Preggers Swordtail - Aquarium Advice

Skyrmir · 08-02-2005, 11:38 PM

Ok, so I'm really sure she's full o eggs. I was hoping someone here might be able to tell me if she looks close to popping or just somewhere in the middle. I haven't been able to find a decent picture of a swordtail showing the gravid spot. For that matter I'm not really sure if the spot should be ahead or behind the anus. She's almost always showing a bit of dark towards the rear, as do a lot of the larger females. So I'm not sure if I'm seeing the spot or not.

**Zagz** · 08-03-2005, 12:46 AM

She looks to me like she might be close. But [acronym:ec70c8ea6d="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:ec70c8ea6d] my mollie looked like that for 3 weeks, I thought she would explode. She'll give birth when she is ready. Do you have lots of places for the fry to hide?

Skyrmir · 08-03-2005, 10:11 AM

Yeah, just above her is a bunch of anachris. I'm figuring if she can drop them in the next week or so the babies should be just about the same size as the Danio fry that are in the breeder tank now so they should all get along just fine. That is if she'd ever just drop the buggers.

Puriti · 08-03-2005, 11:07 AM

Danio fry are TINY... live bearers have fully developed babies and are much bigger, I know from my mollies O_O

Skyrmir · 08-03-2005, 11:46 AM

Yup, the danio's have a few weeks growth on them though. That's why I figure they'll be close to the same size as newborn swordtails. Then it'll just be a question of who grows faster. If the swordtail fry get out of hand I can seperate out the danio fry easy enough though.

Puriti · 08-03-2005, 11:56 AM

My mollies were about the size of a pen bottom, just a little longer o.o my danio fry are like... not even 1/4" at least when I have them anyways ._.

Skyrmir · 08-03-2005, 12:39 PM

Yeah, the danio's were itty bitty things. Pretty much micro eyeballs with a tiny bit of tail. Right now they're just above the quarter inch line, and have started eating ground up flake food instead of infusoria. It's gonna be a race to see if they end up being the same size as the swordtail fry.

Puriti · 08-03-2005, 12:57 PM

We'll see ^^

My danio babies probably won't live past their early stages of life cuz i have so many other fish in my tank that'll eat them

tracygh · 08-11-2005, 05:08 PM

it's been over a week since your post, so I don't know if your sword has popped yet or not.

I have found with my sword mamas that they get quite square looking a day or two before delivering. Their bellies are very swollen for weeks, but once they actually start squaring off under their chins you know it's time to pop them in the breeding box.

My girls delivered last night and today. Please update on yours

Skyrmir · 08-11-2005, 06:39 PM

heh, she still hasn't popped yet. One of the other swordtail females was dropping babies all over the main tank earlier this week. I managed to save 9 of them and still haven't figured out wich of them females it was, other than it was NOT the one in the picture. She was still in the box at the time.

I put her back in the main tank for a while, figuring ok she's just not gonna pop. But she's gotten that huge look about her again so she's back in the box right now. Hopefully she pops soon, one way or another if she gets much bigger something gotta give.

08-11-2005, 05:08 PM	#9
tracygh Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Alliston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 444 Images: 4	it's been over a week since your post, so I don't know if your sword has popped yet or not. I have found with my sword mamas that they get quite square looking a day or two before delivering. Their bellies are very swollen for weeks, but once they actually start squaring off under their chins you know it's time to pop them in the breeding box. My girls delivered last night and today. Please update on yours __________________ Tracy of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most

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08-03-2005, 10:11 AM	#3
Skyrmir Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 510 Images: 9	Yeah, just above her is a bunch of anachris. I'm figuring if she can drop them in the next week or so the babies should be just about the same size as the Danio fry that are in the breeder tank now so they should all get along just fine. That is if she'd ever just drop the buggers.

08-03-2005, 11:07 AM	#4
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	Danio fry are TINY... live bearers have fully developed babies and are much bigger, I know from my mollies O_O

08-03-2005, 11:46 AM	#5
Skyrmir Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 510 Images: 9	Yup, the danio's have a few weeks growth on them though. That's why I figure they'll be close to the same size as newborn swordtails. Then it'll just be a question of who grows faster. If the swordtail fry get out of hand I can seperate out the danio fry easy enough though.

08-03-2005, 11:56 AM	#6
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	My mollies were about the size of a pen bottom, just a little longer o.o my danio fry are like... not even 1/4" at least when I have them anyways ._.

08-03-2005, 12:39 PM	#7
Skyrmir Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 510 Images: 9	Yeah, the danio's were itty bitty things. Pretty much micro eyeballs with a tiny bit of tail. Right now they're just above the quarter inch line, and have started eating ground up flake food instead of infusoria. It's gonna be a race to see if they end up being the same size as the swordtail fry.

08-03-2005, 12:57 PM	#8
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	We'll see ^^ My danio babies probably won't live past their early stages of life cuz i have so many other fish in my tank that'll eat them

08-11-2005, 06:39 PM	#10
Skyrmir Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 510 Images: 9	heh, she still hasn't popped yet. One of the other swordtail females was dropping babies all over the main tank earlier this week. I managed to save 9 of them and still haven't figured out wich of them females it was, other than it was NOT the one in the picture. She was still in the box at the time. I put her back in the main tank for a while, figuring ok she's just not gonna pop. But she's gotten that huge look about her again so she's back in the box right now. Hopefully she pops soon, one way or another if she gets much bigger something gotta give.