Guppy
Trinidad and northern Venezuela
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- pH
- 7–8.5
- Group
- 3+
- Typical price
- $2–8
Demo
Livebearer starter
River Keep demo · Medium, 30–40 gal · calm, like a pond or swamp · running 557 days · shared October 2026
Hardy, colourful and forgiving: a good first community tank in harder tap water.
The fish
× 6
Expect fry within a month.
Platy
Atlantic slope of Mexico and Central America
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- pH
- 7–8.2
- Group
- 3+
- Typical price
- $2–5
× 5
Bronze corydoras
Widespread in South America
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- pH
- 6–8
- Group
- 6+
- Typical price
- $3–6
× 6
Blue-eye lemon bristlenose
Aquarium-bred strain. Its wild origin isn’t well documented.
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Breeding
- Easy
- Typical price
- $10–35
× 1
One bristlenose keeps the glass clean.
Report
- Shared range 22–26°C
Every species is comfortable in this range.
- No hybrid risk
No two species here can cross, so any fry that turn up are pure.
- Stocking 86% of capacity
A rough estimate based on adult body size and tank volume.
- Provide at least 3 caves
One per fish plus two spares, so nobody has to fight for a spot.
- Tank size is a guess
Size and stocking checks use a typical tank of the size you picked. Add the real length and volume for a sharper answer.
- Some values are estimates
Care data for Bronze corydoras, Guppy, L144, Platy is estimated or taken from the genus, not yet checked against a source.