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Blue Pearl Swordtail Tank

Discussion in 'Freshwater Aquariums & Fish Photos' started by Anthony, Jun 22, 2010.

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  1. jasonG

    jasonG New Member

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    LOL sorry I can hear the tone change..."I like it! Looks good (now the tone change) considering its fake plants.

    In a planted forum none the less
     
    jasonG, Jun 25, 2010
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  2. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    ^^Haha, I think Anthony's used to having the live plants (hence sticking this in the planted forum)...and you hit the tone change right on the button. hehe!

    Ps. Anthony I moved ya to the non-planted.
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jun 25, 2010
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  3. FishVixen

    FishVixen Active Member

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    Oh our moderator wouldn't think of a tone change to the boss man. LOL
     
    FishVixen, Jun 25, 2010
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  4. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    haha! no, I only throw & hit him with things when he's naughty (grapes, blasted marshmellows, and the occassional pluck every now and then).
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jun 25, 2010
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  5. Anthony

    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    Yeah wasn't really thinking when I posted it there. Dawn would never pick on me. Lmao
     
    Anthony, Jun 25, 2010
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  6. MOD_Dawn

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    [icon_twisted.gif] No, I would never ever do such a thing :)
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jun 25, 2010
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  7. steves_kiki

    steves_kiki New Member

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    Sorry for the late reply, but they are beautiful! Do they keep the black tails or not? The adult pic you posted had a black sword, but pretty clear tail. I'm sure a tank of those and the black and green swords would be amazing! Hmmm.... maybe I should get back into livebearers again...
    Kin
     
    steves_kiki, Jun 30, 2010
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  8. mancave1

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    Looks Good .
     
    mancave1, Jul 1, 2010
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  9. Anthony

    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    Now that I've had them and they've almost doubled in size the males aren't the ones with black tails. I have one Blue and one Orange with a black tail and both are females so it must just be a color morph in these guys since their strain isn't perfected yet. So far it looks like I ended up with a solid blue male, a beautiful orange/blue male and a completely orange male. The blue/orange male has an orange body that sort of fades into blue as you get to his head.

    I'm still waiting for the adult female to drop her fry. I'm not sure how far along she was when I got her so it's just a waiting game right now.

    I'll try to get some new pictures posted today. They're finally pretty calm when I'm close to the tank and feeding them. God forbid I put my hand in the tank though, then those guys are scared for the rest of the day. LoL
     
    Anthony, Jul 5, 2010
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  10. FishVixen

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    Must be the hybrid. When I had swords they'd attack my hand if it was in the tank.
     
    FishVixen, Jul 5, 2010
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  11. Anthony

    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    Here are a few updated pictures of the fish. I still can't get the blue to show up well on camera.

    ai296.photobucket.com_albums_mm195_ForumBoosters_Swordtails_IMG_9730.jpg
    Adult Female

    ai296.photobucket.com_albums_mm195_ForumBoosters_Swordtails_IMG_9723.jpg
    Young Female With Black Tail

    ai296.photobucket.com_albums_mm195_ForumBoosters_Swordtails_IMG_9714.jpg
    There's the blue/orange male I was talking about earlier. He's beginning to get his sword !
     
    Anthony, Jul 5, 2010
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  12. steves_kiki

    steves_kiki New Member

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    Anthony, its pretty cool that the females have black tails! Maybe when they are fry you can tell which will be females and which will be males! I remember I had a female give birth and then a month later develope a gonopodium! Please keep us updated! I know you were auctioning off the orange blues, did you keep any? Like the 1 that was 1/2 orange and 1/2 blue?
    Kin
     
    steves_kiki, Jul 5, 2010
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  13. Anthony

    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    Actually all the females don't have black tails, just two.

    Yes, I have all the orange/blues pictured above.
     
    Anthony, Jul 6, 2010
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  14. James0816

    James0816 New Member

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    Nice tank....

    Shouldn't it be in the "Planted" section though?

    :)
     
    James0816, Jul 12, 2010
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  15. MOD_Dawn

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    Their fake plants, had I not already known I mighta been fooled too!
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jul 12, 2010
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  16. Anthony

    Anthony Thread Starter Active Member

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    LoL they look pretty real huh ?
     
    Anthony, Jul 12, 2010
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