Curious about my feeder guppies

[Coldfins]

I bought them out of a feeder tank...to make as pets no less.

But I have been researching Endler's Livebearer, Endler's Guppy, or Endler's Poecilia. Whatever you want to call them.

And looking at Lyretail Guppies to create a new breading strain.

The "feeder" guppies have a lot brighter color than I am used to seeing.
So I wonder, going by how some lfs's like to pass off any guppy fry as "feeders", I may have by some chance gotten lucky and gotten more than just plain feeders and one of the 2 kinds I meantioned above. ???????

I'm used to feeder guppies being ALOT more silvery and not so much more color and more black. HMMM!

I think since they aren't full grown yet their coloring may not indicate which.
I was just curious. LOL

**Sorry the pictures are a tad large....it's better to see the colors**

 

[wataugachicken]

that's what feeders seem to look like every time i buy them.

 

[ausername]

My feeder guppies (That i heroicly saved from dinner ...lol ) are Just plain silver with black... However sometimes they breed and i'll get a few fry that look like yours.. and sometimes i get ones that have huge genetic flaws.. i think feeders have poor genetics and they dont breed well.. i'm not saying you shouldn't but be aware you may get a few circus fish lol.

 

[Aussie_hippie_2]

That's what my male feeder guppies look like. Sorry to burst your bubble.

 

[moondreamer7]

when you get feeders the ones you have pictured with color are just simply males. the females are more dull like you described.

you simply bought a round of more males then usual.