New Guppy

[BillynJennifer]

I bought this guppy yesterday. It's color was beautiful. My question is can this male guppy breed? His gono. is really long instead of short like other male guppies.

 

[Sprinkle]

Their gonpodiums depends on their kinds or maybe that's how he was already born. It depends. He still can breed. He's beautiful.

 

[TWiG87]

Their gonpodiums depends on their kinds or maybe that's how he was already born. It depends. He still can breed. He's beautiful.

Yes, great looking fish!

 

[Sprinkle]

Yes, great looking fish!

I cross bred my endler with a normal female guppy and I'm waiting now for results.

 

[BillynJennifer]

Thanks you all. I was worried because I've never saw, well, any livebearer that had a really long gono. The picture really doesn't do him justice, though. He has an iridescent blue along his back.

 

[Sprinkle]

Thanks you all. I was worried because I've never saw, well, any livebearer that had a really long gono. The picture really doesn't do him justice, though. He has an iridescent blue along his back.

He'll be fine. Don't worry

 

[BillynJennifer]

I cross bred my endler with a normal female guppy and I'm waiting now for results.

I'd like to see the results of that.

 

[Sprinkle]

I'd like to see the results of that.

I'll PM you the results

 

[BillynJennifer]

I'll PM you the results

Please do

 

[Sprinkle]

Please do

I will

 

[emeraldking]

I bought this guppy yesterday. It's color was beautiful. My question is can this male guppy breed? His gono. is really long instead of short like other male guppies.

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This is a ribbon guppy. They are not born like that. The gonopodium becomes more elongated as the male matures. But once it's elongated like this, he won't be able to mate. Therefore, younger ribbon males are used for reproduction instead of an adult one. But they also use males with a normal gonopdium to crossbreed with a ribbon female guppy. A part of the male offspring will develop an elongated gonopodium.

 

[Shay1431]

He is beautiful

 

[emeraldking]

Thanks you all. I was worried because I've never saw, well, any livebearer that had a really long gono. The picture really doesn't do him justice, though. He has an iridescent blue along his back.

Well, there are more fancy livebearers where the male's got an elongated gonopodium.

Below: An orange lyretail platy pair (Xiphophorus maculatus). Male (bottom) & female (top).


Below: A pair of lyretail variatus platies (Xiphophorus variatus). Male (right) & female (left).


Also with these we use younger males or a male with a normal gonopodium to breed with.

These two pics were made by me at a livebearer show in Diemelsee-Adorf (Germany).

 

[christiangrenier]

Yes, great looking fish!

Very pretty.