiful
AllAboutFishNFish 2 years ago
It does absolutely NOT look like a betta!
Something with ur eyes dude?
Mondm4nn 2 years ago
yeah i thought it was a siamese fighter at first, nice
ghettoutlaw 2 years ago 5
i have one of those.. except mine has her tail sperated in 3 ways a bit more that your , she also has red eyes.. abot the crossing molly with a sord tali i don;t know ... but i have in my tank tow crossing from platy with sord tail.. so.. :)
vornik24 2 years ago
For two different species to cross they need to have the same genus name (first name). There are very very few case where this rule is not upheld.
Xiphophorus maculatus- platy
Poecilia sphenops - Molly
Xiphophorus helleri- swordtail
Poecilia reticulata- guppy
It is not uncommon to get a platy/swordtail hybrid or a molly/guppy hybrid. It is impossible to get a swordtail/molly hybrid or a swordtail/guppy hybrid same crosses would be impossible for a platy as well.
mikaila31 2 years ago
What a beautiful girl you've got there! Where in the world did you get her!? =)
stephster575 2 years ago
thats looks BADAASSSS
crazymexicanomg 2 years ago
no se que es
?
reinacarolinalord 2 years ago
thats a very nice hifin (sailfin actually) lyretail blood velvet female swordtail. very nice except that you feed it too much....
86shibumi 2 years ago
THAT FISH IS SO PRITTY!
amzieenpink 2 years ago
That is what we called "Overfeeding".
rumarch 2 years ago
very beautiful specimen.. u are luck to have her..
eyzhaar 2 years ago
naaalala ko noong bata ako nakakapag breed ako ng red sword tail pero ngayon wala ng panahon dahil busy ako
koollang2004 2 years ago
firstly that is not a sword tail secondly u didnt even buy a sword tail thirdly thats a betta splended fourthly ur a durr brain
Bengobee 2 years ago
LOL! The fish is 100% a female swordtail. I don't keep bettas. Both fish may have long fins, but the body shape and placement of the fins easily gives it away. If you knew fish that would be clearly obvious.
mikaila31 2 years ago
lol! i breed bettas and theres no way in hell ill i dentify that as a betta. aint no betta and you aint got a brain dude.
nice ST dude i like the body it looks so fit unlike those sold in pet shops lol hehe! but then again i know nothing on ST but thats a beauty
yohanten 2 years ago
are they anyone here in barbados with the bloodred swordtail?
booboo1011111 3 years ago
beautiful
antoinettex 3 years ago
peccato per le machie nere comunquie una bellisima
yoggy73 3 years ago
Wow! great find. :)
I'd wanna see some fry from her!
I wanted to buy some black veiltail xiphos once, but they were expensive for my pocket so I gave up.
Next time I will go there I will def buy a female! They were some of the most beautiful fish I've ever seen!
allkindsofgroove 3 years ago
I heard this are expensive. how mush you payd for this?
supramax79 3 years ago
I paid like $7 for her. She looked like a normal lyertail when I bought her, I figured something was up when her fins wouldn't stop growing LOL.
Swords like her are generally inexpensive. The expensive ones are the swords that only have really long dorsal fins, since they can breed. Swords like her cannot physically reproduce.
mikaila31 3 years ago
Oh well. nice fish anyway. hope she's doing ok.
supramax79 3 years ago
I have been looking for this one for a long time!!! I had some but had velvet.
plecosword 3 years ago
beautiful red color
LuckyPeter888 3 years ago
looks like a betta
ochoacool 3 years ago 6
haha i think so too it looks like a betta
idunnosia 2 years ago
thats a red velvet right there...
msh464 3 years ago
great fish
TheFishExpert 3 years ago
get some plants in there. that aquarium looks like crap.
zm5431 3 years ago
LOL. Its a quarintine tank in my closet, making it look nice would be a waste of money. IMO it looks quite good in the video, right now it looks a whole lot crappier.=)
mikaila31 3 years ago
Nice blood swordtail. It's generally a good idea not to add more food than the fish eats at once so it doesn't dirty the water. Add a couple of flakes, and if it eats those, add more.
ProjectInsanity 3 years ago
What a most fantastic fish.
Question - I´ve noticed that many/most? U.S aquariums don´t have any gravel stones at the bottom. Why´s that?
Every home aquarium I have seen in Europe up until now always has.
Edenglaender 3 years ago
It's called a bare bottom tank, gravel isn't needed in most tanks, but most people prefer it for looks. I prefer gravel but, it requires cleaning and it's much easier to keep a tank clean without it. This being my quarantine tank I skipped on the gravel, but all my other tanks have it.
mikaila31 3 years ago
is she aggressive? mine sure is!
perfecthonor 3 years ago
I'm not sure if this one was aggressive, but the one I have currently (in the other video) is. Most of my female swords are aggressive! They drive me crazy, it's my males that are nice.
mikaila31 3 years ago
that looks like a mollie to me??
gemwayker 3 years ago
looks so stressed out.
321ArmanD123 3 years ago
nice swordtail were you get it from
f1sh360 4 years ago
thats a really pretty fish
amoslover56 4 years ago
OMG, isn't that a betta? 0.o
dangelgregz 4 years ago
thats def. a swordtail! not a betta, similar looking i would say, but this is swordtail for sure
perfecthonor 3 years ago
Yeah he is dummdo and yes it is. i got a new bread of sword tail its half speakled mollie half sword tail and they are selling 1,00,000,000 each week!!!!!!! =) they r really cool coz they eat algy like the mollies do
Bengobee 2 years ago
Sure thing...... You do know that crossing a molly (Poecilia sp.) with a swordtail (Xiphophorus sp.). is as impossible as crossing a cat and a dog. Basic high school.
mikaila31 2 years ago
@mikaila31 what about the cross between the Red tailed catfish RTC and the Tiger shovel nose cat there is only one species in the genus Phractocephalus and that is the RTC however this species interbreeds with the tiger shovel nose in the genus Pseudoplatystoma. this is due to the introduction of hormones. the only thing necessary for species to breed is the same or close chromosomal number. different chromosomal numbers will result in either genetic abnormalities or infertile offspring this is
nicofish1000 1 year ago
@nicofish1000 a post mating barrier in some species it can result in the formation of new species. this was observed by peter and rosemary grant when they studied Darwin's finches in the Galapagos. its basic high school man im in 9th grade. mocking other people is not nice
nicofish1000 1 year ago
@nicofish1000 yes I am aware their are viable deviations and that chromosome numbers play a bigger role then taxonomy. Just as far as most care, I find it easier to explain it by saying species of the same genus MAY cross breed. I know their are exceptions. But this generalization holds true most of the time.
mikaila31 1 year ago
@mikaila31 on this I agree with you. i feel like we would get along in real life we both enjoy arguing and using big words .... either way nice fish. do you keep it in slightly brackish water cause apparently guppies are sensitive to water conditions and salt would keep the bacteria down. this summer I am going to buy a 75 gal get some guppies assorted tetras a my raphy cats that I have and some dwarf cichlids. Im hoping this will work I know the other fish will mix but I am unsure about guppies
nicofish1000 1 year ago
@nicofish1000 due to their apparent sensitivities I had a friend who used to breed them and apparently he used methyl blue to treat them. what do you use?
nicofish1000 1 year ago
@nicofish1000 I don't keep this kind of fish anymore. I liked keeping fancy swords, but like you said they are sensitive. Mine stayed healthy when kept in a bare bottom tank like in the vid. Their health degraded every time I tried them in a community setup. I don't feel fish should need meds to stay healthy. If I ever kept swords again it would be wild types. I have a dislike for man-made fish these days. Endlers are my only livebearers. Most my fish are nano.
mikaila31 1 year ago
vet
japkevk 4 years ago