Livebearer starter cards

4 cards at trading-card size (63 × 88 mm), nine to a letter page. Print double-sided and flip on the long edge so each back lands behind its front. Then cut along the dashed lines. Card sleeves fit.

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Guppy

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Livebearers · PoeciliaStaple

22–28°C
pH 7–8.5
Calm
2 in
Top/mid
Mixed
Peaceful
3+ group

Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

Trinidad and northern Venezuela · stream

Temperature: 22–28°C
pH: 7–8.5
Adult size: 2 in · 5 cm
Flow: Calm
Swims: Top and mid-water
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Group: 3+
Typical price: $2–8
Rarity: Pet-store staple

Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.

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Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0

Platy

Orange ≈

Livebearers · XiphophorusStaple

20–26°C
pH 7–8.2
Calm
2 in
Mid/top
Mixed
Peaceful
3+ group

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

Atlantic slope of Mexico and Central America · stream

Temperature: 20–26°C
pH: 7–8.2
Adult size: 2 in · 5 cm
Flow: Calm
Swims: Mid-water and top
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Group: 3+
Typical price: $2–5
Rarity: Pet-store staple

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Bronze corydoras

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Corydoras · CorydorasStaple

22–28°C
pH 6–8
Gentle
2.8 in
Bottom
Mixed
Peaceful
6+ group!

Bronze corydoras

Corydoras aeneus

Widespread in South America · stream

Temperature: 22–28°C
pH: 6–8
Adult size: 2.8 in · 7 cm
Flow: Gentle
Swims: Bottom
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Group: 6+
Typical price: $3–6
Rarity: Pet-store staple

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Photo: Andrew Keller, CC0

Blue-eye lemon bristlenose

L144

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Plecos · AncistrusStaple

22–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Gentle
5 in
Bottom
Mixed
Peaceful

Yellow bristlenose with blue eyes.

Blue-eye lemon bristlenose

L144

Aquarium-bred strain. Its wild origin isn’t well documented. · river

Temperature: 22–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Adult size: 5 in · 12 cm
Flow: Gentle
Swims: Bottom
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Breeding: Easy
Typical price: $10–35
In Canada: Common
Rarity: Pet-store staple

Yellow bristlenose with blue eyes. Easy and cheap, but happier below 28°C. L144a is the longfin form.

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Photo: Corydoras-adolfoi, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Bronze corydoras

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Corydoras · CorydorasStaple

22–28°C
pH 6–8
Gentle
2.8 in
Bottom
Mixed
Peaceful
6+ group!

Bronze corydoras

Corydoras aeneus

Widespread in South America · stream

Temperature: 22–28°C
pH: 6–8
Adult size: 2.8 in · 7 cm
Flow: Gentle
Swims: Bottom
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Group: 6+
Typical price: $3–6
Rarity: Pet-store staple

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Photo: Andrew Keller, CC0

Platy

Orange ≈

Livebearers · XiphophorusStaple

20–26°C
pH 7–8.2
Calm
2 in
Mid/top
Mixed
Peaceful
3+ group

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

Atlantic slope of Mexico and Central America · stream

Temperature: 20–26°C
pH: 7–8.2
Adult size: 2 in · 5 cm
Flow: Calm
Swims: Mid-water and top
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Group: 3+
Typical price: $2–5
Rarity: Pet-store staple

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Guppy

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Livebearers · PoeciliaStaple

22–28°C
pH 7–8.5
Calm
2 in
Top/mid
Mixed
Peaceful
3+ group

Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

Trinidad and northern Venezuela · stream

Temperature: 22–28°C
pH: 7–8.5
Adult size: 2 in · 5 cm
Flow: Calm
Swims: Top and mid-water
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Group: 3+
Typical price: $2–8
Rarity: Pet-store staple

Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.

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Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0

Blue-eye lemon bristlenose

L144

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Plecos · AncistrusStaple

22–28°C
pH 5.5–7.5
Gentle
5 in
Bottom
Mixed
Peaceful

Yellow bristlenose with blue eyes.

Blue-eye lemon bristlenose

L144

Aquarium-bred strain. Its wild origin isn’t well documented. · river

Temperature: 22–28°C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Adult size: 5 in · 12 cm
Flow: Gentle
Swims: Bottom
Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Breeding: Easy
Typical price: $10–35
In Canada: Common
Rarity: Pet-store staple

Yellow bristlenose with blue eyes. Easy and cheap, but happier below 28°C. L144a is the longfin form.

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savethelittlefish.com/species/L144/

Photo: Corydoras-adolfoi, CC BY-SA 4.0