🐟 Red Crescent Swordtail (Xiphophorus hellerii)
A Rich Red Body With a Dark Crescent Marking at the Tail • A Bold, Classic Selectively Bred Colour Variety • A Hardy, Easy Livebearer for Any Community Tank
 
📋 The Red Crescent Swordtail has a rich red body finished with a dark crescent marking at the base of the tail, a bold, clean colour variety of the classic Swordtail.
Like nearly every colour variety in the hobby, this colouring 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 Red Crescent 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
🔴 Rich Red Body: With a dark crescent marking at the tail
⚔️ 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