breeding swordtails.....

guppybreeder! · 10-23-2007, 10:48 PM

hey can you cross breed swordtail breeds? ex. neon+green or velvet+neon?

emc7 · 10-23-2007, 11:09 PM

All the petstore swordtails are the same species so crossing breeds is not a problem. Green is closest to the wild type so its a good one to cross to all the others.

**Buggy** · 10-24-2007, 01:53 PM

As with all livebearers, given the chance they will cross breed.They will sometimes even cross breed with other platy varieties.

guppybreeder! · 10-24-2007, 04:52 PM

ok cool cuz my brother has like 4 females that are neons and the male he got was just labled swordtail and he hasn't really seemed very interested in them. i guess it will just take some time. with the platies is it just certian kinds or will the cross with any platy? i have seen pics of that cross befor anf it looked really cool! i was telling my brother that he should try it.

emc7 · 10-24-2007, 09:12 PM

Swordtails have been hybridized with platys so they do crossbreed readily. I would rather see male platy to female sword as swords tend to be a bit larger than platys and that would carry through to the fry.

guppybreeder! · 10-24-2007, 09:50 PM

ok cool. i was wondering how big platies got cuz the ones at my LFS are huge! they are probably full grown though.

mesapod · 10-25-2007, 09:16 AM

i think platies get around 2 to 2.5 inches. Our lfs might get some sort of dwarf platy because they only get1.5 inches max i had one for 1 year and thats the biggest it got

guppybreeder! · 10-26-2007, 05:00 PM

the ones at my lfs are like 2.5 so they are probably full grown.

elvis332 · 07-30-2008, 04:48 PM

at the pet store i asked they said you cant cross breed pinapple sword tales

COM · 07-30-2008, 04:53 PM

Of course you can. Once again, ten month old post.

**TheOldSalt** · 07-31-2008, 02:06 AM

2.5 inch platies? Those are huge.

Pineapple swords are just X.helleri like any other, and can crossbreed like any other. However, I seriously doubt that you'll be able to see any trace of "pineapple-ness" in the resulting fry. That might be what the guy at the petshop meant, but he probably didn't.

FishyMama79 · 08-20-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by elvis332

at the pet store i asked they said you cant cross breed pinapple sword tales

My male red wag swordtail got my female pineapple swordtail pregnant and she just dropped. Unfortunately I only found four fry, but they are all a very pale yellow. I am very curious to see if they change coloring to look more like the red wag as they get older.

10-23-2007, 10:48 PM	#1
guppybreeder! guppy crazy!! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minnesota Age: 17 Posts: 144	breeding swordtails..... hey can you cross breed swordtail breeds? ex. neon+green or velvet+neon? __________________ i breed both Blue/Green and Purple Moscow guppies. if you are interested in purcasing some message me and let me know. i will hopefully have a website coming soon.

10-24-2007, 01:53 PM	#3
Buggy Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma Age: 42 Posts: 1,038	As with all livebearers, given the chance they will cross breed.They will sometimes even cross breed with other platy varieties. __________________ 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 Loki - White Ferret Odin - Brown Ferret *Aquariums* 55 gal tropical Fresh Water - 23 various fish 29 gal tropical Fresh Water - 4 various cichlids 10 gal tropical Fresh Water - 1 Red Male Betta, 3 black neon tetras, 1 Asian Glass Catfish

10-24-2007, 04:52 PM	#4
guppybreeder! guppy crazy!! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minnesota Age: 17 Posts: 144	ok cool cuz my brother has like 4 females that are neons and the male he got was just labled swordtail and he hasn't really seemed very interested in them. i guess it will just take some time. with the platies is it just certian kinds or will the cross with any platy? i have seen pics of that cross befor anf it looked really cool! i was telling my brother that he should try it. __________________ i breed both Blue/Green and Purple Moscow guppies. if you are interested in purcasing some message me and let me know. i will hopefully have a website coming soon.

10-24-2007, 09:50 PM	#6
guppybreeder! guppy crazy!! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minnesota Age: 17 Posts: 144	ok cool. i was wondering how big platies got cuz the ones at my LFS are huge! they are probably full grown though. __________________ i breed both Blue/Green and Purple Moscow guppies. if you are interested in purcasing some message me and let me know. i will hopefully have a website coming soon.

10-26-2007, 05:00 PM	#8
guppybreeder! guppy crazy!! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Minnesota Age: 17 Posts: 144	the ones at my lfs are like 2.5 so they are probably full grown. __________________ i breed both Blue/Green and Purple Moscow guppies. if you are interested in purcasing some message me and let me know. i will hopefully have a website coming soon.

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10-23-2007, 11:09 PM	#2
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,776	All the petstore swordtails are the same species so crossing breeds is not a problem. Green is closest to the wild type so its a good one to cross to all the others.

10-24-2007, 09:12 PM	#5
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,776	Swordtails have been hybridized with platys so they do crossbreed readily. I would rather see male platy to female sword as swords tend to be a bit larger than platys and that would carry through to the fry.

10-25-2007, 09:16 AM	#7
mesapod Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern BC Posts: 345	i think platies get around 2 to 2.5 inches. Our lfs might get some sort of dwarf platy because they only get1.5 inches max i had one for 1 year and thats the biggest it got

07-30-2008, 04:48 PM	#9
elvis332 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 328	at the pet store i asked they said you cant cross breed pinapple sword tales __________________ 20 gallon 1 dwarf gourmi(male) 1 chinese algie eater(???) 4 red wag platy fry(dont know yet) 2 hi fin platys(both females) 1 gold creasent platy(male) 2 gold twinbar platy(both females)

07-30-2008, 04:53 PM	#10
COM Rebel Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somers, NY Posts: 831	Of course you can. Once again, ten month old post. __________________ 55g Planted - Lots of fish and plants!

07-31-2008, 02:06 AM	#11
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,534	2.5 inch platies? Those are huge. Pineapple swords are just X.helleri like any other, and can crossbreed like any other. However, I seriously doubt that you'll be able to see any trace of "pineapple-ness" in the resulting fry. That might be what the guy at the petshop meant, but he probably didn't.

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