The Variatus platy fish is primarily black, paired with other beautiful colours. This platy species comes in a large variety of colour combinations, including the red and yellow sunburst tuxedo platy, the blue-red tuxedo metallic platy, red gold tuxedo platy, blue tuxedo platy, and many more. The tuxedo platy’s colour runs from head to tail, and surrounds a large black patch that covers most of the fish’s side. This black patch makes the platy fish look like it is wearing a tuxedo.


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Scientific NameCommon NameSize Temperament 
Xiphophorus variatus
Southern Platyfish 70mm Peaceful
Water TemperatureWater pHTank SizeDiet 
  22-28°C  6.8-8.0 120 liters > Omnivore
LifespanCareDifficulty BreedingMin Population
3 YearsEasyEasy1/5
RobustnessWay of LivingSociabilityAvailability
HardyDiurnalSmall groupsAlways

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