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Posted by PHSplendens on January 25, 2003 at 18:36:13:

In Reply to: Re: Male swordtail deaths posted by edmundcape on January 25, 2003 at 17:22:16:

:Thank you for your comments. After posting this note we took a good look at our Female Swordtail to find that she is indeed pregnant! - this is as if you were clairvoyant!!

:Attached is a photo of our fish. It would be great to see what you think.

:BTW by minimal ammonia & nitrate I guess I meant the least on the testing scale - which is as close to zero as I can tell.

:Thanks again for your help and advice. I think we will indeed wait out the 6 months - we are going to get the plants necessary for the fry as we speak!.. any other tips?
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Another problem could be that the store you are buying them from isn't keeping them in brackish conditions, and then when you take them home and put them in brackish water without acclimating them, all of the sudden shock city. Like Cindy said though, you will have plenty of males once your females give birth and I wouldn't worry about buying any.

PHSplendens

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