well i bought this swordtail from the petstore and she didnt look fat at all so i was guessing she wasnt pregnant, but she was in the tank with lots of boy swordtails so i was like she should be pregnant anyways she was and she had 30 wonderful babies 8 ] and i was wondering how fast can the get pregnant again without a male ?
2007-06-11 10:14:16 · 4 answers · asked by Susan H 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Female swordtails are live bearers . Like many species of live bearers , if kept alone they will change sex and become male. If you keep a group of females together with no males some will become male. This is a survival trait that helps them survive in the wild. If you let the babies mature. You will probably get a few males. Then the female will have a mate. By the way the change in sex will take some time. At least 6 months. The young ones should be able to breed by about 1 month. Provide the young with floating plants for cover as mom will eat them if she can.
2007-06-11 10:52:37 · answer #1 · answered by samuel c 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are live bearera,and since she will have males present then she is bound to become pregnant within 5 wks,depending on conditions present in your aquarium,
remove the kids and raise them separately,this will ensure they mature faster before they can mate
2007-06-11 18:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by haji l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as with most livebearers she will probably drop again in 4/6 weeks time they have the ability to store it away for about up to 4 broods.
AJ
2007-06-11 17:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by andyjh_uk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are live bearers, so she will need a male to hook her up.
2007-06-11 17:36:37 · answer #4 · answered by Greg L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋