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I'm giving up on my asian tank. According to the OH its "boring" and requires more colour.

So i'm getting a selection of platies.

Just curious if there is a website or organisation that slows the platy show standard and recognised colour varieties?

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

hi callatya,
check this page out..contains most of them
http://www.bayfish.com.au/category25_1.htm

-haroon

Hi Callatya

http://www.fish2u.com/plmx.html This is my favourite platy of all time, but the pic doesn't do the fish justice. They are hard to find - as usually LFS tanks contain a hodge podge of mixed platies, but I just love these ones.

Here's another link http://www.fishforums.net/lofiversion/index.php/t46309.html

EDIT: Ah, yes mughal113 found a pic of the red ones I like. Under the name of assorted wag tail I think. In true life, the red can be very vibrant & look better than the pics.
Tried to find a pic of my 2nd favourite - which is solid red, with black tail & fins. Couldn't find a pic.

But, besides these favourites of mine, there are many colours available, including wsunset & mickey mouse platys (with the image of micky on their tails). Lots of speckled varieties out there if that's what you like.

Good luck with them.

Cheers
TW

I have another morph with metallic blue color...looks stunning..dont know what its called though. More importantly, it bred and i was able to save some fry five of them have made it to adulthood..i'll post the pics soon

Calico is the colour I like! I never knew its name. Not the sunsets though, just the red/white.
http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/platy_white_calico_2-002_w90.jpg

Brilliant, now I can pop out and have a fair idea of what i should be aiming for.

I used to have the gold twin bars, but they were sold over here as gold comets. Gorgeous fish.

I used to have one that was a stunning metallic green colour (the pic does her no justice whatsoever)


and this dalmation/appaloosa one


Those two were inseperable, even in a tankful of platies they'd seek each other out. Do those colour variations have names?

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

well, the first one is the "metallic blue" i was referring to beautiful fish, isnt it?

I thought so The OH isn't too keen but if i'm going this way, I want some fish that I find interesting too

I think I'll try for a pair of that type

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett