Red Swordtail Swordtail — Variety Guide
Red Swordtail — one of the swordtail varieties owners search for by name.
Red Swordtail is one of the swordtail varieties people look up by name. This page answers the questions owners actually type about red 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: Red 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 Red 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 We do not publish variety-specific temperament, lifespan or weight numbers that we cannot source.
How long do Swordtails live?
Swordtails live about 3-5 years with good care. Stable, reasonably warm water and a balanced diet support that span.
What do Swordtails eat?
They are omnivores taking flake, pellets, and frozen/live foods like daphnia and brine shrimp, plus some vegetable matter. Overfeeding is the main diet error; feed small portions once or twice daily.
What people ask about Red Swordtail
Red swordtail?
This is one of the questions people actually type about red swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Red Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Red swordtail fish?
This is one of the questions people actually type about red swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Red Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Red swordtail dragon?
This is one of the questions people actually type about red swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Red Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Red swordtail molly?
This is one of the questions people actually type about red swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Red Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Red swordtail for sale?
This is one of the questions people actually type about red swordtail. The sourced swordtail answer lives in our species hub, linked from this page — the same rules apply to Red Swordtail as to any other swordtail variety.
Other swordtail varieties
Pineapple 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