🐟 Neon Swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii)
A Silvery Body Lit Up by Electric Red and Turquoise Lines • The Most Iridescent Swordtail Variety • A Hardy, Easy Livebearer for Any Community Tank
 
📋 The Neon Swordtail has a silvery body lit up by a bright red line along each side with a shimmering turquoise band just above it, an electric, iridescent shine that catches the light with every turn. Mature males finish it off with a yellow sword edged in black.
Its colouring is a far brighter, more iridescent take on the wild pattern, refined through generations of selective breeding. It comes from Central America, from Mexico down to Honduras. Every Neon 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
✨ Electric Red and Turquoise Lines: A shimmering, iridescent shine on a silvery body
⚔️ Signature Sword Tail: Yellow edged in black, 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