Variatus Platy
These species are found in canals ditches warm springs and marshes.
Variatus platy. Wagtail platy fish also come in a lot of color variations from the common gold and red shades to blue or green. Variatus platy xiphophorus variatus the swordtail platy xiphophorus helleri is a member of the poeciliidae family. The variatus platy fish is the second species of platy.
The variable platy fish is native to the southern waters of mexico from rio panuco to rio cazones. There are many other popular variations that platy breeders have developed you will be surprised by the variety and colorfulness of the species. It is also known as the variegated or variable platy fish and is found in the waters of mexico.
Variegated pattern results in dark splotches and these fish are sometimes called the painted platies as the pattern resembles a stroke of a painter s brush. Platies with black caudal and dorsal fins are said to be of the wagtail pattern. A live bearer it is native to southern tamaulipas and northern veracruz states in northeastern mexico.
It is a cross match between a swordtail and platy. 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. Platys come in a hugely wide range of color variations.
Today however feral populations exist in several other countries including singapore columbia costa rica and the usa. Colors for these fish include. It can breed with various platy species.
You ll find that the typical base colors are pale yellows through the spectrum to deep black with every other shade basically in between. Because it is such a popular species these fish are captive bred on a massive scale in. The size of variatus platy fish is slightly larger than the southern platy fish.
The swordtail platy is only found in the river system of rio soto la marina in mexico. In any event knowing about the most common platy fish diseases parasites and illnesses as well as their remedies can put you at an advantage in overcoming the disease. Many of the fish will then have a mixture of accent colors that blend with that base.
The two species most commonly available in fish stores are xiphophorus maculatus southern platyfish and xiphophorus variatus variable or variatus platy. Also called the variegated platy the native range of this species is southern tamaulipas to northern veracruz in mexico. They can crossbreed with each other and with swordtail species which has resulted in many different color variations.
