Fish
Platy
Xiphophorus maculatus
Key facts
- Temperature20–28 °C
- pH7–8
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 3 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Origin
- Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize
- Size
- 5 – 6 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 28°C
- pH
- 7.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 10 – 25 °dGH
- Hardness
- medium – hard
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Water type
- subtropical – tropical
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 3 (preferably 1M + 2H)
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- viviparous
Notes: More hardy than the guppy; tolerates hard, alkaline water. Many color varieties. Easy to care for and breed.
