How common are black guppies?

[Auratus]

Yesterday I saw some male guppies that had a silver head and then jet black body and tail that looked like velvet. They were very pretty and I would have gotten the two they had but the last thing I need is more livebearers.

So are black guppies farely common or did I miss out on an uncommon fish? I have never seen them around here before.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

I've got a guppy with a jet black body and multicolored (mostly red) dorsal fin and tail. Is that similar to what you're talking about.

 

[Auratus]

NO totally black. SOLID black. No other color besides the silver on the head of the fish.

Like that. Apparently they are called black tuxedo guppies. In this pic the fish have clearish dorcals. The fish store fish were solid black.

 

[bunjiweb]

they had some of them at my LFS, although I think they sold them all now. They do however have some half silver/half black ones.

Ben

 

[Cheese Specialist]

Ooooh, they are purdy!!

Never been into guppies but they are nice!

 

[rollntider]

I think they are cuz wal mart here always has some.....

 

[SakuraX64]

How much were they selling them for?

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Ooh.

No. They didn't have anything like that at Petsmart today (or ever for that matter).

 

[vantgE]

had some tuxedos at my lfs

edit we have alot, them cobra ones, pink ones with yellow finsgoing into the body in a triangle shape lot's of sorts

 

[SakuraX64]

We tend to get yellow and orange guppies only at my lfs.

 

[Lenna]

They're pretty common here, they just don't last long because they sell out quickly.

 

[J_acon]

I see them at my LFS they cost the same price as other males guppies.

 

[desley]

I have never seen all black bar the head.

I have 1 half silver, half jet black female guppy and it was the same price but I think they are harder to find.

 

[Auratus]

They were $2.99. Same price as all of the other males. Females were $1.99.

 

[Ben]

at my lfs we get the wikedest guppys. including the tuxedo ones, we get double sword tail guppys sword tail guppys, nearly everything

also we get U.S.A guppys, Japanese guppys.