da takobi takobin Xipho, wanda kuma aka sani da sunan kimiyya kamar Xiphophorus Helleri, ya samo asali ne daga yankin Atlantic na Amurka ta Tsakiya, daidai arewa maso yammacin Honduras da Guatemala, amma, a cikin 'yan shekarun nan an kuma gabatar da shi zuwa Afirka ta Kudu. Waɗannan ƙananan dabbobi yawanci suna zaune cikin koguna da rafuka masu laushi da ƙyalƙyali, da duwatsu masu duwatsu da yashi da yawan ciyayi.
da kifin takobi, ana halayyar ta da tsayi mai tsayi kuma mai matsakaiciyar yanayin jiki, tare da karamin kwancen kafa, wanda yayi kamanceceniya da na platty, kodayake ya dan kara tsawo. Ya banbanta da waɗannan sauran kifin, ta hanyar takobi da ƙananan haskoki na wutsiyarta, wanda yake a bayyane sosai a cikin maza, wanda suke ɗaukar sunan wutsiyar takobi. Launin wannan ƙwanƙolin wutsiyar ko takobi, yawanci yana da iyakar baki a gindinta.
A cikin daji, wato, a cikin mazaunin ta na asaliWadannan dabbobin suna da launin kore, mai launin ja wacce ke ratsa jikinsu, daga idanunsu har jela. Takobin galibi launuka ne daban-daban, yana iya zama rawaya, lemu, ja, kore ko kawai yana da ratsi daban-daban na duk waɗannan launuka haɗe. Ya kamata a sani cewa canza launi a cikin dabbobin da muka saba saya a cikin shagon dabbobi yawanci ya sha bamban da wannan, yana da launuka marasa iyaka kamar su zabiya, ja, lemu, baƙi da sauran nau'ikan nau'ikan.
Idan kana tunani da wannan ƙaramar dabbar a cikin akwatin kifayeYana da mahimmanci ku tuna cewa saboda tursasawar da mata ke samu a yayin saduwa da namiji, sai kawai aka ba da shawarar a sami mata 3 ga kowane namiji. Hakanan, akwatin kifaye yakamata ya sami fiye da lita 100, tare da zazzabi wanda ke tsakanin 20 zuwa 28 digiri Celsius, tare da pH na digiri 7 ko 8. Hakanan, yana da mahimmanci kar mu manta da adon da aka yi wa kandami, wanda ya kamata ya dogara da yawancin tsire-tsire na halitta, duwatsu da wurare daban-daban don ƙananan kifin su ɓuya kuma su sami kwanciyar hankali.