Light Blue Top Sword

Hey,

I got some Light Blue Top Sword Endler.
Sometimes they have black ventrals, when they are teasing their females.






cheers tobi

Endler Japan Blue

Hi,

now I can proudly present Japan Blue Endler Hybrids:

Setting (12L tank):


some Japan Blue Endler Hybrids:




Notice the "broken" Japan Blue pattern at the last picture. You can see the Endlerpattern under the Japan Blue.

We have got this strain from Marcus (Stuttgart) - it is now breeding by Manfred Kugel and Claus Osche. By the way - it is JB X-Linked *yeeaaha!*

cheers tobi

Oropuche Guppy Locustypus

Hi,

I got 2,2 Poecilia obscura from M.K.Meyer,one of the descriptors from this new species. Here are two pics from these lovely fellows:

Male 1:


Male 2:


cheers tobi

Galaxys

Hello,

I got some nice Galaxy Shortys from my friend Heiko!

Unbelieveable great fish!



cheers tobi

Xipho Breeding ´Page

Hello,

Günther Schramm a very good Xipho-Breeder started a new and very hot Homepage about Swordtails and Platyfish:


Photo was taken by G. Schramm found at:
http://www.guppytreff-berlin.de/cgi-bin/xps1/index.cgi?action=forum&board=foto3&op=disp&num=32&start=30

Please look for yourself at:
www.xiphophorus-zuchtformen.de

cheers tobi

Poecilia obscura

Hi,

I got some Poecilia obscura ... the third "guppy-species".

Description of Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) obscura

P.obscura from Oropuche river (N 10° 43.052’; W 61° 8.871’)
teasing a female:






P.obscura from Matura River tributary (N 10°. 40.523': W 61° 4.407'). 1 km north of road from Sangre Grande to Matura.




cheers tobi

...Moscow Halftuxedo

Hi



Young Santa Maria Mosaic



Young Santa Maria Blue Mosaic



Redchest Mosaic



Galaxy Leopard Shortie



and last but not least Moscow Halftuxedo. Very nice - or not?

cheers tobi

Hurray it is may!

Hello,

somebody asked me what sized guppy-tanks I am using.

My racks took tanks between 12 L and 40 L. In the past I used alot of 12L tanks (30cm x 20cm x20 cm)nowadays there are a lot of 36L tanks inside my racks.

Metarika topsword breeder:





A young Red Chest Mosaic . It is a Hybrid between a Redchest Endler with Red Mosaic.



Found between feederfish in a petshop:


It is an Asian Blue Endlerhybrid with nice Pintail Caudal. Doubleswords with bad spread like Endlers & Platinums often produce such Spear- or Pintails in combination with simple shorttail females.

enjoy the day

tobi

Santa Maria & GlassLace

Hi,

this is a Blue Glass Lace (Y-Lace, X-Blue Glass):


and this a Santa Maria Red Doublesword (Y-Santa Maria, X-Full Red Doublesword)


cheers tobi

some tops

Hi,


just two pics:



My Metarika Topsswords. They are quite young...but I think colorful enough to be shown.



My old vienna topsword breedermale I love its sparkling green lace pattern!

cheers tobi

Real Red Eyed Xiphophorus to compare

Hi,

clear red eyes from my female full red albino Xiphophorus maculatus (The male is blackeyed.)





tobi

Wine Red Eyed Xiphophorus

Hi,

I am breeding some Real Red Eyed "Xiphophorus maculatus" for the last three years. Real albinos with cherry-red eyes.

But now I get some brandhot new Wine Red Eyed "Xiphophorus maculatus". First I couldn*t believe that! But now I am sure. They have sparkling ruby eyes.
Their black pigment isn*t full reduced, it is just light brown.
My Albino Maculatus cannot show any brown or black coloration!

Thumbs up and keep update:

tobi

Books

Hi,

now I show a lot of my Guppy and Livebearer Books:


Left: This is the chinese Version of the japanese Guppy Basebook Vol.1
Right: This is an old german book called: "Guppys" from Hans Luckmann.



This is the holy Guppy Basebook Vol.2 from Japan.



Left & below : This is a very old book from Kurt Jacobs "Die lebendgebärenden Fische der Süßgewässer"
Right: Helmut Stallknecht was an excellent breeder of many ornamental fish! This is the old edition of his book about Livebearers included highbreeds. Its called "Lebendgebärende Zahnkarpfen".


first page of Kurt Jacobs "Die lebendgebärenden Fische der Süßgewässer"


This is the japanese "Best of Tsutsui" Y. Tsutsui wrote a lot of articles. After his death the most of his artciles were collected in this amazing book.
Sadly he is dead!


The big atlas of all Livebaerers included some breedingforms: "Lebendgebärende Zierfische - Arten der Welt" from Meyer, Wischnath, Förster. A great book!


This is Noboru Iwasakis first book about guppies. Translated in english and printed by TFH. Good Work!


This are both parts of Kurt Jacobs "Vom Guppy dem Millionenfisch" a very rare german Book! A must have for a good book collection about guppys!


left: A new french book from R. Boutot called. "Guppy passion"
right: and an old book about wildtype livebaerers from Dzwillo called "Lebendgebärende Zahnkarpfen"


left: "Guppys" from Harro Hieronimus
right: the german translation from "all about guppies" from Hähnel. "Alles über Guppys" from Paul Hähnel and Leon F. Whitney



left: Manfred Brembach wrote "Lebendgebärende Fische im Aquarium" and "Guppies" by Schneider. both are small booklets...



left: this is the new japanese guppy book wrote by Iwasaki
right: this is the third edition of "Praxis der Guppyzucht" written by H. Schillat and Günther Lange. The third edition of this small booklet maintains a lot of japanese pictures. the first edition has got a green cover. it is very rare.



left: this is "Guppy, Platy, Schwertträger und Molly, Zuchtformen der Lebendgebärenden" written by Bernhard Teichfischer. A reliable book about breeding-types of Xiphophorus, Mollinesia and Guppy. It is a must have!
right: this book is about livebearers and their biology. Written by Katrin Plöger-Brembach and called: "Lebendgebärende".



left: M. Kempkes wrote "Der Guppy" a well known book. Good for beginners.
right: "Guppy" is a very nice japanese book. It from Tropical Fish Collection / Pisces...wrote by many famous breeders like Tsutsui, Koboyashi, Uchiyama et al.
So I guess the japanese kanji.



left: One edition of G. Petzold "Der Guppy"...this is the german standard reference about guppys and their biology.
right: the other standard reference is J.H. Schröder "Vererbungslehre für Aquarianer". This is a must have for all genetically intrested people.

Surely I forgot some books about guppys and livebearers...

tobi