Old platy strain

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• Oct 22, 2026

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Xiphophorus variatus old DDR strain, Yellow variety. Hard to get your hands on these days. I've got also the red/blue version at home. I am very protective of this strain, simply because it is hard to come by. Hopefully, next year I'll be able to enlarge the group way better outdoors than indoors.

 

Lucy

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• Oct 22, 2026

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Very pretty!
Don't hear much about platys these days. The dorsal and tail fin really stands out

 

SheepAquatics

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• Oct 24, 2026

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Nice fish. These are very interesting. I havent kept platys in a while this might inspire me.

 

chromedome52

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• Oct 24, 2026

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Very nice, I"ve never seen that strain of variatus before, I like the yellow better than the red fins.

 

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• Oct 25, 2026

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Very nice, I"ve never seen that strain of variatus before, I like the yellow better than the red fins.

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It's an old existing strain which is hard to get these days. Yellow and red ones are in the same tank for both colors can reproduce the opposite color. That's normal in this strain.

 

NoRoom4Shoebox

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• Oct 25, 2026

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Those fish are amazing!