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You have only one platy? Loneliness is not good.

Sphenopses can grow big as sailfins. But with only difference. Practically always are big-ones females. Different story is with sailfins. Both sexes are growing, males even more.   Platys dont like salt in water. They can tolerate it (NaCl) but if You add seasalt theyr frys stops to grow(or will...

Hi all, and Happy new year!    Hi andriab! how is your fish? Is she(he) healthy?  How this fish looks like now?

Swordtails are freshwater fish, like all xiphophorus familie. They dont need salt, and can tolerate only small dosage. No need to fight against pollution with salt. Just keep Your system clean. Take care of Your livebearers like discus breeders taking care of their discuses. "Livebearers are...

Be patient. Sometimes it takes up to 40-50 days. Giving birth to dead ones. Yes it happens. And there is very wide range of causes. Most actual are bacterial infections ,heavy disturbing(even in nighttime) and too much salt added.

May be member Andriab can post new picture some 11.nov? 1 month is enough to see progress, if it is what I think.

Just dont worry. These same females may start to give birtg 1X per month.(if having males) I´m 42. I have guppys since I was 8 years old. All these birth giving variations are really existing. Why? There are many reasons. 1 - young female with first birth giving.  2 Very heavy changes (disease...

After transformation my swordtail had fully developed gonopodium and strong intrest in females. In what I´m considered too - can "this anomalia" produse sperm? All it happens in my childhood(I`m 42 now). All seems strange and not normal, and I gave this fish to my Friend -  so no evidence about...

Like You said "they can carry several differnt batches at different stages of gestation at the same time" So it is. There may be even wider range of variaties with giving birth.

Yes within swordtails there exist both - late developers and sex changers.I had female swordtail who gived birth twice. Later she changed sex and become normal male with gonopodium and sword. Its the only livebearer I saw "changing sex"