American Livebearer Association :: Forum

Re: Ilyodon furcidens [by fish48]

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:46:29 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::Ilyodon furcidens
Adults up to about 4” so are best kept in a tank of 3 foot + with some plants for the fry to take cover and if kept well feed will breed Regular and leave there young alone, brood size up to 20 occasionally above }, with larger broods the fry can often be a bit on the small size if fed well on live foods the fry usually recover fast . although this species can live on flake alone I do not recommend it if you want to get the best out of your fish then live food Is a must. All goodeids should have some live food in there diet,
Ph 7+
Temperature
62f will stop breeding and can be a good for a temporary resting period and as devon 1953 as mentioned thay do well and breed at 68f ¬_72f¬¬ and can tolerate up to78f,.
Foods
live foods can be fed 2 or 3 times a week .
Water changes 40% _50% a week,

Re: wild type fish? [by gerard]

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:41:17 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::wild type fish?
To start with I would look for Pacilia Mexicana. Mexican Mollies for wild type. That would be probably the easiest to determine as wild and easiets to locatw. They are a greem/blueish color. Unless you want a particular color I would start there
gerard

Re: Xiphophors fight? [by platymef]

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:20:10 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::Xiphophors fight?
Are you talking Fancy or Wild type?
All Xiphophorus males fight and establish their pecking order.

Sometimes it can be pretty bad especially if the amount of space isn't enough and yes, a male might die if not from the beating from the dominant male, but the stress.

Don't take the "More than 2 or 3 males per tank" rule lightly!

Darrell E. Mefford (Former Fancy Xiphophorus Specialist)

bumble bee platy [by hmglis]

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 02:09:26 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::bumble bee platy
So happy that I finally got a quad of these guys today! (1M 3F) They were on my wish list. Also so happy that one of the females has my favorite bee pattern which is solid black head and solid yellow body. Anyone else kept these or are currently keeping these? I would love any additional info on them like their history, expericence etc. Thanks!

Re: What kind of scavengers tolerate the salt environment used for livebearers? [by mattandtomlivebearers]

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:03:58 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::What kind of scavengers tolerate the salt environment used for livebearers?
Excellent read !! Thank you for that post. It was very informative and interesting, not only as a person who has livebearers, but also as a physician who understands how the kidneys work.

Dan (the father of Matt and Tom)

Re: Picta versus Parae [by mattandtomlivebearers]

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:54:41 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::Picta versus Parae
OK, maybe they are basically the same. But we just wanted to see if anyone else had any opinions or experience with these fish. Thanks

Re: well then, lets get started [by fish_n_vw]

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:57:18 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::well then, lets get started
Thank you for the reply thriftyfisher. I emailed him and he said he has a trio of the stuarti right now, but they are not for sale. He told me to contact him again in the spring, and he should have fry by then. So, that's bitter sweet. Its nice to know that I can get them adventually, but kinda stinks I have to wait. As far as the gracilis go, he said he dosent know of anyone keeping them anymore. So seems I have to do a little more looking around. you said there was someone in your local club that has them? I would be more then happy to give you my contact info for you to pass on if it is something you don't mind doing. I'm trying to get something to me before the cold season sets in. And really had my heart set on those species.

I am also trying to decide if these Xiphophorus Nezahualcoyotl are something I want to try. Does anyone have any experiance with them? I do not know why, but I love the wild type swords. There so awesome looking. And the behaviour, how they are kinda shy, but not overly so..... amazing. Thanks for any help anyone has.

Anthony,

Re: Which is better: Endler livebearer or Heterandria Formosa? [by Valanda]

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:37:01 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::Which is better: Endler livebearer or Heterandria Formosa?
I know this post is old, but I wanted to add a new observation. I actually saw some of the Formosa eat a shrimp - so, I thought I would share what happened.

Mainly, they pack hunt. One of the Formosa grabbed a leg, then others grabbed other legs. They basically flipped the shrimp over and ate its belly out.

It was actually shockingly vicious.

Re: Glass or Acrylic? [by joefish72]

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:55:50 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::Glass or Acrylic?
There is no benefit to getting a small acrylic tank. You can buy a glass tank from 10-55 gallons at Petco for $1 per gallon when they run a sale. The cost savings alone make glass the way to go.

Re: Starting With Mollies [by Fishpunk]

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:30:10 -0100

Getting Started with Livebearers::Starting With Mollies
My sailfin mollies live in about 85 degree water all summer in Phoenix. Must have been other factors.