What I hear quite often with guppies is that a lot of people say that the male is responsible of the coloration of the offspring and not the female. This is nonsense. It depends on the strain itself wether the male, female or both are carrying the dominant traits.
With "certain" females you can already see by the phenotype if the female is carrying the dominant coloration or other traits. Like the females shown below:
Above: A sunrise mettalic guppy female
Below: A Micariff metallic guppy female
Below: A red mosaic guppy female
Females that will show a small part of the coloring of the male on the body (mostly on the saddle, chest or flank) do carry the dominant gene as well. In these pictures these females have the traits on their saddle.
With "certain" females you can already see by the phenotype if the female is carrying the dominant coloration or other traits. Like the females shown below:
Above: A sunrise mettalic guppy female
Below: A Micariff metallic guppy female
Below: A red mosaic guppy female
Females that will show a small part of the coloring of the male on the body (mostly on the saddle, chest or flank) do carry the dominant gene as well. In these pictures these females have the traits on their saddle.
