Can Lyre Swordtails Breed?

[Alexa]

I just saved one from an ick infested tank today But I noticed one thing odd about them in general (Ive never seen a lyre sword before ) )... the gonopodium of the males are so long, it looks like a fin belonging to a betta, which makes me wonder... can the breed?

In case the person seeing this needs a picture: http/www.greenparktropical.com/Fish/swordtail.htm

 

[DeepSeaFishin]

wow ....im really not sure....they maybe can...2 inches away from the female or something i haven't kept any lyre....be sure to treat that ick or it gets pretty bad well good luck!!! ill definitley read this post again to see if they can.

 

[Alexa]

bump?

 

[EX-AmP]

why wouldnt they be able to breed? dont think its the same case as parrots so im pretty sure

 

[Alexa]

Ive heard of infertile male livebearers which had long gonopodiums and I did a search on google but didnt find any breeders breeding lyretail swords, so thats why I had my doubts.

Also from thos article I just found... apparently if these swordtails do breed, only males are produced. http/ww2.drywashaquarium.org:8080/downlo...Aquariology.pdf