Platy
Xiphophorus maculatus
A calm, steady mid-water fish whose males actually tolerate each other.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 5 cm
- Smallest tank
- 60 cm
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Activity
- Moderate
- Water layer
- Mid water
- Care
- Easy
- 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 litres18 of them
- Standard90 cm · 180 litres51 of them
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres85 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres185 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres342 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
- Guppy
- Neon tetra
- Emperor tetra
- Zebra danio
- Cherry barb
- Forktail blue-eye
- Panda corydoras
- Odessa barb
- Lemon tetra
- Penguin tetra
- Harlequin rasbora
- Julii corydoras
- Dwarf chain loach
- Honey gourami
- Black neon tetra
- Black skirt tetra
- Serpae tetra
- Glowlight tetra
- Diamond tetra
- Silver hatchetfish
- Pearl danio
- Tiger barb
- Otocinclus
- Hillstream loach
- and 42 more species
Caution
- Rummynose tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Threadfin rainbowfishNarrow shared temperature range
- Cardinal tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- White cloud mountain minnowNarrow shared temperature range
- Sterbai corydorasNarrow shared temperature range
- Green neon tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Checkerboard cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Cockatoo cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Chili rasboraNarrow shared temperature range
- Kuhli loachNarrow shared temperature range
- Boesemani rainbowfishNarrow shared temperature range
- KribensisNarrow shared temperature range
- Pearl gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- African butterflyfishNarrow shared temperature range
- Red rainbowfishNarrow shared temperature range
- Moonlight gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Freshwater angelfishNarrow shared temperature range
- Fancy goldfishNarrow shared temperature range
- SeverumNarrow shared temperature range
- Clown loachNarrow shared temperature range
- FrontosaNarrow shared temperature range
- OscarNarrow shared temperature range
- Black ghost knifefishNarrow shared temperature range
Not together
- DiscusWater temperatures do not overlap
- Chocolate gouramiWater temperatures do not overlap
- German blue ramWater temperatures do not overlap
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Aggressive with peaceful
- Paradise fishAggressive with peaceful
- Demasoni cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Red zebra cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Convict cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- Red tail sharkAggressive with peaceful
- Jack DempseyAggressive with peaceful