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Platys will usually live for around 3 years if their aquarium water parameters are satisfactory. [4] The platys' ideal water parameters are: Water hardness – between 10 and 28 dGH [4] Temperature – 72 to 82 °F (22 to 28 °C) [5] Water pH – in range from 6.8 to 8.0 [4]
Platies are easy to keep and well suited to a community aquarium. They prefer water with a 7.0–8.0 pH, a water hardness of 9.0–19.0 dGH, and a temperature range of 18–25 °C (64–77 °F). [5] In captivity, they reach maturity in three to four months, and breed readily, the females giving birth to about 20–40 young at a time.
It is restricted to hot-spring heated ditches and marshes of the Laguna Santa Tecla. Its native water is shallow and vegetation-choked, with very stable temperatures that generally are around 27–30 °C (81–86 °F), although captive studies show the species also can live in slightly colder water. [1] [3] [4] [5]
Xiphophorus is a genus of euryhaline and freshwater fishes in the family Poeciliidae of order Cyprinodontiformes, native to Mexico and northern Central America. Xiphophorus species can be divided into 3 groups based on their evolutionary relationships: platyfish (or platies), northern swordtails, and southern swordtails.
Male "Tuxedo" variatus platy. The variable platyfish is bred commercially for the aquarium hobby. It is popular due to its often colourful and variable patterns and its ability to survive in cooler waters than other fish; it can comfortably live at temperatures between 16 and 24 °C (61 and 75 °F). The species has also been used in genetic ...
“It’s just crazy to see something that, growing up, you go to the fair and you get a little goldfish in a bag. All of a sudden, you’re seeing one 14, 15 inches long,” he said. It’s not ...
Goldfish are capable of navigating on land, Israeli researchers have found, after training fish to drive. The team at Ben-Gurion University developed an FOV - a fish-operated vehicle. The robotic ...
[58] can live in full sea water [59] 66 °F - 84 °F (19 °C - 29 °C) 7 - 8 Endler's livebearer: Poecilia wingei: 3.8 cm (1.5 in) Black molly: Poecilia sphenops: 10 cm (3.9 in) Can live in full sea water [59] Sailfin molly: Poecilia latipinna: 10 cm (3.9 in) Gold and silver varieties commonly found; also thrive in brackish water/ full sea ...