Pineapple Swordtail Swordtail — Variety Guide
Pineapple Swordtail — one of the swordtail varieties owners search for by name.
Pineapple Swordtail is one of the swordtail varieties people look up by name. This page answers the questions owners actually type about pineapple swordtail, then points you to the sourced swordtail care guidance that applies to every variety.
A 4-6 inch livebearer with a sword-like tail extension in males, hardy and community-friendly, living 3-5 years.
Quick answer: Pineapple Swordtail is a variety of swordtail. Everything on this page is swordtail-level guidance — we do not invent variety-specific numbers.
The care below is swordtail-level guidance from our species hub, sourced to Merck Veterinary Manual — Aquarium Fish: Husbandry and Diseases and RSPCA — Aquarium fish care advice. It applies to Pineapple Swordtail exactly as it applies to every other swordtail variety. We do not publish variety-specific temperament, lifespan or weight numbers that we cannot source.
Tank size and water parameters
A 15-20 gallon (57-75 L) tank suits a small group. Target 65-82°F (18-28°C), pH 7.0-8.4, moderate hardness, zero ammonia and nitrite, nitrate under 20-30 ppm. Keep more females than males; provide plant cover for fry.
Common mistakes with Swordtails
Key errors: too-small tank for a 4-6 inch active fish; fin-nippers like tiger barbs that shred the sword; all-male groups that fight; and unchecked breeding overpopulating the tank.
What people ask about Pineapple Swordtail
Pineapple swordtail?
This is one of the questions people actually type about pineapple swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Pineapple Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Pineapple swordtail fish?
This is one of the questions people actually type about pineapple swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Pineapple Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Pineapple swordtail female?
This is one of the questions people actually type about pineapple swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Pineapple Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Pineapple swordtail tank mates?
This is one of the questions people actually type about pineapple swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Pineapple Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Pineapple swordtail male or female?
This is one of the questions people actually type about pineapple swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Pineapple Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Other swordtail varieties
Red Swordtail Lyretail Swordtail
Sources
- Merck Veterinary Manual — Aquarium Fish: Husbandry and Diseases — verified 2026-10-18
- RSPCA — Aquarium fish care advice — verified 2026-10-18