Platy Varieties
Selective breeding has facilitated the emergence of other color variations as well including blue green brown and even black.
Platy varieties. Platys are widely used in tropical aquariums. The platys ideal water parameters are. There are also other unique breeds of platy like for instance the long trailing high fin type or the pointy pintail fin.
The southern platy xiphophorus maculatus is more commonly known as the moonfish or the common platy. Platys are one of the more colorful freshwater fish with base colors that range from pale yellows all the way to deep black and many shades in between. Red platy coral platy blue moon platy wagtail platy tuxedo platy salt and pepper platy and mixed platy.
They easy to breed and come with various different patterns and colors. Platy is cute little fish in freshwater aquariums. The names speak for themselves and reflect the color appearance of that particular fish.
Popular varieties from the variable platy are redtail yellowtail sunset rainbow hawaii and the marigold platy. Due to intermixing of these species and many other closely related fish platies today have dozens of different variations in colors and types. Within each of the color groups there are many shades along with a number of names used to describe them.
Platy is a fresh water fish which belongs to the genus of xiphophorus. In terms of platy fish colors red brick red velvet red blood red yellow gold sunset marigold sunburst and their in between shades are the most common platy fish color variations. Habitat and tank conditions.
As with many fish species there are also albino variants. It contains two different species the southern platy fish and the variatus platy. Platys will usually live for around 3 years if your aquarium water parameters are correct.
Several different color variations have been developed such as red yellow orange blue rainbow combination of colors and white.
