Introducing red fish with feeder guppies and a scud colony

[bettaMagenta]

I'm gonna take a wild guess here, but I think it's starting to resemble a platy. I mean, I'm really not sure what else it could be, but that's just my two cents. Would love to hear some other opinions, anyone got any ideas?

[connie]

Looks pretty similar to my own platty fry, so I'm with you on that.

[bettaMagenta]

It stood out like a sore thumb, tiny as it was, under a cm, but that vibrant orange color made it super visible, especially when surrounded by dull grey scuds and feeder guppies.

[connie]

Definitely would stand out with that color, I have a painted platy and they seem pretty similar to me

[coltin]

I'm leaning towards platy or swordtail, it's a tad long for a platy, so possibly a swordtail, or maybe even a mix of the two.

[graye]

I'm thinking it could be a classic "brick swordtail". I agree with coltin, the length does seem a bit off for a platy. The lines are fine, considering a lot of pet store fish are old hybrid forms that have been around for decades.

[oldsage]

Reminds me of our two-month-old Sword, pretty similar if you ask me. I'm no expert, still learning, but I'm trying to stay on top of things, one step at a time.

[bettaMagenta]

I was fairly confident it was a livebearer, but the scud farm is pretty unpredictable - it's almost like a miniature aquatic ecosystem, so it's entirely possible that an egg somehow hitched a ride on a plant and ended up in the bin.