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Spawning Report:Â Xiphophorus hellerii
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Name:Â Â Â John Satterlee
Scientific Name of Fish:Â Xiphophorus hellerii
Hobby Name of Fish: Pineapple swordtail
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Method of Reproduction:Â Livebearer
Number and Gender Distribution of Parents:Â 4 male and 3 females
Origin of Parents:Â Tank raised, from Keystone Clash auction
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This livebearer is native to Northern and Central America
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Approximate number of fry:Â roughly 20 fry
Date of Hatch or Birth:Â May 1 2024
Date of Free Swimming If Hatched:Â N/A
Approx. Number of Fry at 60 Days:Â 22 fry
Aquarium Conditions:
pH:Â 7.2
General Hardness:Â 150 ppm
Average Temperature (72-74 F)
Salinity:Â none
Average Nitrate:Â < 40 ppm
Aquarium Size:Â 20 gallon long
Water Source:Â Rockville MD tap water with Seachem Safe
Water Changes:Â 80% once a month
Filtration System:Â sponge filter
Additives: ½ cup crushed coral
Décor:
Live Plants:Â Multiple species of Cryptocoryne, Valisneria to keep nitrates down
Small flower pots, sponge mops, large ish rocks to provide hiding spots and break lines of sight
In same tank as a bristlenose pleco colony
Substrate:Â bare bottom
Lighting Type and Timing:Â Home Depot light, 12 hrs on/12 hrs off
Food Fed to Parents and How Often: Tetra Color Tropical Flakes morning and evening. Freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every other day.Â
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Food Fed to Fry and How Often:Â Finely ground dry fry food (Aquarium Coop) morning and evening, freshly hatched baby brine shrimp every other day.Â
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Additional comments: Â Fry were removed to their own tank May 1 2024 to grow out without parents in the tank.
My pineapple sword fry a little over 2 months old.
Parents had a "starter batch" of four babies 2 months ago (April 2025) and a batch of 16ish fry around May 1, 2024.