I have male guppies, I am wondering if they can breed with anything type of fish. they have already had several babies with my female guppy, but I think I have a female sword tail who is pregnant. So. just wondering if anyone knows if they will breed with anything other than a guppy.
2007-01-15 09:10:54 · 5 answers · asked by CheeseGoesBlub~~~~~~ 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
It is possible for Guppies and other fish to crossbred, but only in extreme circumstances (such as many males of the one species and only one female of a second species). However, if your swordtail is pregnant, it is more likely that she was this way when you got her, and it's not a result of breeding with the guppies.
Many types of livebearers are actually capable of storing sperm of the male of their species for up to three pregnancies. So, if your female swordtail was ever in contact with male swordtails, she is almost certainly pregnant with baby swordtails. If you want them to survive, you should read up on swordtail birthing, or ask another question on here about it!
2007-01-15 09:34:46 · answer #1 · answered by Susan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your swordtail probably came pregnant from wherever you got it. She can have babies several times over without seeing a male again. I have heard that guppies can breed with mollies but the only other thing swordtails can possibly breed with are platies. Both of these cases are extremely rare however.
2007-01-18 04:19:10 · answer #2 · answered by Randy A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. They are a different families, and not even close to the same sub species. Some fish like the swordtails, can change there sex. To give you an example. If there are only swordtails females, one of them will under go a sex change and become a male. That is survivile. But Guppies and Swordtails impossiple.
2007-01-15 18:34:03 · answer #3 · answered by Willem J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Only Livebearers
2007-01-15 17:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not
2007-01-15 17:18:16 · answer #5 · answered by Babar R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋