The Poultry Keeper

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

Hi guys
I'm really excited about something!!!!!! I was in my room watching when look at my fish tank and i saw these tiny little fish.
I think the fish that hatched them was a silver sword with a red sword

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6740 Location: isle of lewis

CP · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:24 am Post subject:

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

I thought they might be dead this morning but i can see loads i think theres more hatched over night Very Happy

NannyP · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:59 am Post subject:

Wow...you'll have to think up loads of names for them all!!
Very Happy

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2177 Location: South Cumbria

You will have to seperate them or the parents will eat them all, if you haven't got another tank you can get a little net to put them in that hangs in the tank or use jam jars while you sort floated in the tank to keep warm the net is best though as the water can circulate with the oxygen, good luck , I used to breed tropical fish, Guppies, platys, danios and siamese fighters and best of all angel fish Smile

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2177 Location: South Cumbria

you will need some food for them too, I used to buy tubes from the pet shop then as they get bigger hatch brine shrimps Smile

the tubes were something like Infusoria, but as they are live bearers maybe if you crush some flakes until is is tiny tiny pieces that might be ok do not over feed them though or you will foul the water you can use tiny amounts of egg yolk but that fouls the water quickly

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

Thanks GillyC ive got them just in one tank at the mo. Smile

But i feed them just normal flakes and it picks out the little bits.
I won't seperate them yet because i think i've only got three Sad

but i think the mother has laid some more eggs Very Happy

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2177 Location: South Cumbria

If they are swordtails they have live young like guppies and platys they develop inside the mother and come out like little commas float to the top then start to swim if you do not seperate them the parents will eat them ! just use a jam jar or plastic box floating in the tank for now do a search on google the latin name for swordtails is Xiphophorus helleri

what other fish have you in the tank ?

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

I have this bit of grass on the bottom and they hide under that but their starting toget a bit bigger.
The fish i keep are
2 Cherry barbs ( male and Female )
1 Neon Tetre
1 Guppy ( Male )
And now about 15 swords Very Happy

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2177 Location: South Cumbria

the parents are the biggest risk then next the guppy look at their mouths they are quite large, i would still buy a net if it was me just incase

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

I have got a net, but my dad keeps tropical fish and he said just leave them coz theres nothing we can do. Very Happy

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2177 Location: South Cumbria

Maybe he only wants you to rear a few, I used to swop surplus fish with the aquarist shop for food and new fish, after all the tank has a limit of fish inches .

Bradders · Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posts: 714 Location: Cambs/Cornwall

Dads always moaning at me not to by any things for my tank because it's not that big. Sad

JustChickens · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 604 Location: Sussex

I worked in a tropical fish shop for 2 years lol. i know to much about fish, got about 5-6 fish tanks ranging from 2-6ft long. If you want a tank full of swords put them in a net if you dont let nature take its course and maybe a few will survive until there big enough not to get eaten Smile