Bubble eye

[emeraldking]

One of the gruesome guppy varieties: The bubble eye guppy...
Not my favorite...!
It's a pity that there's a market for these horror creatures...

 

[GaryE]

To me, that's cruelty breeding. It CAN be done, but it shouldn't be.

 

[Innesfan]

How bizarre. This is a new one on me. I've only known that mutation to have emerged in goldfish.

 

[Back in the fold]

Not really a fan of that . I agree with Gary . That’s cruel . Like breeding for a harelip or something like that .

 

[emeraldking]

To me, that's cruelty breeding. It CAN be done, but it shouldn't be.

True! It can be done but shouldn't be. But the fact remains that there's sadly a market for such misshaped creatures.

How bizarre. This is a new one on me. I've only known that mutation to have emerged in goldfish.

Same goes for the socalled lionhead. It's already a fact in guppies as well. It's sad! But especially in Asia, the demand for such fish is enormous.

 

[Magnum Man]

I would think similar to ballon body, and parrot fish, or extreme long finage

 

[Innesfan]

Same goes for the socalled lionhead. It's already a fact in guppies as well. It's sad! But especially in Asia, the demand for such fish is enormous.

I find it so curious that two entirely unrelated species--goldfish and guppies--would each produce the same uniquely bizarre mutations. Let alone that these mutations are centuries old in goldfish and recent in guppies.

 

[emeraldking]

I find it so curious that two entirely unrelated species--goldfish and guppies--would each produce the same uniquely bizarre mutations. Let alone that these mutations are centuries old in goldfish and recent in guppies.

I wouldn't be surprised if they would breed this trait also in swordtails, platies or even mollies. The ornamental trade is Asia is full of it...