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Appropriate Home. In an aquarium with at least 15 gallons of water, an External Power Filter with a BIO-Wheel, 1/4 inch or less of gravel, and an Aquarium Heater adjusted to between 78 and 82 degrees F.
Like most livebearers Swordtails will do better with 1 Tablespoon of Aquarium Salt per 5 gallons of water.
Recommended Diet. Floating flake food plus freeze dried blood worms, which are actually mosquito larvae. Both of these foods are sold in most stores that sell pet fish.
I feed all livebearers a few Black Worms every other day.
Compatibility. Like all livebearers Swordtails live best in a group with a few male Swordtails and several females.
Swordtails are good tank mates for Mollies, Platies, Angels, Corydoras Catfish, Plecostomus, and Bigger Tetras such as Black Skirts, Red Serpaes, and Silver Tips.
Size and Life Span. Swordtails have a life span of 3 to 5 years and can grow to 5". Sometimes they have lived longer and grown bigger
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