Guppy Id

[nosoup4you]

Well, I have gotten my guppy fry to the point that most of them look about like this. Some have a bit more spotting in their tails, some less. I do still occasionally see a snakeskin or two in a drop. What would you call these?

 

[helterskelter]

Half black AOC (any other colour)

 

[nosoup4you]

Thanks Helter. I have such a hard time differentiating between the different strains and it seems every breeder calls the same strains something else.

 

[helterskelter]

Well halfblack AOC covers every base as long as it's random it's AOC

If the colour is full 100% in the tail then it's classed as halfblack yellow/red/blue

If the black comes into the chest area it's the classed as three quarter black.

but i will not list everything, but searching for I.K.G.H standards will bring up a large list of thing's I'm sure

 

[OldMan47]

If you are the breeder and develop a strain, you can call it whatever you want when you sell it to a shop. After all, you created it. On the other hand a show guppy has specifications about the shape and color that it should have and is defined more clearly, if a bit less romantically, by the guppy standards that are published as HelterSkelter suggested.

 

[helterskelter]

Also to class a new guppy strain you should breed it over 90% true for over 5 generation.