It is not without reason that guppys are among the most popular ornamental fish in the world, ranking high in the top ten. The play of colors is almost endless. This applies to the “classic” guppy Poecilia reticulata as well as its slightly smaller cousin P. wingei, the Endler guppy, and the countless hybrids that have been and are being bred between these species.
The wild forms of the classic guppy are rarely kept in aquariums, but wild forms of the Endler’s guppy are extremely popular. In order to designate them in a reasonably uniform manner, they have been numbered, although there is no binding reference register. The web pages on which the numbers were originally assigned no longer exist. This means that it is not possible to research them. So we do not know whether what we have now received as No.46 and are offering under this designation is identical to the original No.46. But that doesn’t matter, because we have pictures of it.
Incidentally, these “Campoma numbers” do not refer to different locations where they were found. Most of them were caught either together or in close proximity to each other. In nature, Campoma guppys are just as variable in color as classic guppies. Hardly any two males look exactly alike. However, selective breeding can be used to quickly establish the characteristics that are particularly appealing. As a result, the Campoma No.46 now look fairly uniform. However, if they are allowed to reproduce without strict selection, a wide variety of color variations will gradually appear. This is normal and does not indicate that they are hybrids.
For our customers: the fish have code 419018 on our stock list. Please note that we only supply wholesale.
Text & photos: Frank Schäfer
