Fish Identification - Livebearers
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Black Beauty
Skiffa francesae
Distribution: Mexico
Length: 2 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Black Prince
Characodon audax
Distribution: Mexico
Length: 2 inches
Diet: Herbivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Blue Limia
Limia melanogaster
Distribution: Venezuela
Length: 2 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Dwarf Limia
Limia heterandria
Distribution: Central America
Length: 3 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Guppy
Poecilia reticulata
Distribution: Central and South America
Length: 2 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community, best kept in a species tank

Humpback Limia
Limia nigrofasciata
Distribution: Mexico
Length: 3 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Knife Livebearer
Alfaro cultatus
Distribution: Central America
Length: 2.5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Aggressive

Malayan Halfbeak
Dermogenys pusillus
Distribution: Thailand,Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia, Siam
Length: 3 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Merry Widow
Phallichthys amates
Distribution: Central America
Length: 2 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Molly
Poecilia sphenops
Distribution: Central and South America
Length: 4 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Mosquito Fish
Gambusia affinis
Distribution: United States
Length: 1 inch
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Platy
Xiphophorus maculatus
Distribution: Central America
Length: 1.5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Swordtail
Xiphophorus helleri
Distribution: Central America
Length: 4 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Sailfin Molly
Poecilia latipinna
Distribution: North and Central America
Length: 5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Semi-Community

Two-Spot Livebearer
Heterandria bimaculata
Distribution: Mexico
Length: 3.5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Variatus Platy
Xiphophorus variatus
Distribution: Mexico
Length: 2.5 inches
Diet: Omnivorous
Compatibility: Community

Wrestling Halfbeak
Dermogenys pusillus
Distribution: Thailand, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia, Siam
Length: 3 inches
Diet: Carnivorous
Compatibility: Community

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