JORG Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) A friend sent me 5 different varieties of fancy guppies that he obtained from a breeder in Hawaii. I'm not an expert on guppies but they look pretty sharp.I received 3-4 trios of each kind and placed them in 20 gal tanks and added a bunch of plastic plants so that about half the tank is full of cover. Here is my question should I choose just 1 male to keep in the tank and pull the rest or keep them all together? It seems like the males harass the ripe females all the time. Edited March 9, 2011 by JORG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Are you keeping the trios seperate or are they all together? If they're all together, I would keep them seperate to keep their colors 'pure'. If they're seperate, but you have several males of each color, you can choose to keep the male(s) you like with the females for bio diversity or whatever floats your boat really. Guppy males are relentless...they will chase a female for what seems like forever, though you've probably already seen that Good luck! Add some pics! Interest is officially peaked! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JORG Posted March 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Yep each variety is in their own tank, I tried to take some photo's the other nite but couldn't get any clear ones -- will try again soon. I might have some available for the Calgary and Edmonton auctions depending how fast the babies grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJay Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 Quality, pure breeding guppies would be a treat to see! Even the females, who never seem to surface at the LFS other than in "mixed female" assortments. I got the sense you are keeping the different varieties in their own separate aquariums. A must to keep the strains uncontaminated. I've found with a few livebearer species that the males hassle the females so much that they begin to go down hill. In that case I would separate them. One of the problems with keeping fancy livebearers is you typically need a lot of aquariums to keep even a single line going. Again though, I'd love to see some pics too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JORG Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Took a few shots this morning they are frustrating to snap as they never stay still Albino yellow Japanese fire reds Yellow Gold Red Albino gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I really like those Orange ones...very nice! Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippoherder Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Nice! x2 on the orange ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJay Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Great looking guppies! Particularly the Japanese Fire Reds. Let us know when you have some offspring available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 those fire reds are gorgeous! and i'm not even a guppy lover, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burmina Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Wow, just goes to show how little variety there can be at the LFS. Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel al Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Those didn't come from a pet store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JORG Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 -- I have quite a few ready to go. I will make a list for fairdeal this week and let him know what is ready. I was hoping to make virgin females available but it appears I am failing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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