My community tank in the living room...

[emeraldking]

Overhere a short video of my community tank in the livingroom. If you pay attention, you'll see also some tetras combined with livebearers. They do well together despite of the fact that most will think that the hardness should be an issue. In this case, it's not an issue.

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

Very nice!

 

[Colin_T]

Out of curiosity, what is the pH and GH of that tank?

1:08 minutes into the video there are 2 swordtails. One has a dark line running along the length of its body, the other has black spots on gold on its back. Which species are which for them? I like them both.

 

[emeraldking]

Out of curiosity, what is the pH and GH of that tank?

1:08 minutes into the video there are 2 swordtails. One has a dark line running along the length of its body, the other has black spots on gold on its back. Which species are which for them? I like them both.

pH 7,5
gH 10°dGH

With the exception of those guppies, all other livebearers are wild species.
The swordtail with this total lateral line is the Xiphophorus signum, also known as the comma swordtail. The spotted swordtails are the Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl, also known as the nezzie swordtails. I keep these two swordtail species together without any chance of hybridization of the two species. For the comma swordtail is the only swordtail that can not cross with another member of the Xiphophorus family. Their sexual organs are not compatible (too different shaped) with those of the other Xiphophorus species.
Comma swordtails have a comma sign at the beginning of their tail. When a male starts to develop a sword, the comma will join the black seam of the sword.

Comma swordtails ↑

Nezzies ↑

 

[Retired Viking]

Thank you for sharing