Maintaining Guppy Strains: How I select My Breeders, Platinum Dumbo Ear Red Mosaic Guppies

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[@tonyv8925]

That is a fabulous hobby! Years ago I commercially raised guppies for the pet shop market in my town. I always kept males and females separate, for obvious reasons. I had my breeder tank, my birthing tank and my fry tank. I kept meticulous records of what males mated with which females that had colors/patterns my customers desired. It was a fun enterprise more than a business. A power failure in my neighborhood, in winter, killed all my fish. Never got started again. You have done well, thanks for the video.

[@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058]

A power failure in my neighborhood, 😢so sorry for that to happen I don't know how you lost the guppies without power being I see people running tubs without air or heaters but I wouldn't let that stop me, I'd get a marine boat battery & have it on stand by just for that reason to keep them going.

[@aleksandrgoncharov5556]

👍👍👍

[@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058]

nice looking guppies you got, I was in the guppy hobby a couple years ago & it got so out of control so fast I got to out of it 2 years later, but now that I know more about them & such I'm going to restart a strain back up & try it again, just more different from than before.

[@bluebowser3121]

I really enjoyed watching your process. selective breeding is fascinating!

[@chriswillock2177]

Those are the prettiest guppies I've ever seen. Well done.

[@trevorgregori9667]

Great video. Cool to see your process of breeding the line.

[@keepamericayisraelgreat5708]

How remarkable, and brilliant illustration, well done.

[@barbarawalker8957]

You have got really lovely guppies and good maintained tanks. Thanks for posting.

[@peteriverson4682]

I appreciate the focus on this beautiful strain, as I started breeding them this summer in tubs on my terrace here in Spain. Started 3 males and 2 females (weird ratio but that’s what I could find). So far just one drop of fry... looking forward to seeing them mature and hopefully look like their parents!

[@fishboy1415]

Good luck with them!

[@peteriverson4682]

Fish Boy thanks so much!

[@colonevans6392]

@Fishboy When will you have the Japan blue gold guppies available in your website again ? I tried to place an order but there sold out I've been wanting this for for a long time and finally able to purchase please email me or reach out when there available! I look forward to more of your videos and I'm glad you started this channel it's better than alot of fish channels I've been watching for the past 5 years so keep it up!

[@LiSa.N.J]

This was a great video. I also breed this strain and have to say your line is the closest looking to mine I have seen so far. Very, very nice. I also have females with the "rainbow" tails. Going to put some new breeders outside tub this summer. I want to see the difference between indoor and outdoor growth, color and breeding. New subscriber btw. Look forward to binge watching a bunch of them. :)

[@lindaclontz3634]

Beautiful and beautiful very beautiful colors

[@mattkinsella9856]

Nice video. I don't know why anyone would be annoyed that a strain is breeding 90-95% true. That's fairly good and any higher and I'd say the genetics and health would start to be compromised because of a too high level of inbreeding. If it was 60-70% then it might be problematic for some smaller breeders/hobbyists but even then if they are fish you like then just work with them. Some hobbyists talk too much when they don't know enough, just what they heard.

[@aquariumtreasures1054]

Awesome information. A professional at work 🐟🌿👍😊

[@jereworldwells9630]

All them fish awesome and gorgeous

[@colorizedenhanced-silentmo3981]

Hey, Fish Boy. it is a absolutely brilliant video. thank. :)

[@patrickshaw5955]

Congrats on 7k subs! Great video too!

[@fishboy1415]

Thank you!

[@IvansGuppies]

I enjoy the big ear strains and have been thinking about ways to introduce this trait into my group of guppies.

[@rickrodriguez6675]

Thank u 4 the very informative video. Really enjoyed it.😉👍

[@MinThantMya-eg6qo]

My favourite guppy is blue coloured types...😊❤

[@allonekingdom]

Great tips. Informative video. Thanks

[@ejfishes7610]

Very informative video & nice looking guppies!

[@fishboy1415]

Thank you!

[@kristafarrelly8212]

This was really useful can you possible do another video like this with your other strains like the koi or yellows thank you , you have a beautiful selection of fish I just wish you was in the U.K. I would of bought lots I love guppies

[@s9plus20]

Nice fish, nice fish room! Would like to get some guppies from you someday. I've kept fish since about 1975. Currently I have only 3 tanks, a 65 and two 20 longs. Got Panda Cories, White Clouds, Juliidochromis Marlieri and Red and Regular Bristlenose Plecos. All are reproducing! Angels are in the 65 too, they spawn but I don't attempt to save the spawn as I don't have the tank space needed. Thanks for showing off your guppies, they are nice.

[@marymendez4178]

The guppies for breeding are fabulous, the guppies that didn't make it for breeding are beautiful as well and like myself I'm interested only as pets. I see some with torn fins they'll much better, if aquarium salt is added to the tank. Thank you for sharing.

[@LinoboyTv]

Very nice guppy fish brother thanks for sharing

[@koloman4034]

very nice setup

[@CaylorsReptilesAquatics]

Nice culling process

[@sharronmiller451]

I love these guppies . Yours are beautiful. I have some and they are beautiful. I am going to need some new genes. I will order some from you!! 😊😊😊😊

[@greenworld5609]

Great video💖

[@unknow7980]

I love you fish Boy😂🤝☺️🖤

[@mikechan9859]

Very nice dumbos! It great to see how you select ur new breeders.

[@brycemartin4130]

Could you do an update on your nebula steel guppies? I have been quite interested in that strain. (Obligatory great video!)

[@drmikecubbin]

Wow! Great stuff!! What are those plants in the tank and what substrate are you using?

[@ostrichlicker6171]

How do you light your aquariums when they are longways? What substrate do you use for the neo cardinal shrimp and plants in the same aquarium? I found most substrates that are nutrient rich buffer the water out of the range for shrimp especially red cherries

[@raiyanhaquesamir7499]

can you make a video of How to select Breeders for koi tuxido, rtp, 24k ??

[@AquaticAdventuresKY]

I want to get into fish breeding specifically the purple moscow guppies, what are your thoughts? How did you get your own website going? How would you recommend to get started? Thanks in advance!

[@markvonwisco7369]

You did a great job laying out the traits you're looking to promote, and how you go about selecting your future breeders. You mentioned in passing that you don't like culling fish. I'm 100% with you on that. This question isn't worth a separate video, but how do you euthanize your fish when that's necessary? Asking because I have some fish with crooked spines that need to be culled, and I don't have the tank space to keep them.

[@fishboy1415]

I've used clove oil in the past I got from Amazon

[@gallardo20000]

Hi Fish boy, I've seen some dumbo guppies online that have full iridescence on their body even from the top view, as you can see most guppies dont have the iridescence coloration going all the way across their body 3:24 you can see the top down view of what Im talking about.... Are those full iridescent versions selectively bred over generations to look like that? I'm sure you've seen pictures of them on ebay if you search for dumbo ear guppy, they show full iridescence even from the top down view... Thanks!

[@melanielopez3882]

Bonjour Super quel est la température de l'eau svp

[@whitecloudmountainminnowpr6353]

nice video

[@leevandyke4562]

I've been selling off males i dont like at my pet store but im working on solidifying a cross

[@DoomSquadTennis]

cool vid!

[@nextisnik]

Hey, very nice Video! Where did you buy your Net at 5:40 ? Is there a Amazon link maybe? :)

[@LumberZack]

Really like the color on that male @ 1:41

[@LumberZack]

I'm finishing a new oak tank stand (video posting soon), would you sell one like that? Maybe from your non breeder stock? I really like the very blue body and smaller pec. fins

[@supratimbasu1373]

that's a female....

[@LumberZack]

SUPRATIM BASU NOT the one IN the net. The male appears from the top at the upper left corner of the net, swims behind and down the left side before exiting the frame at the bottom. Great blue body color contrasting the yellow dorsal fin. 😍

[@toutanglor]

Just bought a pair of dumbo red mosaic.

[@MarcoPolo-vb1sw]

Amazing. How many of the platinum dumbo ears did you originally start with? & how deep is your substrate?

[@fishboy1415]

Started with 2 trios, substrate not deep at all maybe 1/2 inch to an inch in the back

[@franciscojavierzurita146]

How many guppys you have in every acuarium

[@josephstanley200]

I hate culling too I want to set up a tank for them to live with a big cichlid or something that can naturally eat them so they not just die for nothing

[@RikoStan]

That female at around the 7:00 mark is beautiful!

[@drockingfish]

Nice Dumbo Guppies!! I am trying to develop a swordtail version of Yellow Cobra Endler

[@jyajaquaroom8039]

I done that experiencemt I cross yellow cobra endler with a blue Double sword female. It's seem like the offspring has almost a DS tail.

[@thachhuynh2984]

Hi there ! I love your guppies. You sale your dumpo dragon guppies ? Some females are so beautiful in rainbow blue tail, and males are too.

[@VEEZER1]

May I ask what you feed them?

[@Miamistyle17]

When will you get some more drops of these Platinum Dumbo Ear Red Mosaic looking to buy a trio from you!

[@gerardcoyne6083]

Just found your channel and I loved the video, not sure if you'll see this comment but I have a few questions, I want to do a similar set up to yours, what size are those breeder tanks and do you use co2 for them plants? I'm pretty new to using live plants in my aquariums

[@fishboy1415]

I don't use CO2. The tanks are 10 gallons, 20 gallons, and 40 gallons

[@gerardcoyne6083]

@@fishboy1415 thanks for the reply

[@maheshshukla8782]

Hi. Can anyone tell about how to get more males when we breed guppies.

[@petercho8910]

Hi what substrate do you use?

[@TuanCaCanh]

So many guppy

[@arifzedd4312]

How many guppies do you pun max on each tank ? And your tank is how many litre?

[@deborahoverton4625]

I've had this strain or similar one since last dec. I don't breed them but they do what they do. Getting a lot of scoliosis for lack of a better word. My females have blue and black mosaic tails. Males are beautiful but getting a few shredded tails. Maybe need a larger tank.

[@fishboy1415]

That usually starts happening for mine when they hit around a year and a half

[@PanRybka22]

Super pozdrawiam serdecznie łapka w górę👍

[@lovinguniversity216]

Are you coming back?

[@dragonguupyroyaldiamon3451]

Salm satu hobi keren ikan nya

[@rafidraffe5772]

hi nice fish. u have Females are pregnant already ou need to isolate the female to choose 🤔

[@rmedoc24a]

I like the oddball looking guppies. Do you ever offer them up for sale on your site? I didn't see them listed.

[@fishboy1415]

They are usually brought to a store, eventually they'll go to mine

[@ahmadrizal1228]

How dimension of tank sir ? And what plans u have ?

[@suryau2980]

Any chance to deliver andhrapradesh

[@oliverpelegrin6380]

What are you feeding to them ?

[@kiranghodke5]

whats rack and tank dimensions?

[@juliuspobadora807]

Wow

[@elcoyotito20]

We’re to go buy ur guppy’s?

[@KasraMadadipouya]

@ 0:45 they chase a baby guppy and eat it :-(

[@701delbronx8]

Is this Destiny?

[@totaltropicals_tv1010]

You will find those females with the rainbow tails are most likely the gene carrier that produces the males that lack the darker desired standard tuxedo trait. Females with the darker tails with the most black carry the tuxedo HB gene, females with blue are a split fifty-fifty bet ( more accurately 80/20) for HB, and the rainbow red/blue being non producing for HB, that most likely come from that fore mentioned 20 %.

[@fishboy1415]

I guess we'll find out if that's true!

[@gordonwho]

Where do you sell your guppies?

[@danielweaver2792]

How much do you get for a pair of guppy

[@kimsantan2678]

How much 10 guppies I need 5 male and 5 female

[@joaquinwarren7204]

Any concerns over genetic diversity? Like will the strain if it “breeds true” eventually become weaker? Just curious

[@fishboy1415]

Not really concerned at all with genetic diversity in fish

[@johnnycrisrey79]

I have a question if you dont mind. Do you need a papers or permits from the government if you want to sell fishes there in your country? God bless from Philippines. Also a guppy breeder.

[@fishboy1415]

No we don't

[@johnduong3642]

What sorts of food are you feeding your fry?

[@fishboy1415]

Live baby brine, flake, bug bites

[@localhost4460]

When you separate a female of that size/age from a community tank to be paired up with a selected male: Do you have to discard/cull the first batch? I would assume she's already been gone at by everyone else in that community tank? (I, personally, have never seen a not pregnant female guppy :P)

[@fishboy1415]

I don't do it, in a perfect world that would probably be done.. this method has been working for me and is less work

[@localhost4460]

@@fishboy1415 They're all gorgeous, it's not like it matters for you :D

[@jorgedelvalle8754]

How much how much you selling it

[@gabrielireyesvergara9539]

Hello I want to know if you have a dumbo ear red tail for sale

[@marcosaureliomedeiros881]

Show!!!

[@mylai5624]

how much

[@rolanspetyard]

if theres another color exist in a pure strain we call it Cull or Chops

[@williamm8702]

Hi Fish Boy what are the ideal parameters for breeding your guppies?

[@fishboy1415]

They just breed in my tap water. 7.2-7.4 pH low to medium hardness

[@williamm8702]

@@fishboy1415 thanks! I'll be breeding soon

[@fishomobile6214]

ว้าว

[@dawnguardino5663]

Looking to buy some! Beautiful! How can I contact you, I am in new york

[@fishboy1415]

There's a contact page on the website

[@thefishhobby6207]

You have an Amazing Fish Room I nothing like mine I have a channel as well but I'm just starting off I don't get much love yet😔

[@borntofarmsa7140]

hiiii

[@jaydencastles9342]

Sell the missfits cheap to pet shops or give them to friands

[@dramaticexperiment144]

I changed my guppies diet and they started to develop a tuxedo. Before they had a rainbow tail and a normal body, now they have a rainbow tail and a tuxedo body. They were labeled has rainbow cobra guppies now i have no idea what they are 😂😂😂😂

[@pewdie8036]

Frappucino strains? That's like one of the rarest guppy strains!

[@TimothyQuintana]

what container are you using kzbin.info/www/bejne/r17RaaOJpptnitk

[@drockingfish]

yeah there is no such thing as 100% pure strain! They haven't heard of mutations? Dahhhhh

[@markvonwisco7369]

Like he mentioned in the video, all of the existing strains came from a mutation that was selected for. Those guppies are pretty far removed from their wild ancestors.

[@taironusaro3688]

1.)you are aware that the females you select for breeding are hardly ever virgins and have sperm packets from former copulations. I am not saying the selection is pointless, but the effect of your selection is unnessecarily and massively delayed as you will get fry from past copulations with random males. sperm packets can stored upto 9 month !!! and what actually is "used" by the female is rather complex (short hint, sounds completely crazy, but scientific experiments have shown that the females control that by a learning process)....you really want virgin females! so my suggestion is, rather than selecting grown adults, is transfering all juvenile fry into the selection tank and frequently screen them for juvenile males. Put those back to the main breeding tank. So after some time you end up with a selection tank full of virgin females. Now, you can select your females you want to breed with and remove all other from the tank. Add your selected males and voila you get offspring based on your selection criteria without pollution by prior fertilizations.... 2.) the scientific definition of true bred is 100.00% homologous looking offspring minus the natural mutation rate that results in a visual changes of genotype (smaller than 1 in 1000 fish). So that Guppy breeder organizations lower the cut off down to 95% is rather matter of dealing with amateurs hobbists and sloppy breeders than with science and scientists. The "natural variations" you mention, stem 99% from genetic heterogenity of the parents, not newly introduced mutations. From the view of your breeding tank I would say you are at least a several generations in a stringent inbreeding program away from a genuine true bred situation.

[@ZacharyMcCullough]

First LOL