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Swordtail is one of the best fish
for beginners. They live peacefully in community aquariums, & they breed
easily in captivity. Swordtails are classified as Livebearers, which means that
female Swordtails give birth to fries directly without laying eggs. Keep more
female Swordtails than males, as the latter can stress the former by
continuously chasing them for mating.
Dominant male Swordtail fish develops
a Sword & a modified anal fin, known as gonopodium.
Koi Swordtails are also known as Kohaku, & they are very popular for their beautiful colour patterns that look like Japanese Koi fish having a white body & orange patterns. If aquarists want to have a bright & vibrant fish tank, then they can keep Koi Swordtails.
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Kohaku Swordtails are beautiful
& one of the top fish for community fish tanks. They feature colours of the
Kuhaku, which is a type of Koi Swordtail.
Koi Swordtails are approximately
two to five centimetres in length. They can grow up to eight centimetres. Koi
Swordtails originate from South America.
Koi Swordtails ideally need pH
from 6 to 8. The ideal temperature for Koi Swordtails is from 18 to 22 °C.
Either male & female
Swordtails should be kept in different aquariums or keep two females for every
single male otherwise males will stress females by constantly chasing them for
reproduction.
It is suggested to offer tropical
flake food to Koi Swordtail fish.
Koi Swordtail fish are peaceful,
& they can survive in community fish tanks with no fin nipping fish.
It is very simple to breed Koi
Swordtail fish. They are livebearers so they will directly give birth to fries
that swim out of the mother’s belly.
Swordtail fish can survive from 1
to 2 years in best aquarium conditions.
Swordtails can live in groups.
However, it is recommended to keep 1 male to 2 females ratio.
Koi Swordtail fish are reproduced
in farms, therefore, they can survive in different water parameters due to
their high adaptability.
Koi Swordtail fish need
omnivorous diets, & they love to eat different foods.
Koi Swordtails can reproduce from
40 to 80 babies in a single batch. You can easily differentiate b/w male &
female Koi Swordtail fish, as male has a sword-like extension to its tail.
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