Xiphophorus continens

A silvery dwarf with a dark lateral stripe and specific water and feeding needs.

This male has silver-blue sides, a golden back and a thin dark stripe to the caudal base, with a small dorsal and no conspicuous long sword.

Keep at 20–24°C and pH 7–8 with oxygenated, clean water of medium hardness. Reaches 2–3 cm.

Appearance and identification

Unlike the cortezi male's prominent spotted dorsal and short sword, this continens is slender with a small dorsal and ordinary tail.

Small size does not justify a tiny container.

Offer suitably sized foods plus live supplements two or three times weekly, including Artemia nauplii.

Maintain water movement, oxygenation and maintenance access around planting.

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