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Assorted Swordtail Group (Xiphophorus helleri)
Assorted Swordtail Group
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Assorted Swordtail Group (Xiphophorus helleri)
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Additional locales and sizes may be available!
Please Let Us Pick: Based on availability, your fish will be selected from an assortment of males and females. We are not able to guarantee specific gender (unless specified in the product name).
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Quick Stats

Care Level Easy
Temperament Peaceful
Color Form Assorted, Black, Orange, Red, Yellow
Diet Omnivore
Water Conditions 64-82° F, KH 12-30, pH 7.0-8.3
Max. Size 4"
Family Poeciliidae
Minimum Tank Size 20 gallons
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Care Level Easy
Temperament Peaceful
Color Form Assorted, Black, Orange, Red, Yellow
Diet Omnivore
Water Conditions 64-82° F, KH 12-30, pH 7.0-8.3
Max. Size 4"
Family Poeciliidae
Minimum Tank Size 20 gallons
Compatibility View Chart
What do these Quick Stats mean? Click here for more information

Overview

The Swordtail is perhaps the quintessential community aquarium fish. The time-tested popularity of the Swordtail can be attributed to its ease of care, peaceful temperament, and wonderfully diverse fin and color varieties. The most common Swordtail varieties include: Red Wag, Red Velvet, Marigold, Black Nubian, Pineapple, and Neon Swordtail. The male Swordtail is especially prized for its namesake feature, the showy extension on the lower part of its tail resembling a sword.

The Swordtail requires an aquarium of at least 20 gallons that is well planted with plenty of room for swimming. Because of its peaceful nature, the Swordtail is well suited for the community aquarium. However, the male Swordtail can demonstrate territorial aggression towards other male Swordtails so care should be taken when housing more than one male. Also, the Swordtail is an accomplished jumper, so be sure to provide a secure cover for the aquarium.

The Swordtail is a live-bearing fish related to freshwater aquarium favorites including guppies, mollies, and platys. As such, a female Swordtail can give birth to as many as 80 fry at one time. A spawning box is recommended, or if one is not available, provide dense floating cover to protect the Swordtail fry from potential predation by the adults. Unless it is your intention to breed Swordtails, the male Swordtail fry should be separated once the sex of the fry is determined. The Swordtail can begin breeding as young as three months of age and can quickly overpopulate an aquarium.

The Swordtail is an omnivore that will eat commercially prepared flaked foods and algae as well as freeze dried bloodworms, tubifex, and brine shrimp.

Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 2-1/2"

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Customer Testimonials

Michelle I Clark , NJ
I've kept Swordtails with Platies and they do extremely well. They can also be kept alongside Angelfish, Catfish, Tetras, and many other community fish. Feed them TetraMin or other quality flake foods and they should be happy.
Peggy S Brooksville , FL
Mine is sometimes aggressive toward each other. I had several male Swordtails together and the one dominant male killed the other two. The one remaining also started to pick at my platties. I had to separate him. He was fine will all my other fish (Tetras, Rasboras, Neons, and Cherry Barbs).
Laura R Saugus , CA
These are very active, beautiful fish. I have them with guppies, tetras, loaches, and dwarf gouramis, and they all get along well. They are VERY fast swimmers. When trying to put them into the "birthing box" it is going to be an adventure.
Dante E Buford , GA
If there is 1 fish you can count on to be extremely peaceful, ORDER THIS FISH! Mine is housed with a Lyretail Molly,3 snail's ,2 Black Skirt s and a Bonus Aires and she is the most colorful in the tank. OH SO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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