SpicyFin Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 So I found what I thought was an an amazing looking juvenile male guppy in my "cull" tank this June. I call him Mr. Marble because he reminds me of a blue marble betta coloration. So I shared his photo on Facebook and asked opinions on trying to create my own guppy strain from him... well I was talked down to by a guppy YouTube personality that I made a mutt and well I almost gave up the hobby. A few weeks went and I said Self who cares what he says put him in a tank and try to make more. So 6 months later and I have a mini Mr Marble. I still have a long way to go but I am excited that I am on the right track... I hope. I have a few more juveniles males that look like they will look at lot like dad and brother and in another week or two I should know for sure. I believe Mr Marble came from a blue and white strain ive been developing for just under 2 years now I call Blue Dreams but because he was in my cull tank I can't be sure. I have no idea if anyone else would ever be interested in my blue marble guppies if in a few years I can claim it as a set strain because they are short tails but I love them. The females are starting to get some white coloration on their top lines. Anyways I will share some photos and you can let you me know your thoughts. I shared the long tail blue dreams I think is where he popped up from. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 dont give up because some yoohoo talked trash. i guarantee there are folks that will like how that guppy looks, and if you think its neat, it is worthy of your effort to try and turn it into a strain. good luck with the project. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustjd27 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Forget the haters man. Those look awesome. Do what you love... it's the only thing you should do in this hobby. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Looks great to me! Good job sticking with a line. I think it was Greg Sage who said he doesn’t ever sell down below 40 fish of a selectively bred line. In other words, make hundreds of these before selling them so that you’ll really be able to keep the line going. And even more importantly, if you’re able to make another line, it becomes important to “cross out” the lines so that they keep some genetic strength. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 That is a really cool looking strain. I look forward to seeing how you develop it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefConfit Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 That looks awesome! Keep developing it in sure plenty of people would want guppies like that! Myself included! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Obermiller Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) I think they look great. I wouldn't mind having those in my tanks. Keep developing them, no matter what other people say. Edited January 1, 2021 by Paul_Obermiller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_Obermiller Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Just now, Paul_Obermiller said: I think they look great. I wouldn't mind having those in my tanks. Keep developing them, no matter what other people say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I love fish with blue coloration - there aren't a lot of blue choices, especially in smaller community fish. I saw a photo of a "blue variety" of harlequin rasboras online and they were beautiful in the (probably color-enhanced) photo, but in the store, not so much. The blue was more like muddy-orange-tinged-charcoal-gray, the color separation was muddled, and and their silvery shimmer was all but absent. It seems like breeding blue fish is not necessarily an easy undertaking, and I think you should be proud! I'm looking more and more at guppies to be dither fish in my 20L and I hope to find some like yours if I get them. Dad and son are gorgeous, and mom (?) is quite lovely as well. Congratulations and good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyFin Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 9:08 AM, Fish Folk said: Looks great to me! Good job sticking with a line. I think it was Greg Sage who said he doesn’t ever sell down below 40 fish of a selectively bred line. In other words, make hundreds of these before selling them so that you’ll really be able to keep the line going. And even more importantly, if you’re able to make another line, it becomes important to “cross out” the lines so that they keep some genetic strength. Yes this is great advise I learned the hard way during a move when I almost lost one of my lines to have multiple tanks of each line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyFin Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 20 hours ago, Paul_Obermiller said: I think they look great. I wouldn't mind having those in my tanks. Keep developing them, no matter what other people say. Thats the best compliment a breeder could ask for.... other wanting your fish in their tanks 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyFin Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Maggie said: I love fish with blue coloration - there aren't a lot of blue choices, especially in smaller community fish. I saw a photo of a "blue variety" of harlequin rasboras online and they were beautiful in the (probably color-enhanced) photo, but in the store, not so much. The blue was more like muddy-orange-tinged-charcoal-gray, the color separation was muddled, and and their silvery shimmer was all but absent. It seems like breeding blue fish is not necessarily an easy undertaking, and I think you should be proud! I'm looking more and more at guppies to be dither fish in my 20L and I hope to find some like yours if I get them. Dad and son are gorgeous, and mom (?) is quite lovely as well. Congratulations and good luck! Thank you for the kind words. Im going to do my best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Really neat looking guppies! I'm really interested in how this process will go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Maggie said: I love fish with blue coloration - there aren't a lot of blue choices, especially in smaller community fish. I saw a photo of a "blue variety" of harlequin rasboras online and they were beautiful in the (probably color-enhanced) photo, but in the store, not so much. The blue was more like muddy-orange-tinged-charcoal-gray, the color separation was muddled, and and their silvery shimmer was all but absent. It seems like breeding blue fish is not necessarily an easy undertaking, and I think you should be proud! I'm looking more and more at guppies to be dither fish in my 20L and I hope to find some like yours if I get them. Dad and son are gorgeous, and mom (?) is quite lovely as well. Congratulations and good luck! I don't know anything about that specific fish, but it's not uncommon for fish to not show much color when in stores, but then look much better when you get them home and they get comfortable in the new environment. It's also not uncommon for fish to not show their full colors until they're nearer maturity. I'll agree that finding blue, especially in small fish, is difficult. Black neon tetras are one of my favorites though. The lower band is a very dark blue, and the lighter stripe above it is a kind of fluorescent sky blue when the light hits it just right. Edited January 2, 2021 by JettsPapa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyFin Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 10:48 AM, Daniel said: That is a really cool looking strain. I look forward to seeing how you develop it! On 1/2/2021 at 11:01 AM, H.K.Luterman said: Really neat looking guppies! I'm really interested in how this process will go! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Nice looking guppys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Wow those guppies look really cool. Keep up the good work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Fun!! I am breeding mutts for fun. But I have a strong preference for certian traits and carefully choose who gets to breed. Over time the mutts can become a strain. I don't understand why people get cranky like this--particularly with something like guppies. How do they think strains arose in the first place? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeperscreepersmyth Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I like your blue dream, would you be interested in sending some to Tennessee to go with my blue dream shrimp? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penny Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) I think he's just gorgeous and perfect, and I'd definitely choose those for my tank. They look so good in the video! Well done Edited January 8, 2021 by Penny Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyFin Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Jeeperscreepersmyth said: I like your blue dream, would you be interested in sending some to Tennessee to go with my blue dream shrimp? Thank you. I so wish I could I lost almost the entire line when I moved. I got the numbers back up and things were going great that picture is just a few months old. And then I purchased some fish plants and snails. New fish went into qt tank and were sick with something and only one male survived. I must have some how cross contaminated because my blue dreams tank all died accept one male in the picture and a juvenile female. To top it off I lost my cull tank too. I am thinking it must have been when I was feeding bbs with a pipette somehow. So im on a mission to bring these back a 2nd time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeperscreepersmyth Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I'm so sorry to hear that, as good a job as you did the first time I'm sure you will do even better this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantlumberjack Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 These look great, I dont think i've ever seen a guppy like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpicyFin Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Update on my progress I caught Dad and several juvenile males in different stages of developing the body pattern and a female with white developing on the top line. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 They're really neat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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