Matt68005
Aquarium Advice Addict
I am an avid guppy enthusiast. I have had about every kind of guppy that is known to man, wild type, swords, Fancies, Endlers, Hybrids and most recently a Red female that is about 4 inches long and the biggest guppy i have ever seen. (i will get a picture of her tonight, i have a camera but it needs a memory card). I don't even bother with any other kind of fish, the only type i have ever had is guppy, goldfish, and the cory cats. When my wife went to get some females to drop for me (starting over yet again) she brought home some really big females that were grown in a pond. (yes in omaha, NE) This red female is huge and some of the others have redish/black in their cadual that looks like a platy . So i am sick of inbred guppies always dieing. I have been thinking, that the only way to restore the vigour of the species is to outcross to something similar but also distant. I have heard of crossing Fancies to Wild Type females from my books. I also know of linebreeding two seperate lines. But what if i could breed super big guppy/platy hybrids. Or do i already own some? I will get a picture of these fish later tonight i promise, they are big big BIG females. They look just like guppies but their tails are kind of like a platy and are black and orange (something you don't see alot of in fancies). Another species i just looked at is this...Heterandria tuxtlaensis. I know interbreeding between species is frowned upon, and sterility problems arise, but what if i could do it? what if i make a big superguppy that is as hardy as a koi. Wouldn't that be nice, im sure everyone who has kept guppies know they like to die like flies (maximum lifespan is 2 years, usually less). Post opinions please, im dying to know if i could do this and for the last time i will get pictures of these huge females tonight and you can make your own jugdments if i bought hybrid fish or just some rare, huge guppies.