I have beenkeeping this strain of guppies for
about a year now. The population is based on four adult pairs and a few fry, all wild caught (Brazil).
The fish are doing very well, I have however had to downsize to two
tanks with separate populations of the same strain.
Below is a sample of some of the male offspring, these would be 2nd and 3rd generation fish. I'm looking forward to following the development of these fish, perhaps it will be possible to see physical changes by keeping a photographic record.
I have gotten my hands on
some wild caught Brazilian Guppies, these are great little fish and I'm really looking
forward to keeping them. The fish has gotten me interested in guppies and I
have even joined the forum www.guppy.se where I have gotten some great advice. The original
"founders" consist of four males and four females picked out from an
import of around 500 animals. The eight spent about a month in a quarantine
tank where approximately 20 little fry were released. My intent is to maintain
this strain long-term, for this reason the four pairs have been separated to
make sure that each individual gets a chance to reproduce. The fry from the
quarantine tank are also being kept in a separate tank as it is likely that
they are the offspring from males in the shop and therefor add to the genetic
diversity of the total group. These are the four pairs;
note that the photographs show the fish in stress coloration. They are
all far more colourfull in real life.
The plan is to follow and record their progress, the next step is to try to take some photographs of the males in their new tanks when they have settled in and colored up.
