Variable Platyfish tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Variable Platyfish

Xiphophorus variatus

The Variable Platyfish (Xiphophorus variatus) is a subtropical freshwater fish of the family Poeciliidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 7 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–26 °C.

Size: 7 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–26 °C
pH: 7.0–8.2
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–26 °C

pH7.0–8.2

Hardness14–30 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Subtropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderCyprinodontiformes
FamilyPoeciliidae
GenusXiphophorus
SpeciesXiphophorus variatus

Quick answers

Variable Platyfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 7 cm (total length).
Variable Platyfish tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Variable Platyfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–26 °C, pH 7.0–8.2, hardness 14–30 °dGH.
Variable Platyfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.