Species profile
Platy
Xiphophorus maculatus
ai-generated confidence: high
AI-generated aquarium-care values from common hobby consensus; expert review is recommended before launch-quality advice.
Care table
| Water type | freshwater |
|---|---|
| Care level | easy |
| Minimum tank | 15 US gal / 57 L |
| Minimum group size | 3 |
| Adult size | 7 cm |
| Temperature | 21-27 C |
| pH | 7-8.2 |
| Hardness | 10-25 dGH |
| Salinity | 0-0 ppt |
| Temperament | peaceful livebearer |
| Aggression notes | Hard-water community fish; manage breeding and male-to-female ratios. |
| Diet | omnivore |
| Swim zone | middle/top |
| Activity level | active |
| Bioload | medium |
| Reef safe | Not applicable or not reviewed |
| Plant safe | Yes |
| Invert safe | Yes |
| Compatibility tags | freshwater, livebearer, hard-water, peaceful-community |
| Avoid with tags | soft-acidic-specialist, large-predator, aggressive-fish |
Tank mate compatibility
Generated same-water-type pair checks for Platy.
- Can Platy and Angelfish live together? not recommended
- Can Platy and Betta live together? compatible
- Can Platy and Bristlenose pleco live together? compatible
- Can Platy and Bronze cory live together? caution
- Can Platy and Cardinal tetra live together? not recommended
- Can Platy and Cherry shrimp live together? caution
- Can Platy and Chili rasbora live together? not recommended
- Can Platy and Ember tetra live together? caution
- Can Platy and Guppy live together? caution
- Can Platy and Harlequin rasbora live together? caution
- Can Platy and Honey gourami live together? compatible
- Can Platy and Kuhli loach live together? caution
- Can Platy and Molly live together? caution
- Can Platy and Neon tetra live together? caution
- Can Platy and Otocinclus live together? caution
- Can Platy and Pearl gourami live together? compatible
- Can Platy and Peppered cory live together? caution
- Can Platy and Pygmy cory live together? caution
- Can Platy and Swordtail live together? caution
- Can Platy and Tiger barb live together? caution
- Can Platy and Zebra danio live together? caution
Sources and attribution
Source links are verification references for taxonomy and identifiers. Aquarium-care values are AI-generated from common hobby consensus and need expert review before launch-quality advice.
- Wikidata search - Taxonomy/identifier verification lead only.
- GBIF species search - Taxonomy verification lead only.