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Popular varieties developed from the Variegated or Variatus Platy:
Redtail Platy varieties have a tail that is bright red.
The Yellowtail Platy varieties will have a yellow tail fin.
Male "Tuxedo" Variatus Platy
X. variatus is also known by a variety of other common names, including variable platy, variegated platy, variatus platy, with many colour and pattern types such as the Indian platy, parrot platy (Ger. Papageienkärpfling), ...
Variegated Platy, Variatus Platy [ Pictures ]
Xiphophorus variatus
SYN : Platypoecilus maculatus dorsalis , P. variatus , P. variegatus
PD : An elongated fish with a fan-shaped caudal fin. The back is slightly arched, and the belly is full.
There are several varieties of the platy, including the redwag platy, which has a red body and a black dorsal and tail fin, and the variatus platy, which has all sorts of interesting colors.
Both the common Platy and the Variatus Platy come in various brilliant colors, and I feel that they are a step up for the beginner wanting to move up from Guppies (i.e. children) - Both are colorful, good for beginners, are easy to keep, ...
 See also: Platy, Fish, Species, Livebearer, Livebearers
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