Is this a beautiful fish or what?

[Year of the Rooster]

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I'm aware of the difference between WILD and FANCY! But all you will get are hybrids that will most likely not be able to reproduce. The scientific name for the fancy guppy is Poecilia reticulata. They are two completely different species.

The "mosquito fish" is a wild guppy right? Or are they hybrids? I want a pure strain of wild guppies and all the research i did says these are pure wilds

Mosquito fish are a completely different species of fish. Not a hybrid.

 

[usschicago1]

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The "mosquito fish" is a wild guppy right? Or are they hybrids? I want a pure strain of wild guppies and all the research i did says these are pure wilds

Mosquito fish are a completely different species of fish. Not a hybrid.

So whats a wild guppy? Sorry for all the ?'s.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Mosquito fish are a completely different species of fish. Not a hybrid.

So whats a wild guppy? Sorry for all the ?'s.

That's ok, I don't mind. Wild guppies are just that... "Wild Guppies". Guppies that haven't been bred for certain characteristics and colors. I did a science fair project on this cross my freshman year of high school. Though it wasn't a total success on what I wanted to find out due to the short time period, I did email someone about what I should use for wild guppies. The closest that I would get to is Endler's Livebearers, but the person cautioned me on using them since they are not very common and have such a short lifespan.

 

[shay20]

Here are a few more that i got today.

 

[MomtoSyd&Emma]

Is that a cichlid in the same aquarium with a goldfish?

 

[poultryhaven]

Hey, Birch Run Farm, I was just curious around how much it costs to ship from Thailand to the US? I went on Aquabid (which I have never heard about til today lol) and saw this gorgeous pair

. They are absolutely beautiful.

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwbettas&1262645336

 

[usschicago1]

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So whats a wild guppy? Sorry for all the ?'s.

That's ok, I don't mind. Wild guppies are just that... "Wild Guppies". Guppies that haven't been bred for certain characteristics and colors. I did a science fair project on this cross my freshman year of high school. Though it wasn't a total success on what I wanted to find out due to the short time period, I did email someone about what I should use for wild guppies. The closest that I would get to is Endler's Livebearers, but the person cautioned me on using them since they are not very common and have such a short lifespan.

Thanks

 

[TheDuckCrew]

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I agree 100%. You look at the petstore fish long enough they all have white mold on there sides from all the nets going in the same tanksand ick is on almost all of them.

i had fish before, but they all ended up passing away. we had got them from a local pet store, called Emmons. Its a family run pet store-mostly fish. In all the years i've been there, I've only seen two dead fish, that the snakes were eating. they are quite knowledgeable there too! its wonderful!

 

[Birch Run Farm]

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It was $28 for the two fish which included the heat pack. Both are still very healthy and happy. Sure you can get them cheaper in the store but the two I bought really have a unique color that I have not seen in general retail.

 

[shay20]

MomtoSyd&Emma :

Is that a cichlid in the same aquarium with a goldfish?

LOL, Yes, the goldfish is a koi (spelling)​