PattysAquatics Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Need some help IDing this guppy if possible. Bought it from a lfs and was sold as an orange/red guppy. I’m assuming it’s a hybrid of some kind but not 100 percent sure any help would be great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 @Grizzly Looks like a standard guppy. Poecilia reticulata Ill say this about hybrids. basically all fish in the hobby that have been farmed for a while are hybrids, for example. You cannot go into a pet store and call a platy "xiphophorus maculatus", that is incorrect. (despite what the label claims). A platy in a pet store is a hybrid of Xiphophorus Maculatus,Variatus,Helleri and possibly a few species i forgot, so its really Xiphophorus Sp. Chances are with standard guppies, they have a mix of guppy and endler in them. so yes its probably a hybrid, but i wouldnt worry, thats normal. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Enjoy your mutt guppy. Only way to get true line bred guppies is to go to a convention like the ALA (American Livebearers Association) or a local club auction or online through a reputable breeder. You can DM me on here for information on online sources. Have fun, and guppies are fun! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattysAquatics Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 @Theplatymaster @Beardedbillygoat1975 so I have a tank full of these and if I were to unload some of them what would label them as? Mutt guppy?, standard guppy? just curious cause I don’t want to advertise them as the wrong thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 7:37 PM, Grizzly said: @Theplatymaster @Beardedbillygoat1975 so I have a tank full of these and if I were to unload some of them what would label them as? Mutt guppy?, standard guppy? just curious cause I don’t want to advertise them as the wrong thing If you're marketing them to other fish keepers I'd call them mixed guppies. If you plan to take them to an LFS for cash or store credit you can call them whatever you want, but they will likely correct you can say they're mutt guppies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miska Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 8:37 PM, Grizzly said: @Theplatymaster @Beardedbillygoat1975 so I have a tank full of these and if I were to unload some of them what would label them as? Mutt guppy?, standard guppy? just curious cause I don’t want to advertise them as the wrong thing So when I market my bestie and my fish- I plan to do so as such: "Chandelle Endler Special- a beautiful Hybrid of Endler Sp, to create the most intriguing colors and patterns. These are specially breed and selected for color and hardiness." Something like that. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Exactly. Unless you have a line bred guppy - example is I had Blue Hawaiian Moscow guppies from @Bentley Pascoe. I sold them as such. But if I’d bred them to other fish I’d called them a Blue Hawaiian Cross guppy or some marketable term like Blue Midnight etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Now endlers are faaaaaaar better then guppies but man I gotta admit that female looks nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquariumCentral Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 (edited) First one is a female guppy that is pregnant FYI. the second one is a male Edited March 27, 2023 by AquariumCentral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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