Sex reversal, growth, and survival in the swordtail fish Xiphophorus helleri (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) under laboratory conditions

The fish Xiphophorus helleri is a commercially important species. Here we analyze several cultivation variables. We studied them for 120 days in 10-gallon aquaria without aeration; 1 fry per liter, the temperature varied between 26,3 and 26,9 ° C. The pH ranged from 8,1 to 8,8 and the oxygen concent...

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Main Authors: A.A. Ortega-Salas, H. Reyes-Bustamante, H. Reyes B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED) 2013-11-01
Series:Cuadernos de investigación UNED
Online Access:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/274