Swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
A strong, fast open-water swimmer; the males set up a pecking order.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 12 cm
- Smallest tank
- 120 cm
- Temperature
- 20–27 °C
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Moderate
- Water layer
- Mid water
- Care
- Moderate
- Group
- Happiest in a group of 5 or more
- Coral
- Reef safe
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litresToo small
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres33 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres72 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres133 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Guppy
- Neon tetra
- Convict cichlid
- Denison barb
- Sailfin molly
- Bristlenose pleco
- Pearl gourami
- Red tail shark
- Giant danio
- Boesemani rainbowfish
- Turquoise rainbowfish
- Red rainbowfish
- Siamese algae eater
- Moonlight gourami
- Keyhole cichlid
- Red zebra cichlid
- Kribensis
- Scissortail rasbora
- Kuhli loach
- Silver dollar
- Congo tetra
- Zebra loach
- Rosy barb
- Molly
- and 45 more species
Caution
- Three spot gouramiBoth semi-aggressive
- Yoyo loachBoth semi-aggressive
- Peacock cichlidBoth semi-aggressive
- JulidochromisBoth semi-aggressive
- African butterflyfishBoth semi-aggressive
- Yellow lab cichlidBoth semi-aggressive
- Firemouth cichlidBoth semi-aggressive
- Freshwater angelfishBoth semi-aggressive
- Rainbow sharkBoth semi-aggressive
- Dwarf gouramiBoth semi-aggressive
- Cockatoo cichlidBoth semi-aggressive
- Checkerboard cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Black skirt tetraBoth semi-aggressive
- Diamond tetraBoth semi-aggressive
- Tiger barbBoth semi-aggressive
- Fancy goldfishNarrow shared temperature range
- Chocolate gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Serpae tetraBoth semi-aggressive
- White cloud mountain minnowNarrow shared temperature range
- SeverumBoth semi-aggressive
- Multies shell dwellerBoth semi-aggressive
- Green neon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Dwarf pufferBoth semi-aggressive
- Kissing gouramiBoth semi-aggressive
- Clown loachNarrow shared temperature range
- FrontosaBoth semi-aggressive
- OscarBoth semi-aggressive
- Black ghost knifefishBoth semi-aggressive