Species
Profiles -> Cyprinodonts
-> Swordtail
Swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri)
| Synonyms: | Belize , Green, Atoyac, Black, Spotted, Golden Swordtail |
| Stats: |
Adult Size: 3
1/4" (8 cm) Temp: 78-82 F ( C) Tank: 36" (90 cm) minimum |
| Requirements: | Appreciates planted tanks. Peaceful tankmates. |
| Diet: | Not picky. Flake and live appreciated. |
| Breeding: | Livebearers. Males have a gonopodium and long tail extension, and females give birth to live young. in a heavily planted tank many will survive. |
| Sociability: | Groups are fine, get along with most other peaceful fish. |
| Related Spec: | .. |
| Special Info: | Sometimes these fish have been known to change sex from female to male, but not in the other direction. |
