[My 2 Gallon Groot Tank]

Glad you kept that piece.  Too cool to give up.

[G'day from Melbourne, Aus]

Nice to see you hear Blake.  For that the content you've been pumping out, I'm sure you have a lot to offer.

[What's your Line Breeding program?]

For each strain that I'm line breeding, I like to keep at least 4 setups. 

1) Breeders
2) Male grow out
3) Female grow out
4) Fry (to moved out to grow outs when sexable)

I seed the Breeder tank with the best of the best new stock from time to time as well as retire old looking ones.  It's a simple concept but does require space. 

[Hello from Hawaii]

3 hours ago, Bob said:

Glad to see you here, hopefully i can come visit someday. 

That would be awesome!

[Do you Colony Breed or Line Breed?]

1 hour ago, Brandy said:

I think with mutts colony breeding is great in the beginning, the "who knows what is in there" effect, but as someone who has selectively bred other non-fishy things, you would still have to have a grow out and select your future breeders. At least that is my plan, so maybe what I am doing is something in the middle.

I have 2 males and 5 females in this foundational generation of mutts. If anything fun pops up in the babies (who I don't let rampantly back cross to the parents-they are separated to grow out tanks) I will select for that, and cross those as my next generation, and so on, retiring adults as they age or I achieve something more desirable. 

I wouldn't consider this line breeding exactly, but selective. I suppose, if I am successful, I will have developed a line in the end. A line of mutts! 

(also @H.C. Aqua I have really enjoyed your youtube channel! Nice to see you here too!)

Good point.  Maybe there is a fine distinction between line breeding and selective breeding.  Good luck on reaching your goals on that mutt line.  It's one of the fun things about guppies.  

And thanks for watching!  

[Hello from Hawaii]

1 hour ago, Cory said:

Definitely a dream to do ponds outside year round. I'll have to settle for inside ponds. All the extra plants makes it look so nice though. 

Before I joined the fish community online, I really didn't realize the extra challenges fish keep had up there in the mainland.  It feels like we're cheating.

[Hello from Hawaii]

32 minutes ago, RovingGinger said:

Would you ever want to do one of those home swap shows and try out Minnesota? 😂 Having that much life outdoors year round must be magical. 

Sorry, but no thanks, lol!

[Hello from Hawaii]

6 hours ago, Daniel said:

Looks like paradise! What are those pipes running next to the tubs? You know you have a lot fish when you begin to lose count of the number of systems you are running ☺️

Just a make shift water drain for water changes and our utility sink.   One day if I'm not lazy I'll move it against the wall.  

[What did you get done today?]

Sorted crowntail guppy fry.  A tedious task.

[Hello from Hawaii]

Hello everyone.  My name is Jesse, and I'm from the Island of Oahu.  I've been keeping fish all my live, but only got really serious in the last 3 years.  Last time I counted, I was up to 90 tanks and 50 pond tubs for a total of 140 running systems.  All of which is outdoors in both my backyard and garage.  My wife and I are currently breeding 28 strains of guppies, but I'm also working on other species like dwarf cichlids, bettas, pseudomugils, killifish, and ricefish.  Breeding fish has taken over my life, and I bet the same goes for a lot of you here.  

 

[Do you Colony Breed or Line Breed?]

I started off colony breeding, but now almost exclusively line breed most of my guppy lines.  I have done a video on it where I took a colony bred strain over a 1 year period and compared it to the original breeder's line bred strain.  Also certain genes like dumbo ears (which are female sex linked) will just fall apart over time if left to colony breed.  That being said, some guppy strains do absolutely fine in a colony breeding setup.  It just depends on your goals.  

 

[C.A.R.E. Tip - Easy Access]

That's a cool idea!  I just found out how to do this on Android as well.  The Chrome app has a "Add to Home screen" option.