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Originally Posted by Guppykid2006
i have a 10 gallon tank and a 2 gallon tank and want to buy 2 male and 4 female guppies. i want to breed the guppies until i get a new line of color. so i figured if i had a blue male and a green female made them have fry then mated the daughter to the father to get more fry then finaly mate another female from that drop to the first father and when those fry are born start breeding brothers with sisters. i was wondering if i would start to get guppies almost exactly to the father but i want to know it this will harm the guppies. like make them deformed from inbreeding.
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I see 2 difficulties here.
Issue 1. I think you need more tanks!!
1 breeding tank for F0 (parents).
2 growing tanks for F1 (1st generation) ... 1 for male, and 1 for female.
1 breeding tank for F0 male & F1 female
2 growing tanks for F2 (2nd gen) ... M & F
1 breeding tank for F0 male & F2 female
2 growing tanks for F3 (2nd gen) ... M & F
1 breeding tank for F3 male & F3 female
2 growing tanks for F4 M&F
Of course, you can do with less than 12 tanks ... but I doubt you can achieve good results with 2 tanks.
Issue 2. Color is about the MOST difficult area to change. It is indeed not like paint, or light. In DNA, it is usually 100% this or 100% that. So, mixing green and blue will get you e.g blue body with green tail. However, it will be difficult to get blue-green guppy. Mixing colors is usually done by advanced breeders.
Understanding the above limitations, I would HIGHLY advice you to just give it a try!!! It is a hobby after all ... no one is going to fire you for it!!! The important thing is to ENJOY the experience!!!
