is it true marigolds (fish) are big reproducers?????

Question

heyy im a open book tell me some facts about these fish and requierments eg. wat size tank, howmany per gallon tank, wat is price ranges , how can u tell wen there ready to spawn, how do u no the diffrence between genders(notin discusting)lol OHand about ow many INCHES do they get,last but not least wen the fry are born were do i put them in a sperate tank?

any suggested websites???

Answer 1

Marigold Swordtails maybe? Assuming those are the one's you mean, I would recommend a 20 gallon "long" style tank for a trio or so as they get about 4" or so not counting fins and need some swimming room. Obviously you could include a few tank mates, but they need that long of a tank to be happy. You can tell the gender by the bottom fin near the back of the fish. In a male it's pointed and tube shaped, in a female it's fan shaped. They will spawn almost continually as they are live bearers and most live bearers do. The female will get really heavy and fat looking and will have a dark area at the rear of her stomach before she has the babies. You should remove the female to a tank of her own before she has the babies and get her out as soon as she is done because they will hunt down and eat babies as fast as the female has them almost, including the mom.

Here's a few websites:
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/livebearers2/p/mgoldsword.htm
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/10swordtail.htm
http://fish.mongabay.com/species/Xiphophorus_helleri.html

Hope that helps

MM

Answer 2

ya they are. get a 30 gallon tank and you can put atleast 20. they are less then 3.00 where i live. male are usally more colorful. the get 1 to 2 inches. yes buy a ten gallon tank and put them in there or net breeder. also guppies are a goldmine too.