MaxVengeance 21 Report post Posted April 19, 2018 As a kid going down to local creeks and collecting natives was something I did quite frequently, mostly just empire gudgeons and rainbows with traps and scoop nets, I was bored at home the other day and thought why not go down to a couple of my old spots and see how the native populations are holding up, then I remembered an old drain I used to go to that held swordtails and some unknown species of feral guppies, 10 years on and they are still abundant, unfortunately no natives seemed present, anyone know what these might be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnbetta 346 Report post Posted April 19, 2018 they are single sword tailed guppys very nice fish they would sell for a fair price any where from $2 to $5 each Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raycam01_au 542 Report post Posted April 19, 2018 looks like its gotta little endler in it cook it 1 johnbetta reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Novice 16 Report post Posted April 19, 2018 I used to catch similar looking gups in sections of Norman Creek in the late 80s. I have been tempted to go back and check if they are still there too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ageofaquariums 507 Report post Posted April 20, 2018 Yep thats a feral guppy alright. Cross it into any of the fancy girls from a lfs and you should get some wild crosses that are very pretty AND tough. Just beware, feral guppys are almost always infected with something, whether its flukes, velvet or a bacterial infection. Quarantine and a multicure style prophalactic treatment is highly reccomended before adding them in with other fish you care about. 1 1 johnbetta and MaxVengeance reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QldMick 144 Report post Posted April 20, 2018 good lil feeders 1 MaxVengeance reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaxVengeance 21 Report post Posted April 21, 2018 On 20/04/2018 at 2:17 PM, ageofaquariums said: Yep thats a feral guppy alright. Cross it into any of the fancy girls from a lfs and you should get some wild crosses that are very pretty AND tough. Just beware, feral guppys are almost always infected with something, whether its flukes, velvet or a bacterial infection. Quarantine and a multicure style prophalactic treatment is highly reccomended before adding them in with other fish you care about. Thanks for stopping by mate, great another side project haha never really kept guppies, I’m going to have to now just out of curiosity, might go and collect some more see if I can’t find my stud male, they all have different tails and colouring, some are far nicer than the one I posted, quarantine and treatment is a must ofcourse, especially considering these guys come from a stormwater run off lol 1 ageofaquariums reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaxVengeance 21 Report post Posted April 21, 2018 @Novice should go have a look for old times sake mate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ageofaquariums 507 Report post Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, MaxVengeance said: Thanks for stopping by mate, great another side project haha never really kept guppies, I’m going to have to now just out of curiosity, might go and collect some more see if I can’t find my stud male, they all have different tails and colouring, some are far nicer than the one I posted, quarantine and treatment is a must ofcourse, especially considering these guys come from a stormwater run off lol Well you can always do the reverse, and add a fancy pet shop male in with some feral females. Same result, crazy coloured hybrids that are super tough. My favourite thing about feral genetics is they are usually better at surviving low temperatures making them better as winter pond fish than other bloodlines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
borntobreed 167 Report post Posted April 21, 2018 6 hours ago, ageofaquariums said: add a fancy pet shop male..... (like me -Donny from AOA) in with some feral females (plenty around Browns Plains) And wullah ! , you get some very informative hybrids with two heads and erect nipples in winter. No thanks Donny, one of you is enuff matey.... ☺ 2 ageofaquariums and Jase86uxb reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ageofaquariums 507 Report post Posted April 23, 2018 The Plains have Eyes 1 Cam07 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grubby 438 Report post Posted August 20, 2018 On 24/04/2018 at 9:11 AM, ageofaquariums said: The Plains have Eyes That is so true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites