Blue Wag Platy
A young male blue spotted platy these platys seem to have a white background with lots of black specs and blue spots.
Blue wag platy. Blue wag platy pictures. Published june 18 2019 author. Click on each picture to see a bigger picture.
They rarely cause trouble are easy to breed. Platies with black caudal and dorsal fins are said to be of the wagtail pattern. Platys are one of the most popular aquarium fish.
Platy platies xiphophorus maculatus. Mike fishlore admin social media. Metallic blue wag platys.
A young female sunset wag platy similar pattern to the red wag. It s an abbreviation for wagtail and means a black tail that s easier to see wagging. The platy originates in central america and is a very popular freswhater tropical fish.
A young female blue platy whose stomach is bulging with babies. Wagtail platy fish also come in a lot of color variations from the common gold and red shades to blue or green. The platy neon blue wagtail is an extremely eye catching color scheme neon blue and rosy gray scales combined with black dorsal fins and tail.
Platies are native to the east. This female has the dark wag fins on a golden body with a red tint just like a sunset. In the top picture is a young mature male about 1 25 long and in the bottom picture is a large mature female about 1 75 long.
What does wag mean. I got 5 3 females and 2 males so hopefully i get some babies. Platy is a common name of freshwater fish in the genus xiphophorus that lacks a sword at the bottom of their tails.
It is very easy to take care of and well suited for the freshwater fish beginner. Are these a mixed breed or something. So i went to petsmart and saw these limited adition blue wag platies but they have a orange tail kinda where the mickey mouse is on a mickey mouse platy.