Platy

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="2fa21253.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="2fb644b0.gif" border=0 width="100" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id297.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Barb"><U><IMG SRC="2ea6f330.gif" border=0 width="111" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id255.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bottom Feeders"><U><IMG SRC="2eb6f330.gif" border=0 width="111" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id265.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cichlids"><U><IMG SRC="2ec6f330.gif" border=0 width="111" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id271.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Danios"><U><IMG SRC="2ed6f330.gif" border=0 width="111" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id262.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gouramis"><U><IMG SRC="2ee6f330.gif" border=0 width="111" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id274.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Livebearers"><U><IMG SRC="2f06f330.gif" border=0 width="111" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id268.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sharks"><U><IMG SRC="2f16f330.gif" border=0 width="111" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tetra"><U><IMG SRC="2f26f330.gif" border=0 width="111" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id277.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other"><U><IMG SRC="2f36f330.gif" border=0 width="111" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="2fc50500.gif" border=0 width="80" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="2fdc83b0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="59" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="20a40c83.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>     |  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U>Home Page</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Platy</div> <div> <IMG SRC="20b90140.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="http://freshaquarium.about.com/pets/freshaquarium/library/profiles/blfw0083.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://freshaquarium.about.com/pets/fres"><U><IMG SRC="389c87e0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="126" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Photo curtesy of <A HREF="http://freshaquarium.about.com/pets/freshaquarium/mbiopage.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://freshaquarium.about.com/pets/fres"><U>Shirlie Sharpe</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="326" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="146"><div> Common Name</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><div> Red Platy, Topsail rainbow platy, Platy</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="146"><div> Scientific Name</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I>Xiphophorus maculatus</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="146"><div> Size</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><div> 5 cm / 2 in</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="146"><div> pH</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><div> 6.9 / 8.2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="146"><div> Temperature</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><div> 64 / 79F</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="146"><div> Temperament</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><div> Peaceful</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="146"><div> Origin</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="161"><div> Central America</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Identifying sexes:  The Males are smaller and thinner</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="20b90140.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>