Unidentified fish!!!!

[chrisgaucher]

I just bought a orange pregnant fish. I forget the name of the species howvever. I thou dj t I heard it was called a swordtail but it doesnt have the bard. Is the barb only on the males? She was in a tank with about 6 other pregnant fish of the same species. She was th only orang one. she is a lighr orange. Not the prettiwst fish either. I think its either a molly or a platy. Any help figuring out what it is would be great or even a picture so I could confirm the fish. Thank you!!!

 

[Gboy66]

Do you have a pic? Could be either

 

[Wiggles24]

Female swordtails don't have barbs n they look very similar to platies

 

[butterfly_koi]

This is a female swordtail, she is still only about a month or so old but she will not grow a barb like the males do.




Does your fish look like that?

 

[chrisgaucher]

It is definetly a sqordtail then I juat didnt think so because she didnt have a barb but now I know. Thank you all! Do you know how many fry she will have the first time pregnant?

 

[bettaowner]

She will have 30+ babies judging by her size. I had a big female give birth to 60+ babies.

 

[chrisgaucher]

Woah!!

 

[bettaowner]

None of the babies made it to adulthood in my case. I wasn't trying to raise them. I guess that's why you don't count your eggs before they hatch.

 

[BlaseMrNiceguy]

This is a female swordtail, she is still only about a month or so old but she will not grow a barb like the males do.

Does your fish look like that?

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It took a few months for my swordtail fry to start to develop his barb and gonopodium so don't be surprised if she turns out to be a he.