Joined
·
852 Posts
Hey all,
I was wondering today if anyone kept livebearers instead of the staple tetra/rasbora mix in their planted tanks. I think livebearers are heavily underrated in planted aquaria (mostly because people don't know about the stunning wild forms!). They're excellent algae eaters and quite peaceful. Here are some of my favorites:
Xiphophorus montezumae
Poecilia mexicana
Xiphophorus malinche
Xiphophorus mayae (recently named; previously known as X. sp. 'PMH')
Xiphophorus montezumae 'Rio Gallinas'
Micropoecilia picta
Poecilia cf. salvatoris "Rio Cangrejal"
Ilyodon furcidens
Brachyraphis epsicopi
Please post your own
I was wondering today if anyone kept livebearers instead of the staple tetra/rasbora mix in their planted tanks. I think livebearers are heavily underrated in planted aquaria (mostly because people don't know about the stunning wild forms!). They're excellent algae eaters and quite peaceful. Here are some of my favorites:
Xiphophorus montezumae
Poecilia mexicana
Xiphophorus malinche
Xiphophorus mayae (recently named; previously known as X. sp. 'PMH')
Xiphophorus montezumae 'Rio Gallinas'
Micropoecilia picta
Poecilia cf. salvatoris "Rio Cangrejal"
Ilyodon furcidens
Brachyraphis epsicopi
Please post your own