Sunset Variatus Platy Fish
They usually live for 3 5 years although some live longer and some that die sooner.
Sunset variatus platy fish. Variatus platies much like guppies are highly variable. 4 more things to know about platy fish. These species are found in canals ditches warm springs and marshes.
The swordtail platy is only found in the river system of rio soto la marina in mexico. While platy fish aren t technically scavengers they seem to aspire to this title. They ll eat just about anything they find in their fish tanks.
Platys are one of the several livebearing species of freshwater fish popular with aquarium enthusiasts. Selective breeding has facilitated the emergence of other color variations as well including blue green brown and even black. The variable platy fish is native to the southern waters of mexico from rio panuco to rio cazones.
One cull that showed up fairly consistently in our redtail black variatus line was a fish without a black tuxedo or black body. Additional names variatus platy sunset platy variegated platy variable platyfish additional scientific names platypoecilus maculatus dorsalis platypoecilus variatus platypoecilus variegatus. Platies are relatively hardy and usually survive the transition from the store setup to the home aquarium.
Platy fish come in three basic groupings this includes the common platy southern the variable and the swordtail platy rarest. In other words a sunset variatus. Sexing edit edit source females have a fan shaped anal fin and males have a gonopodium these fish breed readily in the tank and produce 50 100 fry every four to six weeks.
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. They combine all the things you would want in a perfect fish. We have a special place in our hearts for livebearers or fish that bear live young because of how readily they make baby fish but over the years the sunset variatus platy xiphophorus variatus has become one of our favorites.
Parrot platies xiphophorus variatus platy fish are relatively short lived. Grouped together with their close cousins the swordtails platys are part of the genus known as xiphophorus they are hardy compatible with other fish and are extremely easy to breed. We spend a lot of time culling off colored fish.
From that original strain we ve developed several color strains of variatus. Depending on the store you purchased them from they may be sick when you initially get them.
