Hifin Swordtail
It resulted in a strain that is almost fixed by now.
Hifin swordtail. It was sold under the name simpson swordtail after its discoverers. Since their golden age from the 1940 s throughout the 1970 s the popularity and quality of cultivated strains of livebearers have declined both in the general hobby and. When buying a batch of these guys you ll never go wrong with the variety.
Like the one in the picture in the picture these hifin swords have tremendous fins plus great colors. It originated from a cross between hifin pineapple albino line and hifin orange tuxedo. However when in small tanks their size can be smaller.
Hifin swordtails live best in a group with at least three males and about twice as many females. When you order you can include a special request in your order for as many males and females as you want. This is a premium pet fish and we never see premium swordtails like these in the live fish stores or in the online.
For the past twelve years specialized in cultivated strains of hi fin xiphophorus and a few wild species of livebearers. The males can grow to around 4 inches 11cm while the females can attain 5 inches 12cm length excluding the length of their tail. Meaning producing white tuxedo albino offspring.
This trait was originally introduced to the hobby in the early 60s found on fancy x. Hifin orange tuxedo swordtail immature 4 hi fin neon tuxedo swordtails a striking looking strain whose red saddle back contrasts greatly with the black tuxedo markings of the lower section of the body. The hi fin lyretail is a fin variation of the xiphophorus helleri.
Because platys lack a swordtail the name simpson swordtail was dropped in favor of the more inclusive name hifin alternatively spelled hi fin. The size of a swordtail fish can be large. 1 hifin albino swordtails 2 hifin swordtails 3 hifin variatus 4 hifin maculatus 5 hybrids albino platies photos december 2011 april 2012 ala convention photos may 2012 photos june 2012 photos september 2012.
Miami swordtails a hobbyist s outdoor fishroom. The male hi fin lyretail swordtail has a feathery lyre shaped tail and flowing fins with an extension on the lower part of its tail resembling a sword. The fin variations of the female lyretails are not as impressive.
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