Platy (30-40mm)
Platy (30-40mm)
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Platy (30-40mm)
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Product Description
Product Description
🧬 Overview
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Origin: Mexico & Central America
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Type: Livebearer (gives birth to free-swimming fry)
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Size: 5–7 cm (2–2.5 in)
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Lifespan: 2–4 years
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Temperament: Peaceful, active
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Care Level: Very easy (great for beginners)
💧 Water Parameters
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Temperature: 20–26°C
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pH: 7.0–8.2 (prefer slightly alkaline)
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Hardness: Moderate to hard water preferred
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Tank size: 60L+ for a small group
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Salinity: Freshwater (can tolerate mild brackish, but not required)
They actually do better in harder water than very soft acidic setups.
🎨 Colors & Varieties
Selective breeding has produced tons of strains:
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Red, orange, yellow, blue, tuxedo, wagtail
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Mickey Mouse platy
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Sunburst
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Hi-fin varieties
🐠 Behavior & Compatibility
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Very peaceful community fish
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Best kept in groups
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Keep 1 male : 2–3 females to reduce harassment
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Good tank mates:
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Guppies
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Mollies
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Corydoras
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Small tetras
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Rasboras
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Avoid aggressive or fin-nipping species.
👶 Breeding
One of the easiest fish to breed:
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Females give birth every ~4 weeks
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20–80 fry per drop
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Fry are fully formed and swim immediately
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Adults may eat fry, so dense plants help survival
Populations can explode quickly if males and females are mixed.
🍽 Diet
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Omnivore
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Flake, pellets, frozen foods
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Appreciate some vegetable matter (spirulina, blanched spinach)
