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Maximum Growth in Guppies Methods to get maximum growth in show guppies.
Crossing the Wild Type Guppy to Fancy Guppies Results of an experimental cross between a wild type guppy to fancy female guppy. Give hints to the fancy guppy inheritance.
How to Maintain Good Water Conditions - Updated How water conditions are affected by feedings, filtration, and fish population. Covers common filtration methods and how effective they are.
Gold Multicolor Development As you cross and inbred guppies sometimes mutations can happen. This article is about how my gold line that always had red tails gave one male with a pastel multi colored tail.
Buying Guppies on the Internet Tips on buying guppies on the internet.
Shipping and Bagging for an IFGA show How to bag and ship guppies to an IFGA Show. Also the essential items that need to be included.
   
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Guppy Size Chart per IFGA Standards. Use this chart to assist in estimating the size of male guppies and to know if they are competitive at IFGA sanctioned shows.
Judging The Delta Male Guppy to IFGA Standards Pictures of 4 delta males are pointed to the IFGA standards. Thank you to Stan Shubel for working with me on this article.
Judging Male Guppy Tank Entries to IFGA Standards Pictures of 3 tank entries are pointed to the IFGA standards. A tank entry is two matched males. Thank you to Stan Shubel for working with me on this article.
Color Classification Chart to help exhibitors classify by color for IFGA shows.
Defining the IFGA Bicolor Guppy This article discusses what qualifies as an IFGA Bicolor guppy. This applies to the IFGA Red Bicolor, Blue/Green Bicolor and AOC Bicolor classes. Big thank you to Tom Allen for working with me on this article.
Defining the IFGA Half Black Guppy This article discusses what qualifies as an IFGA half-black guppy. This applies to the many IFGA half-black color classes available to show such as HB Red, HB Blue, HB Green, HB Purple, HB Pastel, HB White and HB AOC. Big thank you to Tom Allen for working with me on this article.
Defining the IFGA Snakeskin Guppy This article discusses what qualifies as an IFGA Snakeskin guppy. This applies to the IFGA Variegated Snakeskin and Solid Snakeskin classes. Big thank you to Tom Allen for working with me on this article.
IFGA Show Calendar 2023 Calendar showing IFGA Show dates.
 

 

 

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