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Post by dillen on May 11, 2006 11:06:08 GMT 10
Hi All. Some of my guppies. Halfback female. The male wouldn’t keep still but is the same just blacker. These are a short round tail strain.  Moscow blue male. Pic does not do this fish justice. It glows blue in the aquarium.  White tuxedo ribbon fin male.  Red tail ribbon fin pair. Note the fins on the female. They have the long trailers as well.  Cheers D |
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Post by sassybees on May 11, 2006 18:18:30 GMT 10
Great pics....... now share how you got them so clear... I take 500 photos and not one is crystal clear like yours.
Lovely gups, well done.
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Post by Bumblebee on May 12, 2006 0:27:02 GMT 10
some great ribbons there. have you managed to start breeding them from your ribbon females?
dont suppose you could give some tips on how its done? I understand the males cannot breed because the gonipodium is so oddly shaped. that the females are the only one you can breed with, but the gene is recessive. how do you get around that problem ?
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Post by sammigold on May 12, 2006 13:48:23 GMT 10
Wow! I have never seen a Ribbon Fin, they are gorgeous... also love your white tuxedo...
and the moscow.... Beautiful fish.... and I am with Sassybees How do you get them so clear... do you pin them down!!!! LOL
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Post by sassybees on May 12, 2006 18:44:47 GMT 10
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Post by Bumblebee on May 12, 2006 22:41:53 GMT 10
They are not sterile, simply their gono is so deformed they cant do anything with it .
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Post by sammigold on May 13, 2006 11:17:22 GMT 10
I could say Ive known a few guys like that!! but I would be lying!! It was just a line that I thought was dying to be said!!!! LOL
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Post by Bumblebee on May 13, 2006 12:47:09 GMT 10
Lol, at least we are not judging the poor litte guys by human standards then  |
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Post by dillen on May 14, 2006 15:46:12 GMT 10
Thanks for the complements,
I go some stunning deep blue, Blond and Sunset guppies as well so I'll try and take some pics of them.
OK, for the pics I have set up a small betta tank that I take my pics in and some good lighting. My camera is a Fuji 5000 3.4 meg . This and a lot of patience.
Breeding the ribbon fins:
you need to get young males before they develop their fins, or use the Geno type males from the spawns. You will always get some male that will not develop the fins but carry the genetics, so they are the ones you use. As was said the Pheno type males are unable to breed due to the gono length.
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Post by sammigold on May 15, 2006 23:00:28 GMT 10
Cool, That gives me some ideas re: Photo taking...mmmmm Sammi runs off to take some serious shots ...... I may resort to the pin idea yet!!!!! LOL
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Post by dillen on May 16, 2006 10:39:45 GMT 10
You can just Photo shop the pins out later.......
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Post by Bumblebee on May 16, 2006 21:05:55 GMT 10
Have a book somewhere where they have a special tank just for photos, it is a kind of insert that is about 4cm wide and quite long. the fish can only face one way, you just put them in for a few minutes while taking a pic.
Looking forward to those sunset gup pics!
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Post by sammigold on May 18, 2006 15:07:49 GMT 10
You can just Photo shop the pins out later....... ROTFLMAO!!!!! ;D |
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Post by sassybees on May 18, 2006 19:48:17 GMT 10
Sammi...is this YOUR fish LOL LOL LOL Sorry I couldnt resist.  |
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Post by sammigold on May 19, 2006 13:03:05 GMT 10
OH Sassy, that is sooooooo funny.... and I tell you what I need a laugh today.... nearly had a major guppy disaster.... it still could be..... fingers crossed all works out.... more in the diseases forum...
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