Re: Real fish

Posted by Mirra on January 05, 2000 at 14:32:03:

In Reply to: Re: Real fish posted by Clarissa on January 04, 2000 at 16:39:49:

: : I was curious, so I thought I would ask. How many here have had "real" guppies, and if so, how do you think of the genetics of AZ corresponds to the real world?

: Interesting question. I used to have "real" guppies, but they were practically wild ones, and had NO special breeding (i.e. no specific color strains, no fancy fins, etc.). I just liked 'em cuz they were colorful (the boys, anyway) and they made babies like there was no tomorrow :-) They were really "user-friendly", too, requiring no special conditions. Just kept 'em in a bowl, like you would a goldfish.

: Clarissa

I have some real ones too. My fancies refuse to have babies. It's not the angels eating fry...the females never get heavy with fry, despite an apparent gravid spot, good temperature & adequate feeding of live & prepared foods.

I have feeder guppies for my turtles, in case they want a snack on the fly, & dumped them into the turtle tank. They are dropping babies religiously every 4 weeks. I have about 3x as many fish in there now as when I first put them in, and have seen the turtles chasing & catching them from time to time. The food chain works, I guess.

Mirra

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: : : I was curious, so I thought I would ask. How many here have had "real" guppies, and if so, how do you think of the genetics of AZ corresponds to the real world?

: : Interesting question.  I used to have "real" guppies, but they were practically wild ones, and had NO special breeding (i.e. no specific color strains, no fancy fins, etc.).  I just liked 'em cuz they were colorful (the boys, anyway) and they made babies like there was no tomorrow :-)  They were really "user-friendly", too, requiring no special conditions.  Just kept 'em in a bowl, like you would a goldfish.

: : Clarissa

: I have some real ones too. My fancies refuse to have babies. It's not the angels eating fry...the females never get heavy with fry, despite an apparent gravid spot, good temperature & adequate feeding of live & prepared foods. 
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: I have feeder guppies for my turtles, in case they want a snack on the fly, & dumped them into the turtle tank. They are dropping babies religiously every 4 weeks. I have about 3x as  many fish in there now as when I first put them in, and have seen the turtles chasing & catching them from time to time. The food chain works, I guess.

: Mirra


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