Puebla platy

Xiphophorus evelynae

A pale speckled male with yellowish fins; patterns vary within the species.

This male has pale silver-blue/pink colour, fine posterior speckles and yellowish fins. Some stocks are more boldly blotched.

Natural habitat: Native to the Tecolutla (Necaxa) River system in central Mexico.

Keep at 74–80°F, about 23.3–26.7°C.

Appearance and identification

Unlike the brassy, long-sworded kallmani with its fine orange line, this male is compact and speckled without a long sword.

Accepts vegetable-content flakes and small pellets; fry eat finely crushed flake. Algal grazing does not replace feeding.

Parents were not seen eating fry in a covered breeding setup, but safety is not guaranteed for young shrimp or other companions.

Floating fry cover helps; it does not guarantee fry survival at other densities.

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