Green Swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri) Tank-Bred!

Green Swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri) Tank-Bred!

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This "wild-type" swordtail variety is very colorful, hardy, and easy to keep. It is a true classic in the aquarium hobby, and rightfully so!

The Green Swordtail (Xiphophorus helleri) is the "wild form" color variety of this classic livebearer that has been consistently popular in the aquarium hobby for many decades. It has a variety of green, maroon, and yellow coloration. As is typical with swordtails, males have a long "sword" extension at the bottom of the tail, which is often a striking blue in this variety.

Swordtails typically occupy the top level of the water column, although they can often be seen swimming and feeding in the middle and bottom levels as well. They are also not afraid to jump, so they must be kept in an aquarium with either a lid/hood/canopy or at least a significantly lowered water level. They will not eat or bother plants. They are safe with other peaceful fish as long as the other fish are not known to nip at the long tail of the male swordtails. Adult dwarf shrimp may be safe as well, some swordtails will attain a size large enough to consider such small shrimp prey. Larger, peaceful invertebrates can also make good tankmates. Swordtails are best kept in groups, particularly groups where females outnumber males since mature males will constantly pursue females for breeding.

While not a picky eater, the Green Swordtail will thrive and remain very colorful on a varied diet of meaty foods. High-quality flake food, pellets, and frozen or freeze-dried tubifex and bloodworms will all be readily accepted.

What We Like About This Fish:

Surprisingly attractive "wild" coloration
Peaceful disposition with fish and peaceful invertebrates
Hardy and adaptable
Excellent for inhabiting the top of the aquarium
Very undemanding and perfect for beginners and experts alike

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Temperature: 64° - 82.4° F (16° - 28° C)
pH: 7.0 - 8.0
KH: 10 - 30 dKH
Minimum tank size: 10 gallons for a trio

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Omnivorous. Will easily accept high quality dry and frozen foods.
Social behavior: Peaceful, schooling/shoaling.
Origin: Tank-bred, but indigenous to Mexico.
Average adult size: 2.5 - 3 inches (6.3 - 7.5 cm)
Average purchase size: 1 - 1.5 inches (2.5 - 3.8 cm) or larger

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For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.

Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

Shipping Rate

Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.

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