10-Gallon Latin American Livebearer Community
From Microcosm Aquarium Explorer
This community offers flash, color galore and the prospect of frequent birthing events. Dense plantings will give the newborn fry places to hide. A second tank for rearing the babies would be a good addition.
Top to Midwater Swimmers
- 6 Fancy Guppies (2 males, 4 females) Poecilia reticulata
- 3 Swordtails (trio: 1 male, 2 females) Xiphophorus helleri
Bottom Dwellers
- 3 Bronze Corydoras Catfish Corydoras aeneus
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Excerpted from: 101 Best Tropical Fishes