Coral Tiger Platy

Coral Tiger Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus) is a colourful tiger platy with a pearly white body and bold coral red stripes, so no two fish look quite the same. Our coral tiger platies grow to around 5 to 6cm and are hardy, peaceful and easy to keep, making them a great choice for beginners and community aquariums.

Location

The platy is native to Central America, from southern Mexico through Guatemala and Belize to Honduras, where it lives in slow flowing streams, ditches and marshes with plenty of plants. The coral tiger is a selectively bred colour form.

Diet

Platies are omnivores and accept good quality flakes and small pellets, frozen brine shrimp and daphnia, plus plant foods such as spirulina flakes, algae wafers or blanched courgette.

Care

They are comfortable between 20 and 26°C and prefer hard, slightly alkaline water with a pH of 7.0 to 8.0, which suits most UK tap water. Provide a tank of 60 litres or more, good filtration and regular partial water changes.

Habitat

Coral tiger platies are peaceful and mix well with most community fish of a similar size. Keep one male to every two or three females so the males do not wear the females out, and give them plenty of plants along with open swimming space.

Breeding

As livebearers, females can give birth to live young around every four weeks. Adults will eat the fry, so dense plants such as java moss or floating plants give the young places to hide, or you can move a pregnant female to a breeding box.

Looking for more platy fish for sale? Pair them with our red tiger platies or colourful Santa Claus platies, or browse our full livebearer range. Buy more and save, with multi-buy discounts from 5 fish.

Shipping Information

We take care to ensure your order arrives in excellent condition and ready to settle into your aquarium. All orders are shipped with tracking, and the cut-off time for same-day dispatch is 4 pm.

Orders containing dry goods, shrimp, snails or plants are dispatched Monday to Friday via Royal Mail for fast, reliable delivery. Livestock, in particular live fish and invertebrates, are dispatched Monday to Wednesday only, using an approved overnight courier, to avoid weekend delays and ensure safe and timely delivery.

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You will receive a tracking number by email when we begin processing your order for shipping. The selected courier will provide updates on delivery only through their tracking page.

During colder weather, heat packs are added when needed. Livestock orders are carefully packed in insulated boxes to help maintain a stable temperature throughout transit.

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