DJIsaac

I've been raiding guppies for close too 25 yrs now. I know what you are going through. Yes there is quite a few serious breeders out there, but as for a species specific club, None whatsoever in Canada that are currently regularly meeting. While elsewhere in the world there are plenty. I belong to a few different groups. The IFGA is a really good one, the cheepspeak guppy club is quite good as well. I also belong to groups in Thailand, Brazil, Taipong, etc. It is great seeing all the differences between countries, as well as alot of the similarities. There is a Breeder in Ontario who carries quite a few pure breed varieties for around 65$ per trio, as well as a few local breeders. Here in Edmonton I was able to find and purchase, Black Moscows, Sky Blue's, Green Grass, and Purple Grass breeds. So while I try to keep up their genetic purity, I am also working on my own lines or coloring, I have two im currently working on, A type of Orange/Blue who shows hints of Pink, which I am trying to lock down into a full Pink variety. As well as a couple snakeskins who go from Orange on top, to a nice yellow on the bottom. So I guess to answer your question, I would suggest trying like I am, finding a guppy in which you enjoy its coloring, or finnage and working on that to improve on it. There are tones of beautiful guppy designs. Find, and make your own pure line, But, to do so, you have to separate males from females diligently, to prevent breeding between unwanted mates. which can take many tanks to do right, Especially when dealing with many different breeds as I, and others do. When working with only a single group the process Is alot smoother. Some of my friends in other countries, have 100+ tanks or acer's of land to work with.. I do however miss my old guppy days where I just had them breed as they would in the wild, many colors, many types. and just sit back and see the beauty in each generation of matured fry. But the pride in seeing your specific bred guppies pass on the exact traits in which you wanted the fry to carry keeps me selective breeding... Hope I helped a little, good luck eh. and btw, if your just interested in seeing beautiful guppies from around the world, Join Guppyplace on Facebook. Members like Joe Putta, Dede Law, Chan Alum, and others would be happy to share information and pictures of their beautiful guppies with you.

I'd have to agree with the above. The female looks at least 3 weeks away from having a drop. There are two types of Females, (more then that, but in this case 2) One who will have babies all at once, and one whom will have them at 3-4 week intervals. The ones whom have them all at once will have the larger batches of fry dropped and when she is done she will look so skinny, she will look sick. But the one whom drops periodically even after her drop will not look to far off from what your pictured female looks like. I have two females, that even after a large drop of 65+ still end up looking around the same as your pictured female. All females, when in presence of a virile male are pregnant, and even once separated can continually drop fry from the male for anywhere from 3 - 5 months later thus why in breeding, it is best to separate as soon as genders begin to appear. As all fry are Asexual during the growing period. (around 2-3 months). Most females will, like mentioned above. Square off when looked at from above. and will look as tho she is ready to burst. As in, you dont think its even possible for her to get any larger. Below is a female 4 days after a full drop and this one is the 65+ drop and still looked liked yours after that. This picture was 5 days before drop Hope this helps.

I went, but didn't get anything at all. Came prepared to spend some cash, but my better judgment won. There were only a few items that I wanted, a few I could have taken, But only ended up bidding once, All my tanks are pretty much full, I have 300+ fish and not much room for more, Could have taken a few plants, but the planted tank is pretty well set. Still I really enjoyed watching it all take place, what all went up on auction, as well as a better idea of what I may see at the next auction. Wish I brought a few things from home, didn't know they had a donation area for the club, Next auction I will remember. Great Job everyone involved. I was the guy in 5th row with the bandanna.

The general public is welcome to attend. There are no admission fees. To sell items, a membership is required. Becoming a member is easy and only $25 a year. Once a member, simply contact the auction organizer, Michael Pham at Michael@edmontonfish.com with your membership number and how many lots you will be selling (max 20).

Looking forward to this on the weekend. Be my first one, curious to see what all goes up on the block.

if he is stuck, he wont be eating, might get skinny enough to pop out

It might just be looking for a place to rest on/in. Like Betta fish do, You could try filling in the hole, or making it big enough that they cannot get stuck inside it. You can pick up types of aquarium decorations that could do the same thing, such as a Betta Hammock, or the like, and see if the Gourami prefers it over the driftwood.

Could be a Clown Barb, or a Black Ruby Barb, its not a Pentazona Barb, cause it doesn't have 5 bands.. There is quite a few that fit that description, What colors does it show when it catches the light?

Update on some of my Juvies.. Some of the snakeskins starting to show.. and Two of my young Juvies whom I am watching to see if they keep the pink coloring,

yeah, they do custom builds there, friendly owners too.

I have 9 of them in my tank, never had a problem with them on Edmonton tap water, of course i condition my water to remove chlorine and chlorimine, but i also age the water some times instead, all my tetra and rasbora species dont seem to mind it at all. But... i have yet to have a fry from any of the species in my tank, but my tank isnt heavily planted as of yet, so there might be that which is stopping them, or causing their eggs to be eaten up. I have read in multiple sources that in order for them to drop eggs they prefer soft or RO water. So softening the water would be my only suggestion, A good chunk of driftwood can do that for you.

wow, nice tank jeditait, love the little caves everywhere.

nice

I usually put a a bunch of plastic plants in the tank and let them float on the surface, Then later with the net, or so often as I have the time I push the plants down and scoop up the fry on the surface and then place them into the breeder net, Then once done, remove the plastic plants. If you have a plastic breeder float something on the surface, the females dont like the direct light, prefer to be shaded, They feel too exposed in the light, and no where to hide. If they seem bothered, shut off the lights, or if its in a room cover the tank with a blanket for a bit, the female will stop stressing as much. Some breeders cull any female that eat their young as they see it as a genetic trait. A instinct to insure only strong survive, and/or kick in the fry's flight instinct, thus giving it a higher survival rate. While others have their babies all during one steady drop thinking that numbers increase survival. Some females have drops of only 2-10 once a week, so that they have less chance of being eaten all at once. Evolution in all of its forms of self preservation as a species.

Yeah, I finally got tired of trying and trying and went out and bought a camera for exactly doing that. Not a great one mind you, I wanted to spend 300 on a DSLR but they sold their last one a few days before i showed up, so i just ot one that was clearance for 100$, It does a decent job, but still around half are trash. I think I just have to figure out how to do it a bit better in the camera settings.

Two new additions from a local breeder:

Just thought I would share a few pictures from my Male Fancy Guppy Tank

I second that.

Ok, well here is the video, you will see the Ember's hanging around the left side of the tank, and the two green neon rasbora darting about, Around the 50 second mark I'll call them all over to the left side of the tank so you can see them all grouped together. hope it helps to give you an idea of what they would all look like together. I love schooling fish... Sorry about the crappy video quality, best i can do on my cell phone.

If your not going species /subspecies specific in your tank I've found that Neon's go real good with the Ember Tetra, Harlequin Rasbora, and Green Neon Rasbora. All schooling fish.. Glowlite Tetra's are not to bad too, but a little more on the slower side of schooling. While the Green Neon Rasbora, are more on the darting around type. The Ember Tetra seem to be a more tight forming group. I can make a video if you want to see what they all look like together in a 20 Gallon. Just a suggestion if your looking for ideas. I've had angels with neon's before, never had an aggression problem, I've even had tanks with Betta fish with angels, at first they were bothered alot, then one angel had enough and would attack the betta if it came near, Ended up growing the fastest of the 5 angels I had, Like a bull. On the other hand, I've never tried Rams before. so i cant state on its compatibility.

Yeah, i find a very light tug on the leaf will separate it from the branch if the leaf is already dead, Im talking very very light tug, if you have to put any effort into it, its still alive ... at least at that time.

Yep, the old Fish rule of thumb, If its small enough to fit in the fishes mouth, it will end up in it.

I have had both in my Planted Community Tank, the one on the right will loose almost all its leaves, but there will be new growth so dont give up on them, avoid moving and replanting them as much as possible. The ones in the middle are more hardy and grow well. Avoid snipping the tips of the plant to encourage side shoots and growths as is recommended at a few places on the net. They will rarely survive in my experience. However once growth is high enough new root systems will start from the lower branches you can research how to propagate the plant from there, again avoid snipping the top off. I'm no pro, but that is my experience with them.

Indeed, a beautiful set up for you first tank. The bloodfin, and Blackskirt Tetra's look good in it, You will find the Marimo ball super easy to grow and to make into smaller balls later when it gets larger. Cant tell if you have a CO2 setup from the picture, but if not it would be a good idea to look into if you want to keep your plants looking their best... Welcome to the group!

*Update, 12 Cory fry free swimming, another dozen or so should be hatching within the next 3-4 days. Heres a vid.. They were very hard to catch as they hate the lights alot, and are no bigger then the head of a needle.