#swordtail fish

[saxophonesealy]

Hadestown aquarium AU! I might do more of these in the future.

Eurydice is a Platy, and Orpheus is a lyretail Swordtail. Hadestown itself is an aquarium, whereas the outside world is regular ponds and rivers.

[dilemmaart]

Mermay Day 14 . Swordtail Fish ❤️🧡💛

This is Sunny and they’re bfs. This is canon now.

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[mormonastock]

Humanization:

🌪️🔥Fire tornado and 🐠🐟 Swordtail fish

I have something to tell about them:

Regarding the fire tornado:

It all began with the Great Fire of London in 1666, the origin of the first firestorms.

When I imagined a person whose house was burning to the ground, this image was born. Burning clothes, fire on skin, a rush of wind—it wasn't just a whim, but a reflection of the moment when the fury of loss mingles with the power of raging flames. An exposed torso here isn't debauchery!!! It's a symbol of the unbridled power of a firestorm.

Now, wherever it appears, it carries with it the memory of that terrible and majestic catastrophe.

About the swordtail fish:

I was intrigued by the fish's first appearance. It appeared in southern Mexico (there are other places, but this country caught my eye), and I designed clothing for it, inspired by traditional Mexican costumes, while still retaining the fish-like association.

[thejohnlockedfemboy]

Hello its the annon the other day who was asking about starting fish keeping, I did some digging and found a tank that is around 60gallon (from what i measured) im not too sure on what fish to start researching to keep in this tank or if it is the right size or not so sorry to ask again but do you have any recommendations to keep in a tank that size (i would go to the web but all it shows me are different answers and you seem like you know a lot about these kinds of things)

OH MY GOODNESS A 60 GALLON? You’re so lucky to have room for that big of a tank!!!! Literally my dream fr fr.

OKAY soooo my first choice would probably be corydoras. In a tank that big, you could easily have 4-5 of any type of cory, even the larger types.

This is an adult peppered Cory, my personal favorite type. They grow to be about 2.5-3 inches at the most and aren’t as active as albino corys, but are more curious than larger types of corys like emerald corys.

they are bottom-feeders that need soft fluval substrate or sand ( substrate is preferred, because then you can add plants and they’ll grow more easily )

This is the substrate I have for my corys, and I’ve NEVER had a single injury to my corys while having this. You’d need the 17 pound bag or maybe even another 4 pound bag to fully cover the bottom of the 60 gallon. If you get any type of bottom feeders, DO NOT use rock or gravel, as most bottom-feeders have “barbels” aka their little whiskery-things that help them seek food, and sharp substrate can tear off their barbels or even their fins and stomachs if they lay on the substrate and get cut.

another really popular larger cory type are panda corys

they do well in groups, promoting their natural schooling behavior and are pretty active with distinctive colors.

80 different types of the rarest, common & most popular aquarium Corydoras (with photos) available in the fishkeeping hobby.

Here are some other popular cory types ⬆️ that you might find interesting.

Another great choice of bottom-feeder would be kuhli loaches! They’re my favorite of my fish and are so silly and active. They’re affectionately called “noodles” because of their eel-like appearance.

Here’s some of my kuhli loaches :)

If you get them, you NEED to get at least four, because they’re very shy, especially if there are other fish in the tank. They need at the minimum of two hiding places ( caves, densely planted areas, driftwood to burrow under ) and DO NOT get them unless you are going to have sand or substrate of the type I sent you in the previous link. They WILL NOT thrive in gravel or rock.

they’re super dramatic and like to fling themselves over the decor and plants. Sometimes they look dead, but they aren’t actually. Just look closely for their gill movement :)

However, if you’d prefer schooling fish that would be flashy and swim in the middle level of the tank, then tetras are the way to go! They’re beginner-friendly and relatively easy to care for. The food is cheap and they technically don’t need real plants, but mine do so much better with the real plants.

There are a ton of different kinds of tetras—

Neon tetras and ember tetras are the most popular, but cardinal tetras ⬇️

— are also very popular.

Tetras are slow to breed, meaning that you can get just one batch ( and with your 60 gallon, you could easily have up to 10-20!!! ) and then have them until they die 2-5 years later.

However, if you’re looking for some fish that you can get two or three of and have thrice that many within a few months, then you want some LIVE-BEARERS!

The most common live-bearers are guppies and mollies, both excellent choices for beginners because of their low maintenance and easy care.

These are the most common livebearing breeds.

Guppies come in HUNDREDS of colors and can easily be found at any small fish store or pet store.

Males guppies are the more brightly colored ones, so it might be tempting to purchase ONLY males. But this is a very bad idea. Male guppies will become aggressive if too crowded with other males without females to breed with. An ideal female-male ratio is 2 or 3 females per every male to ensure that the females are not forced to breed too often.

You could easily have 10-15 guppies in a 60-gallon tank, but I’d recommend only purchasing about 8 ( following the female to male ratio ) and wait to see if they breed or not. It’s better to have too few for a few months than be far too overcrowded within a few months.

Now, onto mollies!

Here are some of the most common molly types and colors. They also breed proficiency, so don’t get more than 10 to start with! They follow the same females-per-male ratio as guppies.

https://www.instagram.com/fishelly_official?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Here is an Instagram account that tells a lot about freshwater fish :) ⬆️ it’s very helpful!

It’s important to remember that you need to research fish care before buying any fish, because I’ve never raised guppies or mollies ( I only have two ten gallon tanks, so I sadly don’t have enough room for them ).

Another cool note is that because tetras, guppies, mollies are all fish that swim in the middle to top area of the tank, you can still get bottom-feeders while having them! Just remember to not overcrowd the tank. A good ratio is one inch of fish per one gallon of water. This only applies to small fish like tetras, guppies, mollies, and bettas, though. It doesn’t apply to any fish over four inches.

If you’re thinking of bettas, it’s gonna be a bit complicated. They used to be called Siamese fighting fish for a reason! NEVER have more than one male betta per tank, even a large tank, because they will fight to the death over territory. You could have one male and one female, or multiple females and one male, but never more than one male at a time.

It’s also important to know that bettas, even females, can be aggressive to other fish. They might pick on slower-moving fish or fish smaller than them if you don’t have enough of the smaller fish for them to school for safety. However, the tables can be turned if you have “nippy” fish like tetras, who might gang up on a slower-moving halfmoon or rosetail betta ( bettas bred to have larger fins and therefore swim much slower ) and bite at their fins, causing injuries or even death.

The temperament of fish will always depend on the fish themselves, and so it’s best just not to have fish that may clash if you don’t have another tank you could move one or the other fish into.

My bettas never had a problem with my tetras, even in my smaller ten-gallon tank. When I first got my male plakat betta, he nipped at one of my tetras, who immediately went to the other three tetras, brought them back to the betta, and chased him. After that, there was no more issues with between them.

If you have a specific kind of fish in mind, I’d be happy to help you research them. Just send me another ask in my inbox, and feel free to turn off anon if you want to.

[guppys-n-platys]

A few days ago I bought 4 sword tails for the 120l 🤗

[atrixfromice]

Hi there folks! Hope you're doing well!

Even if my life is not what it used to be, I've decided to not give up and keep drawing! Drawing appeases my heart and gives me a hope...a hope and joy to knowing I'm a worthy person, because I can bring joy and a smile to the people who follow my art!

Since a couple of days ago I've been wanting to draw a fish character design. And specially one in particular...the Swordtail fish.

Here some drawings of the male swordfish. On fish usually the male is the most colorful and gorgeous, so it's a lot more fun to draw males heheh. But I will probably do the female to for the comparison.

So, this afternoon after work I spent all my time looking for cool photos of this fish species, and the other days as well; there you got me trying for days to find a find a photo of this fish that was neat enough to see his anatomy traits well, hehe

Because as a marine biology (and animals in general) admirer, I like to take care that my cartoon drawings are accurate with the actual they're based on. At the end I found one that was good enough to work with.

I made some sketches of the poses and at the end I colored the best one.

And this made me remember why drawing marine life is so fun! I sooo adore drawing fish fins! They are so beautiful and organic in shape, so much fun to draw!! ^^

I also enjoyed drawing scales and the coloring, but the tail! The tail was the funniest part! Curious fact, while I've been drawn fish before, this the first time I draw live-bearer fish, so I was very exciting because it was one of the things I really wanted to draw since a long time ago, it was a pleasure and an honor to try to draw his gonopodium.

It was so cool!...hehe

Before I never drew live-bearer fish because I was worried people were going to consider me a weirdo for saying they are fascinating...but they are. I think it's cool the anatomical difference between them and fish that lay eggs on the ground. The use of the gonopodium it's such a witty evolutionary trait! And it's amazing that the female of these fish carries the babies inside her all the time until they hatch.

Hehe sorry! I know I said I wasn't going to overwhelm you with marine biology or acuatic animals free lessons, but I can't help being a dork with marine life XD

Fish are beautiful and graceful, their movements are graceful too, so that's what I tried to portray in these drawings.

I hope you like them!...And also that you don't consider me a weirdo due some of what I said *shy giggles*

[godesscall]

Swordtail Mermaid

[dilemmaart]

Craaazy week, finally getting back to drawing and holy shit I got 5 days to catch up on at this point.

Heres Days 13, 14 and 15. Siamese Fighting Fish (Bubbles), Swordtail Fish (Sunset) and Redtail Catfish (Whisker)

Art (c) @dilemmaart @dilemmaverse