Bought a Guppy PAIR but got both females!

[bimmerboy]

I got a pair of Guppies last night. They were selling them as a pair... one male and one female. I was mostly concerned to get a female and the bigger, lighter colored one, sure was a female. Now my question is that I think the "male" is also a female! His telltale fin looks just like the female's fin!

What else can I do to check the gender. Does anyone have any pictures of Guppy specific traits for gender. Any pics of the male "fin"? Does the male fin also look horizontal or can he "fan" it out?

If I got both females that's fine... I'll just have to get a male. But I don't want 2 males and 1 female.

Thanks for the replies guys!

 

[Guppylover]

You can tell the differences of male and female guppies by the gonopodium. Only males have it the females don't. Another way is by the colours. The male would have all the bright and beautiful colours all over it's body while a female would have it on her tail only. Sometimes a female would just be a dull grey colour.

 

[bimmerboy]

OK, my two guppies are definitely both female.

They are both very colorful with mostly grey bodies with black tails with yellow spots.

So here is my question... what color fry would I get if I were to introduce a different color male? Would the fry be even more mixed? Or would some fry still have the black and yellow tails? Or am I just getting beyond myself here?

 

[Guppylover]

The fry would be mixed some with the male guppies colour, some with the females colours and some with both. It depends really. If you want fry your going to have to be patient with your guppies even though guppies are known to breed like crazy that's only after they have gotten used to the tank and their are a few hidding spots around for the female to be safe. The female won't breed if she's stressed out.

 

[bimmerboy]

Thanks guppylover! One more question... if the female is already pregnant, does a male need to be present for a successful "hatching" like with Bettas?

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

nope males dont need to be present...its best that no other fish are present if you want to save the fry too..as they and the mom will eat them if they get the chance.
Guppy's are livebearers...which means they give birth to live fry...there is no "hatching" involved..as it all takes place inside mom!

 

[bimmerboy]

Yeah, I put the term "hatching" in perentheses as I know they don't hatch... so I guess I should have said "birthing"... but it sounded weird.