Minanora Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I love it! Everything looks great. I love this particular thread of yours. I love all of them but, guppies! I have a soft spot for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Pretty colors. Some of my male mutts have pretty mixes of color that I don’t see in “official” strains so I wonder if they are just color combos that don’t stabilize well genetically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 6:18 AM, PineSong said: Pretty colors. Some of my male mutts have pretty mixes of color that I don’t see in “official” strains so I wonder if they are just color combos that don’t stabilize well genetically. Yes, I think you’re right on. I suspect the adult males and adult females came from two separate lines. Crossing them is reshaking the genetic puzzle pieces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 These Gold Snakeskin “Mutt Guppies”are looking very interesting… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) They are lively! Those males with the red tails stand out. Edited March 7, 2022 by PineSong 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 The unwatched pot boils! Lots of golden fun in this Snakeskin Guppy colony. Hoping to throw select ones outdoors for the summer… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 Autumn Blaze Snakeskin Guppies. Bit of a ramble. Few lovely ones here… 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 7/30/2021 at 9:24 PM, Guppysnail said: I can put guppies in my closet 😍😍😍😍don’t give me ideas. Right? I think I am misusing or underutilizing my closet space right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Oooh, I was so happy to have an update! I like your method and think that the fact that not every male develops the same way makes it more fun...those long flowy guys are more special that way! i love those autumn colors, too. Thank you for the progress post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 Having moved most all guppies outside now, I thought I’d show how they’re coloring up in summer tubs. I’ve used cycled water from inside to display them, since tub water is totally green-water. Here are the Snakeskin… Here are the “Mutt Guppies”… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 They look great. My pond guys are unbelievable right now—so much more colorful than before and lots of rainbow colors like green, pink and purple that are not evident at all in their indoor siblings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 8:53 PM, PineSong said: They look great. My pond guys are unbelievable right now—so much more colorful than before and lots of rainbow colors like green, pink and purple that are not evident at all in their indoor siblings. I have a lot of questions . . . maybe I'll learn answers. I wonder if the added vitamin D from sunlight helps them absorb other chemicals, just like with mammals, vitamin D regulate the absorption of calcium. You cannot, for example, add calcium to your diet by drinking more milk or taking more calcium tablets. However, you can absorb _some_ more up to a threshold point with vitamin D, as I understand it. Could this be in effect with Guppies? And might this help to explain why adding crushed coral helps them in an inside environment, where outside they are perfectly healthy in very soft rainwater without crushed coral? Maybe the hardness uptake is the same, it's just that in sunlight, they're able to absorb it more? Just an uneducated question. Maybe there's better explanations. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modified lung Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 On 6/11/2022 at 7:23 PM, Fish Folk said: I have a lot of questions . . . maybe I'll learn answers. I wonder if the added vitamin D from sunlight helps them absorb other chemicals, just like with mammals, vitamin D regulate the absorption of calcium. You cannot, for example, add calcium to your diet by drinking more milk or taking more calcium tablets. However, you can absorb _some_ more up to a threshold point with vitamin D, as I understand it. Could this be in effect with Guppies? And might this help to explain why adding crushed coral helps them in an inside environment, where outside they are perfectly healthy in very soft rainwater without crushed coral? Maybe the hardness uptake is the same, it's just that in sunlight, they're able to absorb it more? Just an uneducated question. Maybe there's better explanations. I can tell you that sturgeon raised indoors for years are much paler, feel softer, and develope curled and deformed fins compared to sturgeon raised outdoors which look like normal wild sturgeon. Same genetics and everything. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) Though most guppies are in Watergardens outside, this batch of “Precious Metals” is on reserve indoors. Nice colors starting to show up… Edited June 28, 2022 by Fish Folk 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 They're looking great. Have you started selling these to local stores yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 On 6/28/2022 at 10:24 AM, Patrick_G said: They're looking great. Have you started selling these to local stores yet? Nope. I’m planning to build up a really strong stock, and to sell online for more $$. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 They are indeed looking great. It will be an impressive array when you have a lot of fully colored males together! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 Moved out final two EBAs from this tank. Now it will become a Guppy colony for awhile. Moved in tank-housed “Precious Metals” line. Here’s some photos… 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Super vibrant colors! As much as I defend and love my plain Jane female guppies for their "understated beauty", it does make a visual difference in the optics of the whole tank when even the females have nice color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 Quick video showing how Guppies are starting to take to their new digs… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 Colony shots today… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Started with “low expectations.” Best way, for me + guppies. But now… I’m thrilled. Proud of these babies… 7 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfish Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Looking great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I am digging the ones that are snakeskin and metallic. Very fun! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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