Super Guppies

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Koi Hoe

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Hello all,
I have a question maybe some here will be able to answer it for me.
I been searching for what they call them when I was in my teens back about 25 or 30 yrs ago (yes I'm up there in age )were called Super Guppies they were about 3 -3.5" long with the fancy tails and colors just like the fancy guppies that you see today in pet shops but there only about 1.5 -2" long , They were somewhat rare to find back in the day but at times you could by them, prices where around $15.00 to $20.00 for a trio 1 male -2 females , most shops had private or local breeders breeding them locally.

Has anyone see them around or now where I can purchase a few breeding pairs

Thank Al.
 
:joke: Usually at my fish store they're between the Green Lantern Tetras and the Spider-Man Crabs. They are compatible with Wonder Discus and the Fantastic Four Spot Gouramis.
 
Koi Hoe said:
Hello all,
I have a question maybe some here will be able to answer it for me.
I been searching for what they call them when I was in my teens back about 25 or 30 yrs ago (yes I'm up there in age )were called Super Guppies they were about 3 -3.5" long with the fancy tails and colors just like the fancy guppies that you see today in pet shops but there only about 1.5 -2" long , They were somewhat rare to find back in the day but at times you could by them, prices where around $15.00 to $20.00 for a trio 1 male -2 females , most shops had private or local breeders breeding them locally.

Has anyone see them around or now where I can purchase a few breeding pairs

Thank Al.
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Al,

I too am a shall we say more mature :D person, and I also remember the super guppies. In fact I was talking to my LFS just last week about them. I'm just getting back into freshwater again after about a fifteen year saltwater adventure. I remember them just as you discribed them. They were awesome! If you manage to hunt down a breeder, PLEASE let me know. :thm:

Abraham
 
Thank for all the replys

Hello abraham, Glad someone remembers them my wife thinks I crazy I show here the reg, size fancy guppies which are what 1.5 to 2 " long told her to double that size maybe even bigger the bodies on the Gaint Super guppies had to be the size of a Mollies with this HUGH fancy tail which was so big and heavy most would hang down like a large goldfish tail

I find them yet somewhere in USA must be able to get them from over sea I think they where mainly from China .

yes I will do let ya know I been searching the net but no luck ,I going to ask around LFS and also a few of my Koi and Fancy Goldfish Keepers and Friends , Which Is my other love I'm a koi keeper with 60 Koi rangeing from 12" to 32" in size , I just start this year keeping Fancy goldfish due to the wife love them- with 3 out doors ponds 6000 gal. for the Koi and two 250 gal ponds for the goldfish -I have 3 indoor winter basement ponds 1200- 900-and 800 gallons for winter over the Koi and a 300 gallon indoor pond in my house/room for the Fancy goldfish


So now I started to set up a few Aquariums One of the I wanted to start raiseing and breeding these Gaint Super Guppies

See I a Koi Hoe but I just Love water and fish any kind of Fish

Thanks Alan
 
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and only a few see or heard of them,
Ok just came back from 1 of the 6 lfs -there going to check on them :thm: they told me it's been a while but they know of 2 breeders that still might breed them or know where they can get them, so we'll see, but still check for other sorts, some one must have seen them around
 
Emg said:
I saw one HUGE guppie in an lfs near me recently. It was a female and I had never seen a guppy that large before...but I think there was just the one and it was at LEAST 3 inches !
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Could it have been a female Gambusia? The females almost look the same but the Gambusia are huge. I had some 3 inch females for a long time here.
 
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