Can guppies be painted

[newbie hob]

i was at the lsf yesterday, and i saw some very nice colored guppies, however the colores looked fake (too bright).

Is it possible that they are painting guppies too or could it be that they are real.

I did ask the LSF but his answer was

 

[Ben]

they couldve been endlers livebearers

DD

 

[Phantom Thief]

I personally doubt anyone would dye guppies, they're too colourful as it is already

P.T.

 

[newbie hob]

the reason i got confused is that i have endlers but they are not as colorfull, anyway i couldnt resist, might as well for them to be rare so i went and gotten the two males they are both orange, pink and yellow.

http/photobucket.com/albums/v306/newbiehob/

the pics are a little bit blury but the little buggers just kept on jumping from one side to the other, so i couldnt get a steady shot

 

[OohFeeshy]

A bit blurry, yes I don't think they're dyed, I have no idea what variety the ones with the two orangey bits in the tail are (they look like theyve got a split tail, but they don't) I know the bluey one in pic 3 is a mosaic one, I think, but that is not dyed. Personally I wonder how you could dye them. And why.

 

[Dwarfs]

I think that would be too much stress for the guppies

 

[newfishies]

they almost look like a hybrid guppy-endler. it also could be some kind of lyretail hybrid. i've seen some pretty interesting fancy/hybrid endlers at swampriveraquatics.com

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[discusmary]

These are the same guppies as I have with the split tail. Lovely bright colours. Definatly not painted

 

[Final Dynazty]

not dyed they got some nice coler though. fish are usualy died with neons or dull colors. these guppys have veither one.