List of 105 Colors of Guppies strains available on the market

Variation and adaptation in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata (Dreyer, Weigel)

Here is a list of 105 colors of guppy strains available on the market today. From two species of guppy fish comes an unlimited amount of guppy colors and variations to pick from. Guppy colors and patterns are a direct result of inline breeding from the only two known species of guppies presently which are Poecilia reticulata and Poecilia wingei.

Some say that Endler's guppy may represent a subspecies of P.reticulata. In any event these numerous variations stem from crosses between wild-collected guppies from geographically distant locations. For an in-depth article on this consider reading Variation and adaptation in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata. Learn how crosses between wild-collected guppies from Trinidad and Venezuela showed that the majority of hybrids could produce viable and fertile F2 offspring, despite some indications for incipient reproductive isolation.