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Sinking feeling...

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By lomelindi
from the worrisome department, Section Diaries
Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 01:30:07 PM PST
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I posted a log yesterday, and I'm having a more and more worrisome feeling that I misposted or somethin' and it didn't go through.  It's been so long since I've posted anything to the main page... if I did post it correctly, shouldn't it show up to me under "Moderate Log Entry Submissions?"



I really do apologize for making a diary out of this silly stuff... but I don't really talk socially with anyone here, so.

Uh... to make this respectable, I will mention that I got two new female guppies.. they're lithe little trim things, it's been so long since I've seen non-pregnant females.  And they're... iridescent transparent golden yellow, all the way through their bodies.  When I bought them, I didn't realize they were any different, but when I got them home... I've never seen any guppy but the grey-bodied type.  They're absolutely haunting in comparison.

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Sinking feeling... | 4 comments (4 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Sinking feeling... (none / 0) (#1)
by miskairal on Sun Apr 23, 2006 at 01:49:40 AM PST

Did you hit the preview button and not go on to hit the submit button? I've done that and of course as Murphy's Law would have it it was on one of the longest things I'd ever written :)

Don't apologize!

I had a few of those gorgeous guppies but sadly they have all gone to my guppy garden now. I lost the last one yesterday. He was only young and looked fine the day before. This would have been his grandfather or further back
http://goatdairying.com/fish/bestmaleguppy.jpg
The pic was taken years ago on a cheap webcam as the tank used to be beside my pc. You can't really see the colours but you can see the shinyness. Is this what you mean?
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Re: Sinking feeling... (none / 0) (#2)
by lomelindi on Sun Apr 23, 2006 at 03:03:05 AM PST

With the shininess, yes.  But when the light isn't hitting them from the side, I can clearly see every single organ.  It's surreal.  It's going to make their pregnancies -very- interesting to say the least. o.o

I'll get a picture sometime.  They may be really common, I don't know.  I've just never seen it before.

And if you haven't read it, then I guess it really didn't upload.  I thought I hit submit.  I don't remember anymore.  And it was crazy long, too.  Excuse me while I go sulk for a few days.  Argh.

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Re: Sinking feeling... (none / 0) (#3)
by miskairal on Sun Apr 23, 2006 at 05:04:13 PM PST

Haha. unc and I have both done it. Swearing at the monitor doesn't seem to help either I've noticed :)
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Yelling at the monitor doesn't help. (none / 0) (#4)
by unclescott on Sun Apr 23, 2006 at 10:30:53 PM PST

But one day, I did feel better. ;)

Those are the gold body morph. They are neat. My daughter had a golden-bodied, red-tail morph for several years. Wonderful, eye-catching tank.

They can cross and be backcrossed with the gray-bodied guppies to show that only one different chromosome is responsible. (They gray is dominent, so the fish needs both chromosomes to show gold. If you can get an inter-library loan of the Noburu Iwasaki book Guppies: Fancy Strains and How To Produce Them, he works that out and illustrates the process.

I have a strain of Endler's which began throwing golds. Basically an absence of black, with everything else there. Some of them are throwing albinos now. I'm wondering if two chromosomes are involved. The golds are more attractive than the albinos in my eyes.

Glad to hear that you are "going for the gold!" ;)

ATB!
unc

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