Ribbon guppy ID
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Um you know that most guppy names are chosen by the creator of the line? So it is whatever you want to call it. Now if you are asking about genetics then ??? Your notes could tell you more than my guesses based on a picture.
There is some fin elongation but it doesn't appear to be as extreme as Berlin Guppies. Perhaps it is a Giessen finned male. Those don't have the loss of function the Berlin mutation suffers from. The body ground color seems to be like the wild fish, so no recessive gene expression there. He doesn't appear to be albino, blond, gold/bronze, or blue phenotype. Is his tail damaged or naturally that ragged looking?
There is some fin elongation but it doesn't appear to be as extreme as Berlin Guppies. Perhaps it is a Giessen finned male. Those don't have the loss of function the Berlin mutation suffers from. The body ground color seems to be like the wild fish, so no recessive gene expression there. He doesn't appear to be albino, blond, gold/bronze, or blue phenotype. Is his tail damaged or naturally that ragged looking?
His color is good, but that tail makes him less desirable to work with. You can try and see what you get. Also if the females have been with males already they are already fertilized with an unknown male's sperm. They can hold that sperm for a number of batches so some of what you get after to separate the pair may not be from the male. Usually fresher sperm takes precedence but doesn't always work that way. To properly breed and have control you will have to separate the males and females as they are growing up, removing males to their own tank from the rest of their siblings. You will have to keep on top of this because not all males develop at the same time, so this will be an ongoing daily thing until they mature.