Large live bearing fish?

[NatureFish]

All the live bearers I've ever seen are tiny little guppies and minnow-type fish. Are there any larger freshwater aquarium fish that are able to give live birth? Hatching eggs is a lot more work...lol. It's more the curiosity than it is the laziness.


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[SpaceFish42]

http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/articles/7-forgotten-livebearers-full-article.htm

 

[Fishobsessed7]

Some rays...
Belonesox belizanus the half beak livebearer, gar livebearer


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[blueramboy87]

Swordtails are cool and they get a little bigger just not huge.

 

[Fishobsessed7]

some of the goodeid species get a little bit bigger, but not huge, similar to size in swordtails.


Fishobsessed7

 

[emeraldking]

There are lote more of them which get a lot larger than the average livebearer. Btw, not all swordtails will get bigger. Take xiphophorus pygmaeus for instance. This is the smallest of all swordtails available.

 

[QuakingAspen]

The largest that I have kept are mollies.

 

[BBradbury]

Larger Livebearing Fish

All the live bearers I've ever seen are tiny little guppies and minnow-type fish. Are there any larger freshwater aquarium fish that are able to give live birth? Hatching eggs is a lot more work...lol. It's more the curiosity than it is the laziness.

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Hello Nat...

The largest that are readily available are Platys. Specifically, the Red Wag species. The males are typically an inch and a half and the females a couple of inches, plus and easily an inch tall. They're roughly the size of a larger Corydoras. I keep my fish in prime water conditions and feed a good diet and feed most days. So, they grow quickly, especially the females. Platys don't drop the huge number of fry like Guppies and the fry are roughly half again as large as Guppy fry.

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[emeraldking]

Xiphophorus montezumae (montezumae swordtail) can become very large as well...

 

[EthanBeltramo]

I have a swordtail that is around four inches. Neon swordtails are colorful, but I also like koi swordtails. Definitely try swordtails


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[NatureFish]

cool! are swordtails easy to keep? parameters please?

 

[blueramboy87]

They are hardy fish. They will be fine in your usual params but they do benefit from a little bit of aquarium salt like other livebearers.

 

[henningc]

Belonasox rule the day in size. Pond raise some swords or sailfin mollys and they will reach 4"-5" +

 

[NatureFish]

I notice a difference in size when pond raising any species. Giving a fish ample space makes a world of a difference. Swordtails would be really cool. I'm not quite in the position to start a new build but good to know.


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[EthanBeltramo]

Not quite sure yet, for I have had mine for a week so far very active, and the first ones to the food!


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