Sword Tank

[WailuaBoy]

] I have been raising these fish outdoors and had to do some pond maintenance which required me to drain out. I am temporarily housing these guys indoors and decided to take a few pics. This is a Marigold line but with the fish living outdoors they have been gorging on midgefly larvae AKA bloodworms. I really noticed the fish redden up, I'm pretty sure it's the diet. Enjoy the pics.


Please note this tank is in my garage and outside of the glass is filthy

 

[SnakeIce]

Have you done anything to select for quality or appearance? I see some of the males have straight swords, some have curved swords similar to one of the wild species have, and at least one has a sword that is wavy or deformed. I've often looked at swordtails and been disappointed with how crooked their sword and the lines on their body are. Very few domestic strains keep the beauty of the straight lines I've seen on pictures of wild caught fish.

 

[sumthin fishy]

the one in the middle is pretty big for a swordtail....
j/k nice lookers.

 

[evil wizard]

Let me guess. 20 gallon?

 

[WailuaBoy]

Let me guess. 20 gallon?

The aquarium they were being held in is a 55g.