farmchick Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hi all you experts out there................. This may seem like a dumb question to those in the know but here goes.... I have been afflicted by what seems to be referred to as MTS!!! :-? :-? I have a 3ft community tank that is housing gouramis, bn's and a proud pair of krib parents and I just added a 2ft that is now housing some swords, guppies and mollies. The 1ft is currently empty. my question is, will mollies and swords cross-breed? The swords I got on the weekend have produced about 30 fry overnight but the mollies are also ready to drop their babies. I have 3 female swords, 1 male sword, 3 female mollies and 2 males. Will they all be okay together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Sorry can't help...I've been trying my best not to have children...oops, I mean baby fishies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmchick Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 haha, thanks Caper. I much prefer my finned and furry children. 3 tanks, 1 horse, 1 dog and 2 cats is more than enough for me at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 from what i know Platties and swordtails can crossbreed. But mollies can't breed with swordtails. They are a bit too different. Mollies are more closely related to guppies than swords but they can't interbreed either. most fish usually prefer their own species. i have a tank full of swords and all the boys usually have a prefered female. they probably know which is the lady they will have the best luck with! hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmchick Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 It does help heaps. Thanks Loopy I knew I had come to the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Swords and platies will crossbreed. Guppies and platies won't, nor will mollies and platies or mollies and guppies. All are members of the Poeciliidae family which are freshwater live bearing fish. This doesn't mean they might not TRY to interbreed. The males are notoriously not fussy what they attempt to breed with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmchick Posted June 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 dirty buggers! I thought fishkeeping involved whiling away the hours sitting round watching your "placid" wee community tank? So I sleep well now that I know I wont be introducing some new "moll-tail" or "swordllie" species :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 farmgirl MTS is not so bad wait till you start collecting horses .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmchick Posted June 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Been there, done that as well. Maybe I have OCD??? :roll: I have one at home, have one on lease, my sister has 2 at home, 1 on lease and one in foal to the new German hanovarian, Limonit. So residing in animal bliss on a west auckland lifestyle block are: 4 horses :-? 4 dogs :lol: 4 cats 15 chickens 1 3ft community (with baby krib bubs) 1 2ft livebearer tank (with sword bubs) 1 empty 1ft (mmmmm, what next for this one??) 1 4ft cichlid tank (lots of nasties) and 1 hugely anticipated 8ft tank awaiting its stand.......... Oh yeh, and then theres some people to administer the daily feeding requirements............. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustcooktea Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 You sound like a very busy person! Glad you got your question answered so you can sleep easy at night though. At least until you need another tank for all the fish babies you are going to have! MCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Surely there is room on the lifestyle block for a POND!!?? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 farmgirl we sound very much alike my small property on auckland nothshore has 5 cats 1 bird 1dog and 6 tanks plus a pond. out on coatsville i have my pony but if we lived on a farm all hell would break losse as i know mum wants sheep,pigs and chickens agen . do u go on horsetalk ? if u do im dancing_horses... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmchick Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Hey Caryl I forgot................. :oops: and a pond!! With about 30 goldfish, some frogs and on the odd occasion..... a border collie!!!! :evil: I now have some more molly babies!! YAY and some guppies are looking like they are fit to burst!!! :-? Candy, I dont get on horsetalk much. I occasionaly have a lot at the for sales but them quickly remember how many mouths there are already demanding feeding when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 That 1ft tank looks like it may become a fry growout tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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