PETEYPLECO Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 I bought a breeding pair of these from my LFS and the male has just died, I am wondering if anybody knows where I can find another male and maybe another pair as these are such nice fish? I was alo told these are easy to breed but I had this pair for over a year and no babies unlike my yellow mollies that have just given birth for the second time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia-15 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 maybe the male was gay? haahha i dunno sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 These males usually have a long gonopodium as well as fins and cannot breed. I think they are bred fom fancy females and more ordinary males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 hi i was breeding them an was just using a high fin male Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted October 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 So help me out here, if I am right the male was the smaller of the two as the supposed female was nearly twice the size of the other fish? So I can use what kind of male for breeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 You need a male with a gonapodium that works and the best fins you can get to go with it. Big is not always better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 How about in laymans terms ? ? ? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Apart from the natural breeding of my rabit like mollies, if I was to go to my LFS and get a male to breed with this Lyretail, what am I looking for and do I need to encourage them or will it be quite natural? Can sombody also explain in laymans terms what a Red Lyretail Swordtail actually is as I had only seen them once and I purchased this pair? I would like to produce / breed more but as I have mentioned I have lost my male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Can I have some help on the above questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 How about in laymans terms ? ? ? ? Gonopodium is basically 'fish penis' He means 'get a good looking male with long fins' If you put a male and female together they WILL breed, but remember female livebearers can store sperm, so he might not necessairly be the daddy for all of the first batch. I think a lyretail is a tail with two swords, one up top one at the bottom, but I could be wrong. When you get a new male make sure you get one that is the same colouration / strain as your old male. e.g. red crossed with black is eww They are definately not monogomous, livebearer fish are like drunk hippies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 Yes Lyretails have very long "swords" top and bottom of the tail and also a long "sword" trailing from the top of the dorsal fin these "swords" are up to two inches long! Has anybody else seen these / got one as they are really nice? My females body is double, almost three times the size of a molly. I have no way of posting a pic for you guys but if somebody could PM me I can email them a picture to post on this site? So if I can find a standard male sword, red in colour you are saying it may breed with my female lyretail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted October 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 www.vaquariumthailand.com/.../swordtails/10.jpg www.sozo.sk/digi/2005/642/praha022.jpg HEY LOOK THIS IS WHAT MY FEMALE LOOKS LIKE ! NICE HUH. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 http://www.goliadfarms.com/pages/produc ... retail.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 This site here explains about the gonopodium problem - look under the Spawing header. http://www.goliadfarms.com/pages/produc ... retail.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 I may go back to my LFS where I bought this pair and discus options on a mle or two who will breed with my female as I would like more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcoleman Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 hi when ur looking for a new male try an get a high fin male that wot i used to do when i had lyretail swordtails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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