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Keeping and Breeding Swordtails

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Swordtail: Information on Keeping & Breeding Them

The Swordtail is one of the more popular of the live bearing fish. Male Swordtail fish have a long and pointed bottom half on their tail fin. This is what helped them to get the name of Swordtail. Swordtails can be found in a variety of colors and shapes. They are fairly hardy and easy to care for.

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  1. Taking Care of Swordtails
  2. Great Book on Swortails & Live Bearers
  3. Swordtail Aquarium
  4. Breeding Swordtails
  5. Links to Information on Swordtails and Other Live Bearers
  6. Male Swordtail
  7. What is the Coolest Type of Swordtail?
  8. Great Books to buy from Amazon
  9. Swordtail Videos on YouTube
  10. Aquarium News from Practical Fish Keeping
  11. Aquarium Fish News from Google
  12. Reader Feedback
  13. Save Money on Aquarium Supplies on eBay

Taking Care of Swordtails

Swordtails are fairly hardy fish and can tolerate a wide range of water conditions. To keep swordtails as healthy as possible the aquarium water should be maintained at a temperature of between 72 and 79 degrees. Tank size should be no smaller than 20 gallons and it should be decorated with plants around the edges while providing an open swimming area in the middle.

Swordtails are great for a community aquarium and mix well with other peaceful fish of similar size. Great tankmates include Danios, Rasboras, Tetras and other live bearing fish.

The key to keeping swordtails healthy is in regular partial water changes. Swordtails are hardy but pour water conditions can lead to them picking up diseases. Plan on making regular 10% to 20% partial water changes to keep water conditions good and swordtails will be happy and healthy.
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Learn more about Swordtails

Great Book on Swortails & Live Bearers

Livebearers: Understanding Guppies, Mollies, Swordtails and Others (Fish Keeping Made Easy)

Livebearers: Understanding Guppies, Mollies, Swordtails and Others (Fish Keeping Made Easy)

by: David Alderton

Amazon Price: $4.89 (as of 02/15/2012)Buy Now

This book covers all the essential information on keeping and breeding Swordtails. For the price, you can go wrong with this book in your personal library.

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Swordtail Aquarium

Swordtails exploring their new home.
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Breeding Swordtails

Swordtails are live bearing fish which means that they give birth to live fry. Female swordtails will carry the eggs inside them for 6 - 8 weeks before they give birth to free swimming fry. Depending on the size of the female, there can be between 24 and 80 fry in one brood.

To breed Swordtails all that is required is a male and a female be placed together in the same tank. No special tank preparations are needed because they will breed in most water conditions. After they are born the fry can be fed crushed flakes and other commercial fry foods.

When the fry are born special care is needed to protect the fry from the mother. Like all live bearing fish, Swordtails females are known for trying to eat their fry shortly after they are born.

Links to Information on Swordtails and Other Live Bearers

Here some links to great sources of information on Swordtails and other live bearers.
Swordtail Fish
All about Swordtails, care for and breeding of Tuxedo, Red Velvet Swordtails and other popular varieties.
Fancy Guppys
All about the fancy Guppy the most popular live bearing fish in the hobby.
Platys
Tips and information on Platy breeding and Platy care.
Black Molly
All about Mollies, care for and breeding of these live bearing fish.

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Great Books to buy from Amazon

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Swordtail Videos on YouTube

Swordtail tank
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