2008年2月9日 · Variatus are my favorite livebearers because they are striking colors and they do well in tubs outside. There is cold tolerant gambusia strain but they are not so colorful and too aggressive. Some livebearers can do well in unheated tanks such as western gambusia, heterandria formosa and few xiphophorus species (not green swordtails and ...

2009年8月25日 · The biggest difference between a Xiphophorus maculatus and a Variatus platy is that one is a real species of fish and the other is a hybrid that has been created in an aquarium. I tend to stay away from things like platies and instead go for the real wild type fish.

2023年4月15日 · Hawaiian Variatus Platy. Thread starter fish48; Start date Apr 15, 2023; 🐠 FishForums Tank of the Year ...

2004年7月11日 · Platy Common name: Platy, sometimes variatus or southern platy. Origin: North Eastern Central America Size: 2 - 2½ in. (5 - 6.25 cm.) Scientific Name: Xiphophorus maculatus and Xiphophorus variatus Family oeciliidae Care: Platys are very easy to care for, and are great beginner fish. Platy's prefer water temperature at 76-79F ( 24.4-26.1C).

2023年1月28日 · X variatus is an overlooked fish. The wild forms can be real beauties. The old guys in our club told then young me they crossed variatus and helleri aiming for the yellow variatus colours on swords. They also confined them in tiny containers to get this to happen. In my teens, I kept variatus for years, sometimes with swords, and everything ...

2012年2月9日 · I tend to mix it up a bit with mine. Their breakfast consists of flake and catfish pellets (for my cories but I often see a platy being chased around with a pellet in it's mouth!) Then their evening feed is rotated. I feed frozen bloodworm, frozen daphnia & dried tubiflex which I stick to the glass. I also add cooked peas and courgette slices.

2016年5月22日 · pet shop Swordtails and platies are hybrids. thay are descended from a true wild species of swordtail) Xiphophorus hellerii and true wild species of platies Xiphophorus maculatus and Xiphophorus variatus. It is possible to get wild species from pet shops but very rare.

2009年4月20日 · As I am sure you all know, common platies are descended from two types of platy, the maculatus platy and the variatus platy, neither are true coldwater species although the variatus platy can take cooler temperatures than the maculatus platy which really need warmer water. Similarly the common swordtail is descended from Xiphophorus helleri.

2023年2月20日 · I once received one badly damaged male variatus from a Mexican friend. No females, and it didn't live long, so it fits the usual profile of the mystery fish that got away. It was an apricot coloured fish that was one of the best looking livebearers I had ever seen.

2006年9月18日 · Platies will also interbreed with swordtails and another species of platy that is sold as Variatus Platy, Variatus (or sometimes just platy). I have seen variatus called rainbows. They will breed with whatever platies you have. Most platies you can buy are actually hybrids between Xiphophorus maculatus and X. variatus, many with sword blood ...