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FAQs:
Platies 1, Platies 2, Platy
Identification, Platy Behavior, Platy Compatibility, Platy Selection, Platy Systems, Platy Feeding, Platy Disease, Platy Disease 2, Platy Disease 3, Platy Disease 4, Platy Disease 5,
Platy Health 6, Platy
Health 7,
Platy Health 8, Platy
Health 9, Platy Health 10,
Platy Health 11,
& Platy Reproduction, &
Livebearers in
General, Poeciliids,
Guppies, Platies, Swordtails, Mollies, Goodeids, Anablepids, Livebearer Identification,
Livebearer Behavior, Livebearer Compatibility, Livebearer Selection, Livebearer Systems, Livebearer Feeding, Livebearer Disease, Livebearer Reproduction,
Related Articles: Poeciliids: Guppies, Platies,
Swordtails, Mollies by Neale Monks, Livebearing Fishes by Bob Fenner,
&
Mollies, Guppies,
Swords, & Anablepids (Four-Eyes), Goodeids, Halfbeaks
(Hemiramphrids)
/A Diversity of Aquatic Life
Platies for
Aquariums
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Neon Female Platy
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Platies: Xiphophorus maculatus, variatus...
| Xiphophorus maculatus (Gunther 1866), the
Platy (Southern Platyfish to science). Originally from Central
America; Mexico, Belize. Many varieties; popular freshwater
aquarium fish. To a bit over two inches in length. Cond.s pH 7-8,
dH 9-19, temp. 18-25 C. At right, male and female in
captivity. Many varieties/sports exist; long finned, high dorsal,
Mickey Mouse, twinbar, crescent... of many colors,
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Dalmatian male |
Blue Dalmatian male |
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large (desktop size) copies. Click on "framed" images to
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| Xiphophorus variatus (Meek 1904), the
Variable or Variatus Platy . Originally endemic to Mexico from
southern Tamaulipas to northern Veracruz. Many varieties; popular
freshwater aquarium fish. To 7 cm. in length. Cond.s pH 7-8, dH
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