is my guppy dyed?

[pcam86]

hi just wondering if mt guppy has been dyed?

 

[wrs]

no, selective breeding.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

no, you're fine. that's the color pattern i have; as you guppy ages, not only will his lyretail become much more impressive, that shimmery white will take on a more solid presence--approaching almost a bone-like appearance. you're in for a beautiful fish!

 

[OohFeeshy]

Looks a bit like an endler. Possibly an endler guppy hybrid...? Purdy though

 

[ScoutCarcer]

Your guppy isnt dyed its just drop dead gorgeus

 

[debiasir]

wow one pretty guppy

 

[GuppyDude]

no that is not a died fish. iv been working with a double tail strain myself and those colors and patterns are very common in them.

that is a very nice fish to, congrats on the find

 

[wwestar2000]

All my males have those patterns too and they were born in my tank so it has to be natural.

 

[smithrc]

Arnt fish with those patterns and tail form are actually Endlers - not Guppys.

Are they Different fish? or just a different name for them??

 

[sylvia]

They are considered guppies as they have been bred from a long line of 'guppies' wich are simply selectively bred for the special tales. However, many of the 'fancy' tail varieties of this type (swords etc) were actualy first introduced into the guppy by hybridising with endler's. So, in a sense, it is a hybrid guppy X endler's but you would consider it a pure guppy regardless of the fact that it may possibly (and almost certainly) has endler's ancsestry somewhere along the way.

 

[smithrc]

They are considered guppies as they have been bred from a long line of 'guppies' wich are simply selectively bred for the special tales. However, many of the 'fancy' tail varieties of this type (swords etc) were actualy first introduced into the guppy by hybridising with endler's. So, in a sense, it is a hybrid guppy X endler's but you would consider it a pure guppy regardless of the fact that it may possibly (and almost certainly) has endler's ancsestry somewhere along the way.

thanks

what do / did pure endlers look like then?

 

[afireinside]

wow. that is one cool looking guppy. and no, it was not dyed.

 

[sylvia]

Pure endler's look just like guppies in body shape but tend to be on the smaller side (though not realy any more compared to some of the very in-bred guppy strains that have lost size). They also don't have the solid patterns found on guppeis but a multi-colored/variegated pattern somewhat like the guppy pictured above does. The color tends to be much brighter though (in males) and the amount of each color varies depending on where the strain originated from (eg: predominntly green from one particular area and reds from another). Obviously, with all the selectively tank-bred fish now though, there's a multitude of colors and great variation. Another things about endler's is that the wild ones usualy have extended fin rays at either edge of their tails - forming 'sword-like' projections and from which double swords or single-sword guppies could be established with careful selection and patience.

Here's what a google search for endler's images came up with: http/aquarich.jp/tsuhan/image/Endllers_Nagoya.jpg
the most amazing color: http/www.petfish.net/pics/endlermale1.jpg
a selection showing some of the variation: http/members.cox.net/newcomb1/elb_collage.jpg
a couple of males with long tail extensions: http/www.aquarticles.com/images/endlers1.jpg
and a couple morewith bottom swords: http/www.aquariumhobbyist.com/endlersliv...bottomsword.JPG

There are thousands of endler's pictures lying around on the internet. A google search brings up plenty of information and images depicting the spectacular variation.

 

[smithrc]

cool

I might have to sneak some livebearers into a tank while Lorna isn't looking

 

[Angry_Platy]

That is a very nice naturally-coloured guppy. Proves my point that nature produces enough brilliant colours without the need for dyeing. Since guppies can be fragile fish I can't imagine they would survive the dyeing process too well

Nice