[Guppy genetics question]

On 2/4/2024 at 2:05 PM, Odd Duck said:

My “purple dragon” guppies that were supposedly pure for many generations, fairly frequently have red pop out in the male’s tails but none in females tails.

There are many, many instances of sex linked color differences across many families - fish, birds, reptiles, spiders, other insects, to name a few, and including mammals - like the example cited for how rare calico manifests in male cats (something like 1 in 10,000 is what I read / hear most often but I’ve never seen a legit source quoted to back that number) and nearly all male calicos are reported to be sterile.

I don’t know enough about guppy genetics to give you the specific reason why the red only manifests in your males @Scapexghost, but I’m certain there’s differences in either gene presence or expression / suppression / activity that’s behind it.

purple is supposedly about the hardest color to keep pure in guppy's. purple dragons, i saw a tank full of them once, marked all sold, and they were very cool looking. i would have bought a trio or three of them, they are a great looking fish.

[How do I fix this?]

On 2/4/2024 at 12:21 PM, NickD said:

how did u know lol?? It’s right next to a big window actually. I should move it and see if that helps, thanks 😆

just a wild guess!🙈

[Water temp change]

plus or minus 2 or 3 degree's i dont worry much. after that it starts to be a concern. colder moving to slightly warmer isnt so bad, but warm moving to colder can really shock them. so more than a few degrees put them in a bucket with water from the tank they are coming from, and add a little water from the tank they are going into every few minutes . for a small difference, it likely wont take 15 minutes or so to ease them into the temp change.

[SAE in a 20 gallon tank]

ive never noticed my panda garras going after bba.

[How do I fix this?]

is it exposed to a lot of natural daylight coming through a window? green water is often triggered by that hot intense daylight coming in through a window.

[Is driftwood hard to keep in aquarium?]

On 2/3/2024 at 7:40 PM, Bigdog99 said:

Yes I was mainly concerned of the tea looking water. I don’t like it. Is there some that don’t make water brown? @lefty o

Ok thanks!! 

Thanks. Sorry for late responses. 

😂. I have seen spider wood but wasn’t sure of it.

spiderwood is the best bet for not turning the water colors.

[SAE in a 20 gallon tank]

On 2/3/2024 at 5:47 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

@anewbie wow! Too small?! I'm glad my new tank is long!

its subjective. i used to have 5 SAE's in my 120, and they were just fine, but i had lots of plants they liked to lay in. only issues i ever had with them was come feeding time they would just push their way into the food. they werent aggressive, but they were getting in there and eating!

[Chili Rasbora tank mates]

ive not tried it, but i dont see it ending well for the chilis.

[Is driftwood hard to keep in aquarium?]

driftwood is not hard to keep. you cant over feed it, cant give it too much light, and it doesnt care about water parameters.

[SAE in a 20 gallon tank]

im just going to say nope, not a good idea.

[Help w/Snail ID]

not assassins.

[Low tech with Airstone]

do you need an air stone? maybe, maybe not, but one thing is for certain, an air stone will only make things better, not worse.

[Old Glow Light Tetras!]

ive had a few black skirt tetras go 9-10 years, and a pair of bronze cory's, one made it 14 or so years, the other one is still going strong at 16+.

[Q for Aquarists with Cats]

glass tops will hold most cats without an issue.

[HOB Filter won’t Turn On]

some times just stopping can cause them to be troublesome, and you found the cure.

[Question about moving fish in between tanks at home..]

i would have zero concerns netting out of 1 tank, and instantly plopping them into the other.

[Filters]

you can use just about any amount of filters you want, or any combination of filters. there is no single rule that says you must run X amount of filtration per gallon. so many variables involved. you can always adjust flow of your filters, add filters to what you have, or change them for something else.

[Where do you guys buy your fish from online?]

as per forum rules, aquahuna, or dans fish.

[Easy Green help please]

just keep in mind the bottle directions are a good average tank starting point. so you might need less, or you might need more. pick a dosage, and keep a good eye on the plants for 3 or 4 weeks, and adjust dosage as needed.

[Weird stuff on my red root floaters…]

looks like mold to me.

[Murphy is Dying]

that sucks big time. big fish is just like a dog or cat, they have personality. hard to lose them.

[29 Gallon on 36 Bow Stand]

should be fine.

[Discussion of LARGE tanks: It's happening! 196 gallon custom glass tank....]

On 1/27/2024 at 3:55 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

@lefty o yeah you know he and I have had several discussions about Model As, those were his first love and he's planning on building a show car with one- he laments that these cars are no longer popular in the hobby- those who are/were into them are an aging population and the younger car generations are adopting newer cars. If they are into older cars it's usually muscle cars (which neither he nor I are against). 

i know some younger guys that are into them, but yeah its usually the geritol crowd that has them.

[Age and se+ing guppies]

On 1/27/2024 at 10:47 AM, JoeQ said:

Juvenile guppy se❌ing...... It sure aint a near sighted mans game!!! 🤣.

yup, some people can tell fairly early, im on the slower side of it. some strains show better than others too.

[Warning about Sponge filters]

can also add a small piece of sponge to the tube itself, so nothing can enter it.