How can you tell if a female swordtail fish is pregnant?

Answer 1

Bettas are egglaying fish, not livebearers. When a female fills up with eggs in readiness for breeding, she will stay 'pregnant' until she either mates or drops the eggs without a male being present. She may do this if she has filled with eggs and there is no male, because otherwise she may become eggbound (potentially fatal). If she releases eggs without actually spawning with a male, the eggs will be infertile and not hatch.

Answer 2

1-2 months i think lol im only 11

The freshwater tropicals that give live birth (livebearers) would be guppies, mollies, platies (moons), variatus, swordtails and Endler's livebearers. Most all others lay eggs. The livebearers generally are pregnant an average of 28 days, but this can vary between 21-40 days. I have two Swordtails and they are live breeders. :D =-D

Answer 3

You can tell if our female swordtail is pregnant by the shape of her stomach, and by the dark gravid spot your female will get when she is about halfway through her pregnancy. About two days before she gives birth, her stomach will start to look almost squarish, and that is when you know how soon she will give birth. Now, if by chance you catch your male swordtails and female swordtail in the act, you will probably expect your female to start getting a little bigger within a week, however, the females eggs don't get fertilized until two days after your fish spawned aka:Mated. Untill then, if you don't see your swordtails mate, you will notice her pregnancy in about 2 weeks, where she will be noticably larger, and you may ask how does your female become that fat in 2 weeks of the mate. Well female swordtails gestation period is around 28 days, although, it could last 20 to 40 days, depending on the size of the litter. Care should be taken when you are deciding wether or not to put your female in a separate tank for birth, or to leave her in the tank, if you have non-aggressive fish, and a lot of hiding places, then you should deifnily keep the female in the community tank, to keep her from getting too stressed out. They are often very stressed out after birth and will die if there isn't enough hiding places for her to rest and recover. Well, I hope that I was of good use to you, and good luck.

You can tell if our female swordtail is pregnant by the shape of her stomach, and by the dark gravid spot your female will get when she is about halfway through her pregnancy. About two days before she gives birth, her stomach will start to look almost squarish, and that is when you know how soon she will give birth. Now, if by chance you catch your male swordtails and female swordtail in the act, you will probably expect your female to start getting a little bigger within a week, however, the females eggs don't get fertilized until two days after your fish spawned aka:Mated. Untill then, if you don't see your swordtails mate, you will notice her pregnancy in about 2 weeks, where she will be noticably larger, and you may ask how does your female become that fat in 2 weeks of the mate. Well female swordtails gestation period is around 28 days, although, it could last 20 to 40 days, depending on the size of the litter. Care should be taken when you are deciding wether or not to put your female in a separate tank for birth, or to leave her in the tank, if you have non-aggressive fish, and a lot of hiding places, then you should deifnily keep the female in the community tank, to keep her from getting too stressed out. They are often very stressed out after birth and will die if there isn't enough hiding places for her to rest and recover. Well, I hope that I was of good use to you, and good luck.

Answer 4

The gestation period for this fish is about 21-25 days but sometimes can take some more time. Like all livebearers when the female is in pregnant it will develop a dark triangular shaped gravid spot near her anal vent. As the pregnancy progresses this dark triangular shaped gravid spot will get larger and darker.

Answer 5

Approximately every 28 days a female can drop a brood of fry.

Answer 6

She will have a very deep tummy and there will be a fairly large dark (gravid) spot in front of her vent.