Post by Bumblebee on Oct 8, 2005 21:55:26 GMT 10
Unfortunatley in australia, even though we often get unusual, even good quality pure bred guppies it is very rare for LPS to stock both males and females of the strain. so how do you pair that odd fish up with a mate that will get a suitable result?
Here are a few tips:
Buy the most plain coloured female you can find, preferably with no tail pattern or colour at all, marking and colour that shows up on a female can be female-dominant so may show up in offspring. the plain yellow-bodied females with slightly pale yellow tails are also good, these mainly come from king cobra stock but can make good 'odd fish' cloners. They will sometimes also throw gold bodied and lightened versions of the male used.
If your male has a spotted tail, try to find a spotted tail female of a similar or darker shade. I find crossing with un-spotted females gives un-spotted offspring.
If you have a half black male , try to find a half-black female as simillar as possible in shade and tail type as the females of this strain often carry a lot of the genetic material.
If the results of the first cross are un-satisfactory cross female offspring back with the male to retrieve recessive traits, or if he is no-longer available cross the males and females of the resulting brood.
Here are a few tips:
Buy the most plain coloured female you can find, preferably with no tail pattern or colour at all, marking and colour that shows up on a female can be female-dominant so may show up in offspring. the plain yellow-bodied females with slightly pale yellow tails are also good, these mainly come from king cobra stock but can make good 'odd fish' cloners. They will sometimes also throw gold bodied and lightened versions of the male used.
If your male has a spotted tail, try to find a spotted tail female of a similar or darker shade. I find crossing with un-spotted females gives un-spotted offspring.
If you have a half black male , try to find a half-black female as simillar as possible in shade and tail type as the females of this strain often carry a lot of the genetic material.
If the results of the first cross are un-satisfactory cross female offspring back with the male to retrieve recessive traits, or if he is no-longer available cross the males and females of the resulting brood.
