Damo.Lo Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Hey all its hard to judge scale of size but this female seems to be getting larger and larger fairly quickly… but is she holding fry? please excuse the horrific photo it’s a frame out of a video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotatoFish Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 5:50 PM, Damo.Lo said: Hey all its hard to judge scale of size but this female seems to be getting larger and larger fairly quickly… but is she holding fry? please excuse the horrific photo it’s a frame out of a video She might have eggs. They are not livebearers like guppies though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo.Lo Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 7:05 PM, PotatoFish said: She might have eggs. They are not livebearers like guppies though. Thank you, if they have eggs does that mean that have been fertilised by a male? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Fertilisation happens outside of the females body. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotatoFish Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/8/2022 at 6:46 PM, Damo.Lo said: Thank you, if they have eggs does that mean that have been fertilised by a male? As @TheSwissAquarist mentioned, they are fertilized outside (external fertilization). With livebearers, males have a specialized shell that allows them to transfer sperm packets to the female so she can fertilize eggs inside (internal fertilization) and carry them until she gives birth to developed babies. If you want to try breeding egg scatterers, you can add in java moss for the eggs to collect in, or a spawning mop made of yarn or even "Easter grass." Then, you can separate parents from eggs and raise them up to have lots of babies OR keep it in the tank and maybe get the occasional baby fish. I recommend trying to raise up fry at least once. You can learn a lot from the experience...and it's fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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