Platy fish care techniques

Platy fish has always been considered as a good fish for beginners to keep. This species comes from Central America and is known for the beautiful bright colors. Here are some important tips if you want to keep the fish platy

1. There are different varieties of platy fish and their name associated with their color. So there platies gold, salt and pepper platies, platies black, blue and calico platies platies. There are various options available in the market and you have to carefully choose them to achieve the perfect combination to match.
2. Most varieties of platy fish bears a large dark spot on their tail. For this reason, they are also called the Moonfish. Some people call it Mickey Mouse platy! Look carefully to spot this while buying them. If a place is fading or not look, do not buy it.
3. They have a lifespan of about three years. They can tolerate different levels of water hardness and various water temperatures. But if you keep the temperature a little cold water, in the range of 60-75 ° F, they will be very active and they will brighten the color.
4. Their food habits completely normal. You can feed them with live foods, flaked foods, frozen foods, or even with algae from the aquarium! But it is recommended to feed them with various things so that they get proper nutrition.
5. The female is larger than the male. The female can grow up to 3 inches, but the male can grow only up to 2 inches. Men can be identified by their color and their size. They have a modified anal fin.
6. They are peaceful in nature and they can get along with other species of fish in the same aquarium. But you do not have to keep multiple males in the same aquarium as they will start fighting each other. One important thing about keeping the other species is the size. If you keep the species are large in size, platy fish may not be comfortable with them.
7. Although they were peaceful, at the time of breeding they will become aggressive. The man will be relentless and they will attack the woman. By the time they will hurt women so badly that the females can die! To avoid this, you have to keep some women (at least three or four of them) for every male. It will distribute the risk!
8. They are very fast breeders and their population will multiply in no time. So every time you introduce them in your aquarium, you should think of enough space for the future. They will need plenty of room to swim around and if they are kept in an aquarium is jam packed, they will develop stress and they can not possibly live longer.
9. If you are unable to accommodate the large aquarium in your home, you can think of swimming outside in the garden to keep them.

10. They do not need a heater in the aquarium. Even if you keep them in cold water, they will be healthier and live longer. However, you must provide adequate lighting in the aquarium so that their light will shine and your family and your friends will enjoy watching them.