Species profile
Swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
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 | 30 US gal / 114 L |
| Minimum group size | 3 |
| Adult size | 12 cm |
| Temperature | 22-28 C |
| pH | 7-8.3 |
| Hardness | 10-30 dGH |
| Salinity | 0-0 ppt |
| Temperament | peaceful to boisterous livebearer |
| Aggression notes | Active livebearer; males may spar and can overwhelm timid nano fish. |
| Diet | omnivore |
| Swim zone | middle/top |
| Activity level | very active |
| Bioload | medium |
| Reef safe | Not applicable or not reviewed |
| Plant safe | Yes |
| Invert safe | Yes |
| Compatibility tags | freshwater, livebearer, hard-water, active-swimmer, boisterous |
| Avoid with tags | soft-acidic-specialist, timid-nano-fish, large-predator |
Tank mate compatibility
Generated same-water-type pair checks for Swordtail.
- Can Swordtail and Angelfish live together? not recommended
- Can Swordtail and Betta live together? compatible
- Can Swordtail and Bristlenose pleco live together? compatible
- Can Swordtail and Bronze cory live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Cardinal tetra live together? not recommended
- Can Swordtail and Cherry shrimp live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Chili rasbora live together? not recommended
- Can Swordtail and Ember tetra live together? not recommended
- Can Swordtail and Guppy live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Harlequin rasbora live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Honey gourami live together? not recommended
- Can Swordtail and Kuhli loach live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Molly live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Neon tetra live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Otocinclus live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Pearl gourami live together? not recommended
- Can Swordtail and Peppered cory live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Platy live together? caution
- Can Swordtail and Pygmy cory live together? not recommended
- Can Swordtail and Tiger barb live together? caution
- Can Swordtail 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.