Swordtail xiphophorus helleri Cost: $5-19, the higher end Swordtails are ones with rarer colors and unique tail shapes. Short Profile: Swordtails are very hardy fish when cultivated, and are most often found in a community tank. Be warned that large individuals can become bullies over time, mainly males chasing other male swortails. There are many [...]

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Guppy a.k.a Millions Fish poecilia retculata Cost: $2-8 Shot Bio: A very peaceful, colorful, and lively community fish that is easy to keep and breed. When breeding you can try selective breeding to breed true to type. When breeding this way you can eventually breed a veiltail (just a tail style) strain. Origin: Venezuela, Caribbean [...]

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Common Platy xiphophorus maculatus Cost: $3-8, Only the large adult line-bred fish at the upper end of the price range Short Bio: The common platy is a deep bodied species that has many color variations and is the perfect community fish that is peaceful and very adaptable. Origin: Mexico and Belize, and Guatemala. Size: The [...]

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Guppy Fry Care For the time period of birth to 1 month of age Once you’ve successfully birthed the fry there is the next step of special care that they require. These special needs are, food, water, temperature. Food: They fry need a high protein diet mixed with a high quality flake food that is [...]

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Well, guppies can take anywhere from 2-4 months to sexually mature. There are different factors involved that will impact the rate which they mature. Temperature, food, tank mates, etc. The temperature combined with food will have the greatest impact of all. The higher the temperature is at the faster the guppies metabolism is running. So [...]

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