Albino Guppie

[community begginer]

hay all. i have alot of guppie babbies and adult in my tank. and there is this one that is about 3.5 - 4 months old and she has NO colour what so ever. she is a white like that of an albino. the thing is ive never heard of an albino guppie and was just wondering the possibilities of it?? she is about 2.5 cm and is very active.
can anyone help me out on this one??
regards, community

 

[KingofthePisces]

if it has pink eyes well yes it is and a completely blank guppy is also a very rare guppy try to get some pics of it i want to see it

 

[petetong]

That sounds like a mutation. If its in good health , maybe you want to try and breed a new line from it. May be a recessive and unstable trait however and may not breed true. V interesting though!

 

[SnBMeg]

Albinism is possible in any species of animal (although in the wild, especially, the chances of them survivng are very low.) The chances of an albino mutation occuring are not high, but they're not zero, either.

Ime, albino fish are not white-white, but rather a white that's tinted slightly yellow (look at albino cories, for one example.) True albinos will have pink or red pupils, as well.

Even if she's not an albino, definitely try to breed a line!

 

[community begginer]

ok thanx guys, i appreciate it. will try and post pics later

 

[toppman]

if it is a true albino and you are able to breed from it and create a whole line of albino's then i think they could be worth quite a nice little amount, iv never heard/seen albino guppies so im sure alot of people would be eager to get their hands on them

 

[chucksmo]

I would like to see picts as well. sounds cool.

 

[FastestFishy]

yea can't wait to see the pics!

 

[community begginer]

im sorry my fellow hobbiests but my camera is buggered. sorry if i had ur hopes up. im a little annoyed to say teh least.
please forgive me.
community

 

[toppman]

oh god thats the worst thing you could of said, theres a vast majority of "sceptical" people on here, i think the this thread shows what a bit of dis-belief does, it was like a witch hunt lol
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=199042

 

[SnBMeg]

oh god thats the worst thing you could of said, theres a vast majority of "sceptical" people on here

it was like a witch hunt lol

It's so true.

It seems like a lot of people (not just on these forums) get to a point where they think that they know everything (like little kids in the know-it-all stage--not everyone grows out of it), and they think that anything outside of their experience is either a lie or someone else being ignorant or stupid.

Personally, I've seen enough odd things and had my expectations proven wrong enough that I keep an open mind about new things. You never know when something "right" will turn out to be wrong or only sometimes right--there are exceptions to every rule, and just because a person doesn't have absolutely irrefutable proof, that does not mean that they are wrong.

I'll trust the OP to know what he's talking about, and hopefully at some point he will be able to give us "proof." Malfunctioning electronics are no reason to arrogantly string a person up.

 

[chibi]

I had an albino guppy. Got it at a guppy show.

 

[helterskelter]

Their are many true line of albino's and they are seen in shops from time to time.But i suspect that what your getting is a "blond" this is not albino, it's a sweet creamy coloured guppy and their just as common as the normal fish just a different base colour.

It just depends on the eye's, if their normal it's a blond, if their red it's a albino.