Platy Tricolor

Description

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How To Safely Add Fish To Tank

1. Set live stock aside with transportation bag in room temperature place for 30 minutes.
2. Then transfer bag to float in aquarium for another 30 minutes
3. Use a fish net to transfer the live stock by scooping it from the bag into the tank.

Note: Do not release live stocks together with the transportation water into tank.

Tricolor Platy Care in Singapore

The Tricolor Platy is a cheerful, hardy livebearer that blends red, black and yellow tones for a lot of colour in a small, peaceful fish. It is one of our easier recommendations for beginners and busy keepers alike. These are live shipped fish, so on arrival float the bag to match temperature, acclimate gently to your tank water, and release them into a properly cycled aquarium where they will quickly start exploring and shoaling loosely.

Platies thrive in Singapore conditions, sitting comfortably in our 27-29C ambient range so many tanks need no heater, and they cope well with our soft local tap water once it is dechlorinated for chloramine. Keep them in groups, ideally with more females than males to ease harassment. They breed readily, so add floating cover for fry if you want some to survive, and feed a varied diet with greens to keep their three-tone colouring vivid.

Explore our wider guppies and mollies range, and read our platy care guide plus our platy vs molly vs swordtail comparison to plan a balanced livebearer community.