3 Expert Tricks On Selection Of Guppy Shape, Size And Color For Breeding

Breeding Guppies might seem an easy task at first. But before you get excited, let me assure its not a easy task for beginners and requires good experience.

An expert can easily understand a unusual or weird behavior guppies go through while breeding. We will share our ‘s and other expert’s experience for you to select optimum shape, size and color for breeding guppies, so that you can achieve required characteristics and features on your baby guppies.

There are numerous factors that one needs to take care of while breeding guppies. These factors include the color of the guppy fish, the shape and pattern of the tail, size and age of the fish.

Selection of Guppy Color And Pattern For Selective Breeding

For beginner’s, it is advisable that they should begin with simple or similar pattern fish or they can choose two specific traits at most. One needs to have ample amount of patience as sometimes breeding guppies might take longer times due to several uncertain factors. One can become a professional guppy fish breeding expert with passing time and breeding should become a breeze and they he can try different complex combinations to develop more complicated, beautiful and colorful baby guppies.

Basically there are 3 main type of selections required for breeding guppies. They include shape and tail of the fish, size and pattern of the fish and color of the guppies. There are many other factors that can also play a important role in the breeding of guppies. But for the time being we are covering the major 3 factors of selection.

Selection of Guppies For Breeding On Basis Of Their Tail Patterns And Shape

Guppies are characteristically identified on the basis of their tail patterns and shape. Guppy babies often have similar tail patterns and shapes as those of their parents. Although they can show a hybrid or different pattern if the parents have different traits. Generally Their are 12 major tail patterns that a well identified guppy can posses and they are as follows.

1. Fan Tail Guppy Fish
2. Triangle (Delta) Tail Guppy Fish
3. Veil Tail Guppy Fish
4. Flag Tail Guppy Fish
5. Double Sword Tail Guppy Fish
6. Top Sword Tail Guppy Fish
7. Bottom Sword Tail Guppy Fish
8. Lyre Tail Guppy Fish
9. Pin/Needle Tail Guppy Fish
10. Spade Tail Guppy Fish
11. Spear Tail Guppy Fish
12. Round Tail Guppy Fish

Selection of Guppies For Breeding On Basis Of Their Skin Colors

Coloration in guppies is determined genetically or color trait genes of the parents of the baby guppies. Basically genes found in the female guppies will play a major role in determination of coloring patterns of the baby guppies. Colors in a guppy fish are present either in dominant way or recessive way. For getting a particular recessive color in baby guppies, breeding guppy parents should both poses that particular recessive color. Whereas dominant color genes have more chances that their traits will be carried forward to the babies.

Generally male guppies appear more vibrant and attractive with bright colors when compared with the female guppies. Make sure that the guppies you select for breeding should have attractive appearance and vibrant colors both for the male and females. Also make sure they have a masculine and feminine character that you want to achieve in your baby guppies after breeding. Some of the basic colors that are found in guppies and the traits that permit them are as follows:

1. Gray Color is present in Dominant way.
2. Bronze Color is present in Recessive way.
3. Blonde Color is present in Recessive way.
4. Albino Color is present in Recessive way.
5. Lutino (Yellow Gene) Color is present in Recessive way.
6. White Color is present in Recessive way.
7. Silver Color is present in Recessive way.

Although, studies can predict a vast amount of coloring patterns on the baby guppies. There is still no definite answer as to which color will be ultimately obtained under dominant or recessive genes. As colors are defined genetically and can vary from red to blue, gray and yellow. They can also show rare and unique colors such as green, pink and purple. They can also poses multiple colors and can be classified rainbow guppy.

Selection of Guppies For Breeding On Basis Of Their Skin Patterns

Guppies are very versatile striking fish and can poses a number of skin patterns all over their body. For achieving a desired skin pattern in the baby guppies (fry), parents should be selected in a way that they both should poses the same pattern. Although there will be 50% chance that a baby guppy will poses the same skin pattern as one of their parents. There are numerous type of skin patterns on the basis of which guppies can be identified. Some of the major skin patterns of guppies are as follows:

1. Snakeskin Guppies that have a skin similar to that of snakes.
2. Lace Guppies that have a skin similar to hat of a lace.
3. Grass Guppies that have delicate black dots on their dorsal and caudal fins.
4. Leopard Guppies that have rosette spots diagonally through their tail and body.
5. Mosaic Guppies that have tail pattern that forms a random and asymmetrical arrangement of spots or mesh.
6. Moscow Guppies that are also know as chameleon guppy as they can change their colors and patterns as per their feel.
7. Tuxedo Guppies that have advanced body coloring scheme ranging from lighter shades on the head and chest to darker ones on the main part of the body.

Conclusion

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