Swordtail Care and Breeding Guide 

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Your channel has become one of my favorites. I enjoy all the information and the excitement about keeping almost extinct species.

This video is actually an, Aquarium Coop sponsored video. 😍

Thank you for an informative and no nonsense video on these really neat fish. I treat my swordtails to blanched (boiled with garlic powder) spinach and they absolutely love it. I've also noticed they don't like to share that spinach with their tank mates.

Great video! Very informative! Thanks

Thanks for sharing Mike!

Thanks for the video 👍

Very nicely done this video was so helpful I'm setting up a 55gallon in the next few day gonna be fully planted with driftwood I seen these fish at the store and feel in love with them there so beautiful. I'm buying them all after watching this video

Swordtails also got me into the hobby

Excellent info.

Thank you for sharing this video 🙂👍

You are good narrator. thank you!

On January 9, 2022, we purchased Swordtails--2-females/1-male, at Aquarium Co-op (awesome place !!) The male died six days later. But, in February, I discovered a batch of fry. A week later, another batch. Each month since, there have been more fry born. It is now the end of May, and we have at least 30-40 young Swordtails at various stages (the most recent batch born last week.) As I understand it, a female can give birth 8-9 times from just one fertilization. They can give birth approximately every 28-days. We have just let nature take it's course in the tank. However, although it is amazing seeing all of these little beauties in the tank, I am concerned for their health. The tank is a planted 55-gallon. So far, all of the parameters are stable. But, as these youngsters mature, 55-gallons can't possibly be large enough to house all them, especially at this rate. In the past, I've adopted out kittens, puppies, sheep, and chickens, but never fish !! I am hoping for a bit of guidance, if possible.

I have a 75 gallon community tank with tetras (Congo and Cardinal), Cory's and two Angelfish. I would love to add swordtails to this tank. What would be a good one to add that stays a little smaller and is on the calmer side. I really learn a lot from your videos. Thanks for providing them.

Thanks for this vid. I just got 2 swordtails 1 male and 1 female. I’m planning to get more but for now I’m just studying them so I can be better at taking care of them

Chichlids need opposite water parameters than swordtails actually

I have a pair in a plastic planted 10 gal tank. They bred and had some fry but before I could move the adults they were all eaten. My female appears ready to drop another group of fry! I want to relocate the male now and put the female in a drop box BUT I CAN'T NET EITHER OF THEM. Can someone please tell me how to catch these very fast fish?

Can I keep a only males aquarium? Because I do not want fry

I got into fish keeping was the reason of NORMAL WILD MOLLYS

What do i do if i accidentally keep 4 swordtails in my 20 high tank, I feel a bit stupid now because i had NO idea they got that big.

Sadly my male swordtail died but I bought a new swordtail to try and carry on breeding hopefully it works and I think it might be pregnant 🤞🏻

I have some Swordtails and i had them for a while but I don't see babies what am I doing wrong ?

How.long.does.it.take.for.swordtails.to.grow

My swordtails are not eating their babies. They just ignore them so when feeding time the babies can freely swim.

I love your swords do you sell and ship fish ?

Is swordtail eats it's fry?

I kept them with guppies and guess what Now I have guppies size hybrids

Excellent Advice Sir. Thank You For Sharing. Is there a way to communicate via facebook or email? Would like to learn more on color genetics etc.

Like the video so I subscribe

i got the orange/black fin swordtail, is it common for them to produce a different colour after breeding? my female popped a astonishing 70+ babies and they are about 3 months old and I've noticed 7 of them are silver.... are they known for it

the green swordtail lives in the river in Hawaii

our petsmart n pet co do not even carry Swordtails no more! ugggh I only go there for their tank sales!

Where is the clownfish breeding that’s why I’m her !

I would definitely not keep them with guppies

Thanks for sharing Mike!