shiuh Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 does anyone here breed albino swordtails? or mollies? just out curiousity. anyone keen on breeding them ? if you walk into a LFS and saw an albinos and the normals. which would you prefer? like albinos or dislike them...please share. i personally would say yes to an albino because they are rarity and i just love those hi fin red albino males. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I'd LOVE some albino swordtails , and more than happy to buy some if anyone has any ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 i dont have any at the moment too. but i am awaiting for a shop in christchurch to import them. and might have to go at breeding them, when i have success at them, i shall pass it around FNZAS. (just love those pink eyes.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 i hav an albino female guppy, and she looks much nice than regular females, just waiting for her to drop a load. i wonder what the albino swords look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted December 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 they are actually called albino 'koi' swordtails i heard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Hollywood Fishfarm had some, a member fro East Auck Club bought them all and Hollywood were getting more but apparently there were health problems with the replacements, got my name down for some but been waiting for a couple of months now with no joy. They were Albino Koi Swordtails, basically the back third was orange, middle third white and front third orange, with red eyes of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted December 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 yes....thats the one. reckon i should give it a try? i hope they are not infertile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted December 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 had a drop of albino swordtail fry today. not a big drop but the babies are quite big and healthy. eating bbs straight away. a stunning fish give birth to many little red eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Those guys are awesome !! way to go ! Please put me down for so as soon as your ready to sell them ! Again WOW ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted December 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Those guys are awesome !! way to go ! Please put me down for so as soon as your ready to sell them ! Again WOW ! yes. will let you know . they are not that fertile maybe they are albino (recessive genes.) but i manage to squeezeeeeeeeeee a couple out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 yes. will let you know . they are not that fertile maybe they are albino (recessive genes.) but i manage to squeezeeeeeeeeee a couple out of them. Thanks will wait with baited breath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 how many fry do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted December 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 lol....this will shock you. only 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I live in Napier would be interested in Albino Guppies, Swordtails or Platties if anybody has them for sale and can get them to Napier. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I live in Napier would be interested in Albino Guppies, Swordtails or Platties if anybody has them for sale and can get them to Napier. :lol: im afraid albino livebearers are a bit hard to find these days especially guppies. i havent seen albino platies in my life, but albino swordtails and mollies can be found here occasionally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Guess I'll just have to keep my eyes pealed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted January 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 today i wake up and found out that my feather fin synodontis catfish ate almost all of my 2 weeks old little albinos. the reason i put catfish in is that it is good for eating out the hydras. now ive only 3 left. really gutted as the breeding parent has genetic problem and cant really produce much youngs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't give up!! You have to keep trying!!! I'll by some off you late next year when I go down to CHCH to visit my Mum. You will have it sorted by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 *buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 today i wake up and found out that my feather fin synodontis catfish ate almost all of my 2 weeks old little albinos. the reason i put catfish in is that it is good for eating out the hydras. now ive only 3 left. really gutted as the breeding parent has genetic problem and cant really produce much youngs. Sorry to hear that , as Keri said keep trying there awesome and the only ones i've ever seen like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted January 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 one thing im not sure if they are going to breed anymore. i know livebearer are easy to breed, but breeding pair i have are nothing like it. as i said they have some genetic problem, they dont tend eat a lot and shows sign of spine bent and really thin. but anyhow i shall keep trying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Good luck and keep trying. Maybe you need to cross out and then cross back? (Get a blonde female maybe?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted January 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 one thing for sure i shall keep trying. This is not surprising as Albinos are very sensitive fish because they are genetically weaker than the normals. Add to that the fact that each albino is intensely inbred so it remains albino, and you have a bad combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x matt x Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 My metallic gold sailfins just had some albino fry. http://photobucket.com/albums/y9/sic200 ... 0Sailfins/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 thanks for sharing. very nice pictures. you have very healthy albino frys there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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