Nick G

I woke up this morning to find my orange flare male guppy stuck to the filter intake. He had been on his way out for a while, and hadn't even attempted to mate for a couple of months, but he'd been a good breeder, so I left him in his breeding tank with the girls to let him live out his life. On the bright side, I still have a few of his sons in the growout tank, one of whom has developed in to a near perfect copy of his dad, but he's bright yellow rather than orange, so today he can become a permanent member of my Guppy family, and take his fathers place in the breeding program. It's nice to see my fishes bloodline continuing even after they're gone.

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Lucy

I'm really sorry you lost the little guy. Beautiful guppy, is that a picture of his or his son?

Nick G

Thats a picture of him, taken about 6 months ago when he was still in his prime, spending all day chasing the girls! I'll try and get a pic of Junior when I move him into the breeding tank later today.

peacemaker92

Sorry you lost your boy. He's so beautiful. You did a great job.

aquarist48

Hello Nick. Hate to hear you lost your guppy. Cool that you have some of his offspring to carry on
Best wishes!
Ken

bolivianbaby

I'm sorry you lost him, Nick. He was gorgeous, but I'm very glad his son is there to "swim up" and take the throne