The
beautiful
male Hifin
Red-Eye Red
Swordtail,
shown above, is one
species of Livebearer.
Guppies, Mollies, Platies, and Swordtails are all members of a group of fish that are called Livebearers, because the females of these species
release live babies, while the females of most
other species of fish release eggs that are then fertilized by males of that species.
Livebearers live best in a group with at least 3 males and about twice as many females. For example 3 males and 5 or 6 females can often live together, but one
male and one female or a few males will not get along well together in the same aquarium.
When you look at pages in AquariumFish.net with Livebearers for sale, you will see a symbol like this
to indicate that these fish live best in a group.
There are many other species of livebearers including Gambusia, which is often called the Mosquito Fish, and
Endler's Livebearer, which is
a species that is very closely
related to Guppies, plus the new species named Picta and Parae. They are all wonderful aquarium fish!
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There are also species of fish, including many Stingrays, that release live babies, but are not usually called Livebearers, though you might hear them
called livebearing fish.
Thank you so much for your wonderful websites and show, you're an inspiration and your suggestions and advice have helped me create a thriving, splendid tank.
I have two related questions for you:
First, I plan on having a mix of swordtails and platies. I currently have 3 young pineapple 'mickey' swords, and 3 common platies. I'm aware you recommend having at least 8 of
these livebearers in order to promote maximum health. Would a mix of 5 platies and 3 swordtails suffice for this community? They all seem to get along great right now.
Lastly (and most importantly) I plan on adding a school of Cory Catfish. I'm nervous that by doing this I won't be able to add salt to my tank for my Swords and Platies. Would no
salt really hurt the livebearers? Or, if I should add salt, will half the recommended amount hurt the Cories?
Thanks,
Jeff G.
Reply.
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Platies and Swordtails usually will not form one group, so it is better to keep a group with at least three males and about twice as many females of each species.
It's interesting that Platies and Swordtails will often interbreed to produce hybrids. In fact most Platies and Swordtails sold as pets have genes from both species. Click
here
for more about Platies, and
here for more about Swordtails.
Cory Catfish do not like aquarium salt and livebearers like Platies and Swordtails do better with about one tablespoon of aquarium salt added to each five gallons of aquarium
water. Click
here for more about Cory Catfish.
But both livebearers and Cory Catfish can live together with about half as much salt. So you'd add one tablespoon of aquarium salt to each ten gallons of aquarium water. Click
here
for more information about aquarium salt.
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aquarium at
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and waiting for
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Platies like most
livebearers live best in
a group with at least 3
males and at least 5
females in an
appropriate sized
aquarium.
Shown above,
two very fancy Male
Guppies, which are also
livebearers, and a very
popular aquarium fish.
Shown above,
a male
Marbled
Sailfin
Molly with a
huge dorsal
fin that he
like to show
off with.
Shown above,
a male
Endler's
Livebearer,
swimming in
one of
aquariums,
when one of
us took this
picture.
Shown above,
a young male
Picta
Livebearer
here in one
of our
aquariums.
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to indicate that these fish live best in a group. 
