platies
Colorful tank fish
Platies are small, colorful freshwater fish popular in home aquariums.
Native to Central America, they're hardy and easy to care for, making them ideal for beginners.
Platies come in many color varieties and breed readily in captivity.
The singular is platy, sometimes spelled platty.
Non-saline aquatic environment
- tankLarge storage vessel
- aquariumTank for keeping fish
- guppiesSmall tropical aquarium fish
- molliesPoecilia genus aquarium fish
swordtails · tetras · livebearers · community · filter · heater · gravel · substrate
Full of varied hues
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- vividIntensely clear and bright
- orangeCitrus with segments
red · yellow · blue · spotted · wagtail · sunburst · tuxedo · calico
Fish birthing active fry
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
Warmed or passionate
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
freshwater
Non-saline aquatic environment
mollies · swordtails · tetras · livebearers · community · filter · heater · gravel · substrate · feeding
colorful
Full of varied hues
orange · red · yellow · blue · spotted · wagtail · sunburst · tuxedo · calico · rainbow
livebearer
Fish birthing active fry
crossbreed · genetics · phenotype · morph · strain · wild-type
heated
Warmed or passionate
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- pet fishguppies, goldfish, betta, angelfish, tetras
- aquarium petsgoldfish, guppies, tetras, neon tetra, bettas
- live-bearersmammals, placental mammals, marsupials, humans, dolphins
- aquariumsfish tanks, aquarium, aquariums, fish tank, reef tanks
- feeder fishgoldfish, guppies, minnows, mosquitofish, ghost shrimp
platiespiranhas
Carnivorous South American fish
cichlids · discus · saltwater fish · marine fish · predatory fish