🐟 Koi Sanke Tri-Color Swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii)
A White Body Marked With Bold Red and Black, Like a Sanke Koi • A Striking Three-Colour Selectively Bred Variety • A Hardy, Easy Livebearer for Any Community Tank
 
📋 The Koi Sanke Tri-Color Swordtail has a white body marked with bold red patches and black accents, the classic three-colour pattern of a Sanke koi, with no two fish marked exactly alike.
Like nearly every colour variety in the hobby, this three-colour pattern is the product of generations of selective breeding, rather than something found in the wild olive-green-to-brown original form. It comes from Central America, from Mexico down to Honduras. Every Koi Sanke Tri-Color Swordtail we ship is feeding well.
This is a true livebearer, giving birth to fully formed, free-swimming fry rather than laying eggs. Males develop the species' signature sword-shaped tail extension as they mature; females do not. It's a hardy, easy community fish, though males can spar with each other, so keeping more females than males in a group helps keep things calm. It's also a known jumper, so a secure lid matters. It reaches up to 14cm including the sword, so a 100L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🔴⚫⚪ Sanke Three-Colour Pattern: Bold red and black on a white body
⚔️ Signature Sword Tail: Develops in mature males only
🐣 True Livebearer: Gives birth to free-swimming fry, no eggs involved
💪 Hardy and Easy: A reliable community fish for most tanks
🦘 A Known Jumper: A secure lid is recommended