Meyer's platyfish

Xiphophorus meyeri

Connected dark flank blotches mark this conservation-kept spotted form.

Silver-olive flanks, irregular dark patches and an ordinary tail without a long sword. The unspotted form is the same species.

Adult length: Up to 3 cm
Water temperature: 23–28 °C
pH: 7–7.7
Hardness: 5–20 dGH

Natural habitat: Native to the Río Salado drainage region of Mexico.

Extinct in the Wild; kept in conservation programmes, not routinely available.

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Appearance and identification

The meyeri form has connected flank patches; the xiphidium male has short vertical bars on the front half and no caudal-base spot. Spot count or sword absence does not identify it.

Same-species behaviour

Keep with its own species or non-disturbing companions; do not mix conservation stocks casually.

Diet and feeding

Accepts suitable live, frozen and flake foods.

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Meyer's platyfish

Appearance and identification

Same-species behaviour

Diet and feeding

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