#xiphophorus

[ouzel-time]

I don't care about their taxonomy. Platies should be Honorary Goldfish.

[thewindowsill]

Fish crush on the Hawaii platy. I might have to make an indoor pond for them...

[thewindowsill]

Also

I wanted guppies in the other pond but it’s been too cold and even with a heater, all but one died so I was looking for some  variatus platy but, I couldn’t find any. 

I really wanted some “Hawaii” platies and they did show up on a list of fish you can order to one of my fish stores and I am very tempted to get some. They won’t really fit into my tank and since I have buckets of water to store my water lilies... I could just get a bigger bucket and have some fish as well. An indoor pond. What could possibly go wrong.

Haven’t fully committed to the idea but one of my patio ponds doesn’t have fish in it or cyanobacteria. I could bring it inside. I have ordered a sponge filter and a heater so I think I might end up doing it. Only issue if I bring the patio pond inside is that I don’t want the water lilies in it and I will still have buckets on the floor and I think there’s snails in the pond, I don’t like snails.

TO BE CONTINUED

[cyprinella]

Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus) by Jérôme Picard Via Flickr: Groupe de Platy à l'heure du repas

[fear-the-hippo]

IUCN Highlights

Today’s Highlight: Monterrey Platyfish; Xiphophorus couchianus

Status: Extinct in the wild

Causes: Habitat loss, pollution, introduced species

Habitat: the San Juan river system (part of the Rio Grande basin) in Mexico

Diet: Algae and small invertebrates

Fun Facts: It shares the title of northernmost Xiphophorus species with the Northern Platyfish and Marbled Swordtail

[darthimperius]

My first big and tropical tank is coming together, lads.

[acquariofilia]

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[chuckjuarez]

Los bebés ya crecieron! :3 #xiphophorus #helleri #xiphophorushelleri (en Xochimilco, Distrito Federal, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvSC5gFHcsi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ugdv4ifwi6d