pregnant swordtail?

piotrkol1 · 02-01-2006, 04:34 PM

yes well i have heard around this forum of the "gravid spot" on livebearers meaning that they are pregnant...well one of my swordtails does have a rather blackish type of area on the bottom o her abdomin while the other does not, she has also been hiding underneath the plants lately, i have a breeding trap ready so is she pregnant?

piotrkol1 · 02-02-2006, 08:26 PM

any one got any ideas?

Arlene · 02-04-2006, 12:54 PM

Hiya...All female livebearing fish have gravid spots whether pregnant or not. When the fish is pregnant the gravid spot becomes bigger. Depending on age and colour you may not always see the gravid spot. What kind of swordtail is it? I have a few pineapple wag swordtails and after a couple of weeks of her being pregnant i can see tiny little dots in her stomach these are the babies eyes. , i tend to go with that than the gravid spot as all my females have a gravid spot. Also if she is pregnant she will get quite fat and squarish looking. Hope this helps.

Arlene · 02-04-2006, 01:08 PM

Ok ...just read your other post and seen that your fish died.

02-01-2006, 04:34 PM	#1
piotrkol1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 143	pregnant swordtail? yes well i have heard around this forum of the "gravid spot" on livebearers meaning that they are pregnant...well one of my swordtails does have a rather blackish type of area on the bottom o her abdomin while the other does not, she has also been hiding underneath the plants lately, i have a breeding trap ready so is she pregnant?

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02-02-2006, 08:26 PM	#2
piotrkol1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 143	any one got any ideas?

02-04-2006, 12:54 PM	#3
Arlene Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scotland Age: 34 Posts: 181	Hiya...All female livebearing fish have gravid spots whether pregnant or not. When the fish is pregnant the gravid spot becomes bigger. Depending on age and colour you may not always see the gravid spot. What kind of swordtail is it? I have a few pineapple wag swordtails and after a couple of weeks of her being pregnant i can see tiny little dots in her stomach these are the babies eyes. , i tend to go with that than the gravid spot as all my females have a gravid spot. Also if she is pregnant she will get quite fat and squarish looking. Hope this helps.

02-04-2006, 01:08 PM	#4
Arlene Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scotland Age: 34 Posts: 181	Ok ...just read your other post and seen that your fish died.

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