Is my guppy female actually a female swordtail?

[P3NNYWI53]

Hello. I have recently purchased “female guppy” from LFS. I was told it is a guppy but I have some concerns that it could not be. One thing is that the male guppy has been trying to breed with her for 3 days now and nothing. Next is that another male guppy in the tank mysteriously has a shorter tail fin as thought someone has been nipping him. If this is the case I will return her and tell the LFS about this. Has anyone else dealt with this scenario before? FYI I am fairly new to the hobby

 

[GaryE]

We'd need a photo.

I have seen male guppies try to mate with snails and rocks. And female swords will nip at guppy tails sometimes. There isn't enough info to say.

 

[P3NNYWI53]

We'd need a photo.

I have seen male guppies try to mate with snails and rocks. And female swords will nip at guppy tails sometimes. There isn't enough info to say.

Okay. I will send a photo shortly. One moment

 

[P3NNYWI53]

Okay. I will send a photo shortly. One moment

 

[P3NNYWI53]

Okay. I will send a photo shortly. One moment

 

[P3NNYWI53]

Guppy in question is the yellow female

 

[P3NNYWI53]

Guppy in question is the yellow female

I fear that this male tail has been nipped on. It’s super short now

 

[CassCats]

100% a guppy.

They won't necessarily let any male mate with them if they don't want that male.

 

[P3NNYWI53]

Thank you. So will guppies nip fins of other guppies

 

[CassCats]

They can, yes.

 

[P3NNYWI53]

They can, yes.

Thank you