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HOW LONG UNTIL I CAN MOVE MY BABY FISH?

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Question
My Daughter's Marigold Swordtail had three baby's.They are in a one gallon tank right now. But I want to put them in a 29 gallon tank so when can I put them in the bigger tank.There about one week or two  weeks old.Because one of them are about 2 inches long. The Dad was a Black Moor.He died about a week after we got him.That is why I have them in a one gallon tank.I didn't expect them to live.

Answer
Hi Edward... The female swordtail must have already been impregnated when you got her because a black moor and a swordtail could have babies. The babies that are bigger then 1/2 inch can go into the main tank so long as there are not large fish in your tank... let me know what you have in there... dave