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Should male and female swordtail fish be together before laying her eggs?
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∙ 12y ago
Swordtails are live breeders, which means they give birth to live young. You can leave a male with the female if you like, the only problem is that the males will eat the babies for a snack. The female will also eat the babies if she gets a chance. Normally she won't bother with them for a few hours after birth however. It has something to do with hormones that are released when she gives birth.
If you want your young to survive, you should get a breeding net/trap. A better way would be to have lots of hiding spots in your tank for the little baby fish. Live plants are recommended, but plastic ones will do. A floating plant is a good hiding spot as well. They are able to get food there when it gets stuck in the plant.
The best way for them to survive is to set up a separate 5-10 gallon tank with the same parameters as your primary tank, and place your female in there while she is pregnant.
Some people like to remove the female right after she gives birth while other like to leave her in the baby tank for a day or two so she can recuperate.
This goes for all live breeders as far as I know, most common being guppies, mollies, platies, swordtails, and limias.
There are lots of websites available for information on taking care of the young if you search it on Google. I hope this helped.
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