Jamacian Blue Guppy

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I saw Jamacian Blue Guppies in my LFS today; I thought I'd do a bit research on them first; but I can't seen to find anything on the internet? Are they even called Jamacian Blue Guppy? They were in the coldwater tanks rather than the tropical section like the other guppies.


Thank you

EDIT: I've actually just saw this video My link and from the same shop, they are called Jamacan Blue Endlers.

 

[OldMan47]

The fish shown in your link are not endlers. They look something like a wild guppy to me. We had wild and near wild guppies when I first got into the hobby, instead of the highly developed ones that we see in pet shops today. Those are very nice fish and if they are as close to wild as they look they should do fine at about 70F, 21C. In many places that means that heaters would not be required.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

They looked exctly the same in the shop, they were very pale blue and spotty. They were really small as well .

 

[OldMan47]

I would guess that they are either wild or feral guppies that were recently, very few generations back, collected.

 

[helterskelter]

The fish in the video look like Japanese blues, Jamacian Blue don't have the shoulder spots and look slightly more electric blue.

Their fine in cool water mine are at 70f and have been so all their life.
Some people think their more prone to problem and disease but i find their much stronger and healthier in cool water, warm them up to 74-76f for breeding if u so wanted to.

 

[lilacamy931]

They are gorgeous and really unusual, hope you are tempted to get some

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I am REALLY tempted to get some.

I've never kept guppies/livebearers before, so Helterskelter (or anyone) you mentioned you warm them up for breeding; Will they still breed at cooler temperatures or will they need warming up to breed?

 

[fishyfeet]

the trouble with livebearers is they normally keep breeding and breeding until you have overstocked your tank and you cant give em away, at least with these that wouldnt happen, so if i wasnt already committed to doing my long finned guppies, id prob get some. di

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Oh if they won't breed and breed and breed I'll definately be interested in getting some. The shop only sold them in pairs too.

I don't mind if they breed a little bit BUT I don't have the space to have them "over breed".

 

[helterskelter]

I put mine through a winter period from dec till march allowing temp to drop to 66-70f
Just saves heating costs if the fish room.

As i space heat my little fish room and do not have a heater in any of my tanks in there.

They will still drop fry but it go's to a gestation period of 6-8 week and find the fry are stronger but grow slower.
Some people think they may suffer from diseases at lower temps but this dose not happen if you keep good husbandy on the fish.

I rear most of my general fry along side the parents, while some are eaten in the first 2-3 days some survive. But i like to keep them going over several generations and try to breed better colour and look to the fish.
You can of course give fry to friends.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Ok next question...

Will they be ok in with shrimp? (I just have red cherry shrimp).

In the shop they were in with shrimp so I am assuming they are ok but I just wanted to check.

I should also say thank you to everyone for replying really quickly

 

[helterskelter]

I keep cherries with mine an no problems get loads of baby shrimp.

If a shrimp dies the guppies will also try to eat them.
Course they may eat tiny shrimplets but most survive.

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Brillaint.

I don't mind if the odd shrimplet dies (I've only had the shrimp a month to 6 weeks and my first 5 were all girls, I just got another 5 yesterday; I'm keeping my fingers crossed that 2 are male, if not then no big deal lol).

 

[5teady_2012]

I put mine through a winter period from dec till march allowing temp to drop to 66-70f
Just saves heating costs if the fish room.

As i space heat my little fish room and do not have a heater in any of my tanks in there.

They will still drop fry but it go's to a gestation period of 6-8 week and find the fry are stronger but grow slower.
Some people think they may suffer from diseases at lower temps but this dose not happen if you keep good husbandy on the fish.

I rear most of my general fry along side the parents, while some are eaten in the first 2-3 days some survive. But i like to keep them going over several generations and try to breed better colour and look to the fish.
You can of course give fry to friends.

Not suffer..... more vunrable to disease

What species of yours have gestation periods of up to 8 weeks?

 

[fish48]

no way are they more vunrable to disease