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#1 ·
I read that endlers can breed with other livebearers. I was wondering which other livebearers can cross breed with each other. Do they go by class, species, ect.? I don't want to have any of my fish doing this. I have fancy guppies, and green swordtails right now.
 
#27 ·
Does anyone know what the cross between a platy and swordtail would look like? i have 1 male swordtail and 1 female mickey mouse platy, and he looks like he is trying to breed with her. She has had fry but i thought that was from when i bought her or maybe the other mickey mouse platy that passed away was a male, and if this is the case then she still has a few litters to go that will be mickey mouse platy fry, but is there any chance it could be the swordtail's male that got her pregnant, oh and if so will they be infertile?
 
#28 ·
southafrica1001 said:
Does anyone know what the cross between a platy and swordtail would look like? i have 1 male swordtail and 1 female mickey mouse platy, and he looks like he is trying to breed with her. She has had fry but i thought that was from when i bought her or maybe the other mickey mouse platy that passed away was a male, and if this is the case then she still has a few litters to go that will be mickey mouse platy fry, but is there any chance it could be the swordtail's male that got her pregnant, oh and if so will they be infertile?
They will look like most of the platies you see in pet stroes look like. Very few platies are pure platies these days, hence the increase in agression levels in platies now.

Avoid cross breedeing if you can, it leads to poor quality fish and destroys any pure strains that are still around. If she gives birth, perhaps you can find another fish who would enjoy the treat of some live food for a while?
 
#29 ·
ok well im not sure if they are his or not cuse the fry are starting to get the three mickey mouse dots on their tails. i cant get any more swordtail females as im moving to a bigger tank soon and i have alot of swordtail fry and as they arent his i can choose wether to keep the males from the group and buy more females or keep the females and buy one or two more males.
 
#30 ·
Hey guys, I don't know if this is a moppy or not but I searched moppy and these photos came up. It looks like a molly and I guess I could see some guppy in there too. I have no idea what the website says because it's japanese what do you guys think?



 
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#32 ·
SeaSerpant said:
i would say if two different breeds of dogs can interbreed. than two different kinds of fish can interbreed if that makes sense
Biologically speaking, dogs are different from fish. Whatever species you are talking about, the species if not related will not crossbreed with each other. Fish of related genera however can crossbreed and in some species, it is rarely done.

Litte Fizz: Those photos do show the mollies have the guppy's characteristics. I think it could indeed be a cross between guppies and mollies. Not impressive and reallu ugly in my opinion.:shake:
 
#33 ·
Lupin said:
Litte Fizz: Those photos do show the mollies have the guppy's characteristics. I think it could indeed be a cross between guppies and mollies. Not impressive and reallu ugly in my opinion.:shake:[/color]
I agree. They are probably really stupid too. I thought they were ugly too. But Lupin!!! Go to maintaining a fw tank please and read my post. I'm glad you are online!!!!! Well only do it if you want but I'm really happy about this and would like to get it solved quickly!!

I guess your not online :(
 
#37 ·
SeaSerpant, I think you misunderstood Little Fizz's posts. The photos she showed us are not hers nor are the fish. The biggest mistake with selling hybrids is you are distributing around the fish of non-pure strain quality whether it is sterile or not.
 
#39 ·
i agree, they definatly look like molly guppy crosses. i dont find them very attractive myself but like lupin said i wouldnt bring it to my lfs as it might breed and even more impure strains of fish would be out there.
 
#41 ·
H E L P!

:!: Please go to my thread! I NEED HELP! :!:
 
#42 ·
Re: I will be trying...

autrimpas said:
I will be adding dwarf platy males to breed with enler females. This should provide some extra food in my African black-water tank. I have not found out whether this will be a viable cross yet, but hopefully.
provided they actually breed which is not very likely, the female endler will probably die from the stress of the larger fry. i wouldn't recomend it.
 
#43 ·
i agree with gunmetal... the babies might be too big for the endler female. i wouldnt try to breed those 2.
 
#45 ·
Infertile eggs, If the eggs turn white there infertile, so no hybrid fish
 
#46 ·
mollies, swordtails, and platies will cross breed. Ive seen the results. The pet store I work at gets bags of live bearer feeders and they are pond raised. Ive seen marbled molly swordtails, mickey mouse platy/swordtails...etc, it is possible though
 
#48 ·
Mollies and guppies can cross breed- both belong to the genus Poecilia.

Platies and swordtails can crossbreed - both belong to the genus Xiphophorus.

Of these 4 species, ones from different genus can not cross breed. It is also highly supported that mollyxguppy hybrids are sterile as these are rare. Most all common or fancy swordtails and platies seen in shops are considered hybrids, not pure species.
 
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