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Post by kelly on Jul 7, 2006 20:09:24 GMT
My swordtail still hasn't got his sword yet and he's now nearly 5 months old is this something to worry about?
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Post by KittyKat on Jul 7, 2006 21:57:43 GMT
no: my mate's swordtail was 2 inches before he started growing a sword.
...but could it be a platy by any chance?
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Post by karen on Jul 8, 2006 7:28:17 GMT
Thats what i was thinking too maybe its a plattie.
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Post by twylyghtz on Jul 8, 2006 10:02:55 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong but, I bleieve that the swordtail male is more long and slender than the male platy which should make it easy to tell if it's one or the other? Been a while since I had livebreeders so I could be wrong in my thinking.
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Post by karen on Jul 8, 2006 18:23:26 GMT
Yeah i think your right twylyght
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Post by zoomo on Jul 9, 2006 8:50:46 GMT
Yeah swortails are longer in the body and slimmer than plattys,i wouldn't worry about it,the longer it takes to grow the better the male will be.
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Post by KittyKat on Jul 9, 2006 13:14:00 GMT
Correct me if I'm wrong but, I bleieve that the swordtail male is more long and slender than the male platy which should make it easy to tell if it's one or the other? Been a while since I had livebreeders so I could be wrong in my thinking. yep, but young swordtails do look like varigated platies (not Xiphophorus maculatus) Here is a photo of a healthy, adult male Xiphophorus variatus:
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