pix please

[afireinside]

can some one give me pix of these hybrids?

angelfish and altum angel
platy and swordie
guppy molly
koi and carp

any other cool ones.

 

[Synirr]

Guppy-molly hybrid

Hybrids of swordtails and platies as well as hybrids of altum angels and 'regular' angels look exactly like you would expect... a blend of the two species. Altums look a lot like regular angels so the outcome is just... well... an angel, and the platy-swordtail combo leaves you with what looks like a swordtail with a shorter sword.

 

[GuppyDude]

yea, i tryed to find you pics of these hybrids the other day, but aside from the guppy/molly hybrid, all the others you listed would just look regular, a sword/platty would look like a small sword, an angle/autm would just look like and angle, and a carp/koi would look like a carp. the 2 pair of fish u listed are too closely related to be crossed and produce anything real spectacular.

 

[afireinside]

How about a Coffee and Ink Platy, with a Green Sword Tail?

 

[Kajuki18]

That Muppy is so call that i'm gonna set up a 10 gallon and try that?

 

[afireinside]

Good luck finding one!

 

[Kajuki18]

I meant I was gonna set up a tank with 1 male guppy and 2 female mollies and try to get Muppies. But is there any special way to induce spawing between them?

 

[afireinside]

I think this is a job for Annastasia, PM her, she'll help.

 

[Ddraig Goch]

Guppy-molly hybrid

Hybrids of swordtails and platies as well as hybrids of altum angels and 'regular' angels look exactly like you would expect... a blend of the two species. Altums look a lot like regular angels so the outcome is just... well... an angel, and the platy-swordtail combo leaves you with what looks like a swordtail with a shorter sword.

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When I did a search on Google this pic came up as 'Molly', I can't find any pics when I search for guppy/molly hybrids.

Sometimes when platys and swordtails are crossed they can look like platys but have a distinct line like a sword does, (they often also move like a sword does too, in short bursts), others can look like swords but are deeper bodied with a shorter sword. It just depends.

 

[Annastasia]

I believe you are right Ddraig Goch, it's probably a kind of Short-finned Molly (Poecilia Sphenops) not a Molly/Guppy hybrid. But it's a good idea of what Molly/Guppy hybrids may turn out like.

Here's another Poecilia Sphenops I found while browsing a while back:

 

[afireinside]

And it's common name is?

 

[Annastasia]

Common name for what? Poecilia Sphenops? Some are named by their color, like 24 Carat Mollies, or Dalmation Mollies and they are also sometimes called Short-finned Mollies, Wild Mollies, Fancy Mollies...it all depends on the store. Some just call them Mollies.

 

[afireinside]

Just wish I could get my hands on some of those beautiful fish, oh well, i'm getting two lovleyy Male bettas from Synirr, look at sig.

 

[GuppyDude]

keep this in mind when u make "muppies", they will not live long (if at all), you can not give them to a lfs (and if u do, your very irresposible, you can really ruin a whole breed of fish if somone ever trys to breed these with guppys or mollys). i do have to admit, they are very cool fish, if u can pull it off and starte a community of them then great, id love to see pics, just please dont give them to a lfs

 

[Ben]

Okay its a Sphenops ....but this is probably what they would look like

DD