swordtails and platy

dani_vivi · 08-06-2007, 07:02 PM

ok i just bought 3 micky mouse platy (1m, 2f) the male died the day after i bought it :S idk why... but when i bought it the guy that took them out of the tank dropped them ..im not sure if he dropped the male because i didnt pick them soo i wasnt sure which ones they were but i was wondeing if that might have had anythingto do with its death.. and another thing..can i buy a swordtail instead of another male platy?? i think the swordtails look cooler than the platy and i was wondering if they would still breed with the platy..and if they do .. what will come out?

mousey · 08-07-2007, 05:57 PM

yes the bump could have injuried the male so badly that he died.
I once bumped my fish with the edge of the net as I was trying to catch her and she was dead by next morning. It did not seem very hard to me but obviously they are more fragile than we might think. You can get a swordtail but they are more aggressive than platys. Yes they will mate together and you will have a platy/swordtail cross.
It will be a surprise when you see the fry as to whom they will take after.

dani_vivi · 08-07-2007, 06:25 PM

great thanks.. im planning on returning the dead platy tomorow.. and possibly get a swordtail hopefully he wont be as aggressive..:P the other two platy seem fine..but when i get close they get a little scared lol and go to the back of the tank.. and when im feeding them i dont think they know that its food so they dont go up for it..untill the food kinda sinks and they see it.. hopefully they'll know its me feeding them and they'll go up..

thanks for the help

emc7 · 08-07-2007, 09:15 PM

Just wait. If your female platys are full grown, they will most likely give you fry without a male.

dani_vivi · 08-07-2007, 10:03 PM

im not sure if they're full grown..i bought them at the petsmart..but didnt ask.. is there any way i could tell if they're full grown?

emc7 · 08-08-2007, 09:47 AM

Size and roundness, mostly. Wait a month and if the platys are getting fatter instead of longer, they were adults when you bought them and you will have fry soon.

mesapod · 08-31-2007, 11:51 AM

Wow i forgot that you could breed swords and platies the must look weird tho.

Buggy · 08-31-2007, 12:13 PM

No, the offspring of a swordtail/platy cross doesn't look weird. As Mousey stated they will either take on the trait of the swordtail or the platey and look very much like one of the parents. Since swordtails are platys there isn't really that much of a difference. However the color morph can be quite interesting. lol
Many people will say that you shouldn't try to cross breed the two as it isn't "natural", but since swords and platys are often put together in the same tank in pet stores it happens quite often and the hybrid offspring don't seem to be any worse for it.

TigerBarb12 · 08-31-2007, 03:52 PM

the fall could have killed it, yes. I wouldnt buy a swordtail in place of a platy. Platy's like groups and so do swordtails.

mousey · 09-01-2007, 08:47 AM

swords also for the most part have a nasty aggressive streak.

TigerBarb12 · 09-02-2007, 12:14 PM

true, and they arent like tiger barbs, which calm down when put in groups. My dad had 6 in a 29 gallon and they were still agressive toward his mollys and white skirt tetra

08-06-2007, 07:02 PM	#1
dani_vivi Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 10	swordtails and platy ok i just bought 3 micky mouse platy (1m, 2f) the male died the day after i bought it :S idk why... but when i bought it the guy that took them out of the tank dropped them ..im not sure if he dropped the male because i didnt pick them soo i wasnt sure which ones they were but i was wondeing if that might have had anythingto do with its death.. and another thing..can i buy a swordtail instead of another male platy?? i think the swordtails look cooler than the platy and i was wondering if they would still breed with the platy..and if they do .. what will come out? __________________ 10g tank: 3 guppy 2 mickey mouse platy

08-07-2007, 05:57 PM	#2
mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 790	yes the bump could have injuried the male so badly that he died. I once bumped my fish with the edge of the net as I was trying to catch her and she was dead by next morning. It did not seem very hard to me but obviously they are more fragile than we might think. You can get a swordtail but they are more aggressive than platys. Yes they will mate together and you will have a platy/swordtail cross. It will be a surprise when you see the fry as to whom they will take after. __________________ mousey Toronto. Canada

08-07-2007, 06:25 PM	#3
dani_vivi Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 10	great thanks.. im planning on returning the dead platy tomorow.. and possibly get a swordtail hopefully he wont be as aggressive..:P the other two platy seem fine..but when i get close they get a little scared lol and go to the back of the tank.. and when im feeding them i dont think they know that its food so they dont go up for it..untill the food kinda sinks and they see it.. hopefully they'll know its me feeding them and they'll go up.. thanks for the help __________________ 10g tank: 3 guppy 2 mickey mouse platy

08-07-2007, 10:03 PM	#5
dani_vivi Fishy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 10	im not sure if they're full grown..i bought them at the petsmart..but didnt ask.. is there any way i could tell if they're full grown? __________________ 10g tank: 3 guppy 2 mickey mouse platy

08-31-2007, 11:51 AM	#7
mesapod Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern BC Age: 18 Posts: 307	Wow i forgot that you could breed swords and platies the must look weird tho. __________________ Kevin's (My) Tanks *10 gallon tank* - Empty *10 gallon planted tank-3x guppies 30 gallon*- 5x neon tetras-3x peppered cories-4x Otos 1x Cory fry in a breeder box.

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08-07-2007, 09:15 PM	#4
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,901	Just wait. If your female platys are full grown, they will most likely give you fry without a male.

08-08-2007, 09:47 AM	#6
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,901	Size and roundness, mostly. Wait a month and if the platys are getting fatter instead of longer, they were adults when you bought them and you will have fry soon.

08-31-2007, 12:13 PM	#8
Buggy Room Mother Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 700	No, the offspring of a swordtail/platy cross doesn't look weird. As Mousey stated they will either take on the trait of the swordtail or the platey and look very much like one of the parents. Since swordtails are platys there isn't really that much of a difference. However the color morph can be quite interesting. lol Many people will say that you shouldn't try to cross breed the two as it isn't "natural", but since swords and platys are often put together in the same tank in pet stores it happens quite often and the hybrid offspring don't seem to be any worse for it. __________________ Fish are people too! My animal family Dixie - Boxer/Lab Peanut -Chihuahua Cali - American Short-hair Cat B.B. - Parakeet Flower - Western Ornate Box Turtle Newly Aquired Cosmo - Rescue kitten Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret Aquariums 55 gal tropical Fresh Water -14 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 20 gal tropical Fresh Water - 5 skirt tetras, 8 zebra danios, 2 cherry barbs, 1 glass catfish, 1 rosey minnow, 1 corydora, 1 ghost shrimp.

08-31-2007, 03:52 PM	#9
TigerBarb12 Tiger Barb Alpha Male Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Milford, OH Age: 16 Posts: 541	the fall could have killed it, yes. I wouldnt buy a swordtail in place of a platy. Platy's like groups and so do swordtails. __________________ My Tank 38 Gallon: Tiger Barb x5 Serpae Tetra x6 Blue Gourami x1 Bloodfin Tetra x2 Gold Barb x1 10 Gallon: Gold Gourami x1 10 Gallon: 5 Shiners (Wild)

09-01-2007, 08:47 AM	#10
mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 790	swords also for the most part have a nasty aggressive streak. __________________ mousey Toronto. Canada

09-02-2007, 12:14 PM	#11
TigerBarb12 Tiger Barb Alpha Male Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Milford, OH Age: 16 Posts: 541	true, and they arent like tiger barbs, which calm down when put in groups. My dad had 6 in a 29 gallon and they were still agressive toward his mollys and white skirt tetra __________________ My Tank 38 Gallon: Tiger Barb x5 Serpae Tetra x6 Blue Gourami x1 Bloodfin Tetra x2 Gold Barb x1 10 Gallon: Gold Gourami x1 10 Gallon: 5 Shiners (Wild)

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