I.d This Fish !

[MadMan-JaMeS]

Now i think the second one is a Male Swordtail

And the first one a Female Swordtail but my neighbour who gave them to my dad says the first is a mollie ?

my dad has two Male swordtails so i'm thinking i'll take one for my tank and get some females and my dad should get anoter 2 more females ?

would that sound about right ?

 

[J4MES]

looks like a mollie to me, perhaps it's a hybrid?

J4MES

 

[helterskelter]

No their defo swordtails.

Male swords can get very territorial and need largeish tanks if you keeping many fish, but getting a coule more females will help and the males will concentrate on them and not each other.

 

[J4MES]

The second one looks remarkably like a molly, she has the same eye shape.

J4MES

 

[The-Wolf]

they are swordtails Xiphophorous helleri
the colour form is called pineapple

 

[PRW1988]

First looks like a female Pineapple sowrdtail and the second looks like a red sword tail... Hope that helps...

 

[MadMan-JaMeS]

yer it does thanks guys.

I'm gonna take one of the males and then go next door and get a couple more females !

 

[Paradise_2]

i dont know much but the first looks like a platy or molly n the second is deffo a swordtail

 

[mark7616]

The first is a platy and the second is a swordtail 100%

 

[mommyof2bettas]

it doesn't have the same body shape as a platy, and it looks like a swordie to me.

 

[*Fishkies*]

Their pineapple swordtails.

 

[Nevergone815]

For the third time

Pineapple swords. Though I'm not 100% on the type a there is so many color variations. They are both definitely swordtails! If you look at the "anal" fin (it has another name but don' remember it) on the first one, its hard to tell if it's a female. females will be fanned, males will be pointed. Also, it could be light trickery, but the first pic looks like the anal point was eaten off and is regrowing. Finrot or tail/fin nippers tends to attack that first. Whatever it was is growing back.

Again, the pic quality isn't all that good, looks like swordtails, that I know, sexing them accurately will be based on you as you are in person. If there is no growth to the tail like it may seem, and their is a point, than it is a male platy as platies don't grow the "sword"

 

[Rubix]

just to reiterate, at first glance i instantly thought female and male swordtail, they both are swordtails