2007-01-04 05:04:09 · 3 answers · asked by ?? ??????????? 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
It all depends... If you tire your female every month in having fry her life expectancy is very short! Males should live quite a while though... Id say 3-5 years. It also depends on their enviroment, temperature, and how they are treated by other fish!If they are treated badly by other fish they may die tommorow and if the tank is really filthy they may die tommorow!!
Heres some other key facts about swordtails!!!....
Only male Swordtails have the "sword", while females have a rounder body.
Very cool fish, the sword will grow on young swordtail males when they are about three quarters grown.
Easy to keep and like mollies can tolerate slightly brackish conditions but whether they need them is debatable as all swordtails in shops will have been reared for generations in freshwater tanks.
Male swordtails need to be out numbered by the females in a ratio of at least two to one, otherwise your females will never get any rest! Males can also be very persistent toward females during mating.
Swordtails are fairly peaceful but males can become aggressive toward each other.
When they mate the male will swim backwards to get the attention of the female.
Once the female is pregnant she will develop a black triangle area (gravid spot) behind the stomach.
Females will carry their young for about 32 to 36 days and will give birth to as many as 150 fry!
2007-01-04 05:47:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Between 2 and 6 years, depending on care, feeding, breeding etc. Females that spawn frequently do not live as long, nor do fish that are kept in small tanks.
2007-01-04 13:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A great site for beginners is badmans tropical fish...sounds like you have a lot of research to do, and they have fish profiles, compatibility charts, biotopes, how to's, forums,and everything else. Read up, and good luck to you.
2007-01-04 13:13:09 · answer #3 · answered by brandi91082 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋