I’ve been watching Michaels fish room for several years now and I have enjoyed interacting with him and learning from him. He’s inspired me he’s come up with some great ideas and I love all of his fish and his fish room. I look forward to his child growth and his future projects and Michael again thank you so much I love all of your sayings fry fry Friday fish you folks and Happy Sunday Funday! Lol

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Susan! Hope you have a great 39th Birthday!

@SusanforSLCAquatics

5 жыл бұрын

Michael's Fish Room Lol so sweet of you to remember ! 😂

This is the content we want to see, keep it up great video!

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glenn!

Beautiful guppies!!!! Guppies happen to be one of my favorite fish and your mutts are gorgeous!

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! My favorite guppy!

Love your videos keep em comming!! thumbs up fam👍

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Which is your favorite?

@vkvenkat7951

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom you are my favourite

My first video of yours! I enjoyed it! Great simple information. Felt like I was hanging out with you in your fish room. Thanks!

@MichaelsFishRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

Thanks Mike!! the mutts look awesome :)

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I agree that pet stores are far better off buying locally because GENERALLY us smaller breeders have far far healthier fish than huge wholesalers. I recently did a video about breeding electric blue Acaras. When I spoke to the LFS about 3 or 4 weeks after they got the fry, they said not 1 had died. That sure made me proud and happy to hear.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

For sure! Big fish farms just cannot care for the fish like we do.

@lilybeaumont683

5 жыл бұрын

Our Walmart buys guppies from a local breeder and they are some nice looking fish..I got my yellow male from there and he is in a tank with all his babies..unlike many older males he still looks young..my Walmart does take care of their fish..I got the female's from Petco..I had 4 still have 2 and they are huge ..their daughters have got big already ..

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve never have seen a Wal Matt that takes care of the fish or buys from a local breeder!

@TheBudgetAquarist

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom yeah, I was told it was against Walmart policy. My local PetSmart will not trade you or buy fish, but after getting to know them for a long time, my local Petco will give me store credit. They just keep it off the books. when I go to buy something and use my credit I have to talk to the same person every time so he can keep track of it. Sadly we only have one true privately owned a local fish store in the vicinity.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

I’ve never asked at any of the big box stores.

After a self-education project of watching a ton of videos about old school breeders over the last month, I decided that mulm is not the horrible thing I once thought.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058

5 жыл бұрын

don't feel bad I have done the VERY same thing after I got started with mine & up till THIS video, everyone was telling me it isn't possible to sell mutt guppies cause their not a TRUE strain well I think they are the BEST ones to sell cause they have more colors & there's no telling WHAT you'll come up with & FULL of' surprise's very well worth they're weight in gold.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

And usually more hardy!

Your camera is super clear, brother -- What do you use? As always, thanks for all the info -- you're really helping me as I am **only** a year or so into the hobby! I was really interested in breeding Bettas, but turns out my guppies have been so much more hardy (hearty?) and prolific. Your "mutts" are quite pretty enough to share with friends or other breeders I know. And I like all the Pothos. Keep up the good work!

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That was fine on my iPhone XS Max

Great video! Real life ..so awesome

@MichaelsFishRoom

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Great vid! Love the Content ❤️ New Sub here 🤘🏻

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Love your Mutt Guppy’s. 😍

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! Lol

Nice video Michael, big like 👍. any tips for selling home-breed goldfish? I got a nice spawn of Blue Egg Phoenix Goldfish just hatched, any advice on how to make money out of the fries? 😊

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

Same as guppies...you need to find someone to buy them!

Thanks for the info! All I get is mutt guppies lol I love it lol .. my LFS buys them up though

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Do you get cash or credit?

@RNH2O

5 жыл бұрын

They offer both but I typically just take the store credit cause it’s approximately 40-60 bucks each time I go and only about four times a year but hey- supports my hobby lol 😂

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Subscribed 😊

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sarah!

Wow look it is easy

@MichaelsFishRoom

3 жыл бұрын

LOL....sure it is.

Lots of different tropical fish species to keep. Some easier to breed than others. Some are more prestigious and/or rarer than others and command a higher selling price. However, push come to shove, I'll take a tank full of mutt guppies. If I could only keep one tank of fish, mutt guppies it would be. Thanks for sharing the information on breeding guppies with the KZread community. As always, Cheers.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lumpy! Me too, mutt guppies are spectacular!

@lilybeaumont683

5 жыл бұрын

I have a good looking group of yellow males a 36g..trying to breed mostly orange and black next..one colour guppies make a beautiful show..

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

For sure!

Just started my mutt tank with dragon head mosaic male blue Moscow male and a mix of sunrises

@MichaelsFishRoom

2 жыл бұрын

Cool

Would this approach work with swordtails? If so, what would you do differently?

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same!

Do you know if those Cobalt Ultra Guppy Pellets are similar to Fluval Bug Bites?

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

They are smaller and my guppies like them better.

The GUPPY King!

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Lol 🤴

if you can't get java moss use acrylic GREEN yarn & let it lay in the bottom AFTER you boil it like 15 mins & run cold water over it & that helps it to sink.

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting 🤔

Sir you have a beautiful guppies

@MichaelsFishRoom

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

Thanks

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Yup

Hey Michael! Great video! One question: How do you prevent inbreeding? Do you add guppy's all the time from your other tanks? How many thanks would it truely take to breed quality guppy's without inbreeding being the main source of fry? Guess this turnt into two questions.

@MichaelsFishRoom

3 жыл бұрын

Inbreeding isn’t usually an issue until about 10 generations.

@jentegillot597

3 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom ok thank you! Just one thank with a good starting group and it should work out fine.

Even mutt guppies can look great... It's a pity that a lot of people think, that mutt guppies are worthless. I do breed specific strains but I also own 2 mutt tanks.

@MichaelsFishRoom

3 жыл бұрын

Mutts are my favorite!

Hey Michael do you quarantine and Medicate your Mutt Guppy’s?

@MichaelsFishRoom

8 ай бұрын

yup

Smashed that sub button

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Did you boop the notification bell?

Great video Mike. question is how many thanks does it take to get 50 guppies per month to sell and are you selling sub-adults or fully developed adult. Thanks again

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Only 2-3 tanks. They are about 2 months old. I feed heavy!

@ryanosborne7162

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom thanks

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Yup

Also, how to you have so much mulm and not have issues with ammonia? Thanks in advance.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Milan would must likely cause nitrite issues, but my auto water change system helps!

Do u think you lose a lot of fry with the colony breeding? I have 4 females in a tub and one (or two) dropped about 50 fry. I was planning to leave them with the moms but then I saw the moms actively hunting the babies, so I took them out. Wondering how many would have survived if I left them, I do have a lot of plants and cover.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

I’m sure I loose some. But I over feed and have plenty of cover.

@elsaw0827

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Do you use fert for the plants ?

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah...the fish poop!

My 200 gallon tank is over done with plants , but when it was time for fish I bought 3 random pregnant girls , and 15 random fry , and then got a male and 2 females of 17 color strains and turned them loose to let guppies do what guppies do. 2 years later my tank looks like a rainbow exploded.

@MichaelsFishRoom

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds awesome!

11:01 More than endler they look like wild type guppy like if they had reverted to the wild form

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

I doubt it.

@arnoldmmbb

5 жыл бұрын

I have seen it several times, fancy guppys giving birth wild phenotype guppys specialy mixing strains (so its more probable with the muts since they are mixed) also I have collected wild guppys and some of them look just like those, probably also yours have some endler genetics

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe

@ReneesZooTube

5 жыл бұрын

Those smaller ones do look like wild type/common/feeder guppies. I still like them anyway. They're pretty, with the splotches of color. I kept a tank of wild type feeders for several years. It's fun to see what patterns come up. 😊

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

For sure! They look good too!

Question, how much did you sell the guppies to the local fiah store for

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

That is not something I will discuss.

I received a guppy fry by mistake when I ordered some crayfish. I bought 15 fry from another guy. My plan is to separate my original guppy puppy with on of the others and see what I get.

@MichaelsFishRoom

Жыл бұрын

good luck.

you must have esp cause I was just sitting here thinking about how to sell MY mutt guppies

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Lol

@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom can you tell me HOW to tell the females are done holding their sperm like done having babies completely?

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

When they are dead they will stop having babies...until then they will have them! Lol

@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom WOW that's so sad, :>{ even when there is NO males in the tank with them? I was told 4-8 mos they can hold it.

@khiabedford7707

3 жыл бұрын

@@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 hey so you commented this one year ago so I don’t know if you found out or not but I believe a female guppy can hold sperm up to 6 months

What’s the longest colony of mutts you’ve had? I imagine over time they will start reverting to wild colouring

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

I am constantly adding to the gene pool, so they don’t. They just keep making cool looking mutts!

To sell em for over the whole sale price is amazing, I'm just starting off and I'm gonna try to sell super fancy dragon guppies

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

You need the relationship first

@Julian-ye8pu

4 жыл бұрын

I wrote this before you said it's a secret on the video, I understand

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

FugitivePeanut Productions lol

If I cross KOI guppy with Big ear(dumbo) guppys will they be mutts?

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Most likely.

Awesome video Thanks for sharing FishFam NJAE18

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stag!

I need help finding a fish store that would buy my guppies. Not really trying to make a profit, kind of just want to make money like you said to fund my addiction. You know any companies that buy them, store credit is fine, as I would use the money to buy a new tank set up?

@MichaelsFishRoom

3 жыл бұрын

I may, what kind are they?

@pierreeubanks3448

3 жыл бұрын

Michael's Fish Room fancy guppies, I have about 50-60 fry right now that I’m growing out

@pierreeubanks3448

3 жыл бұрын

??

What can cause stress in fish? Guppies or other community fish?

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

So many things.....

@theirishman8455

5 жыл бұрын

Michael's Fish Room Oí...

I have a question. I had a horrible dye off of my guppies. I loved my guppies and they died one after the other after the other. Over a 2 month period they would take 2 days to slowly die. No 2 guppies were dying at the same time. It was excruciating. I finally started medicating them, em erythromyin, general cure, ich ex. I watch your videos and Cory's videos. Also Levamisole. You name it, my tank had it, camallanus worms, fin rot, calamnaris, ich, bloat, wasting disease, baddeer problems, pineconing, etc. so on and so forth. After the meds my tank is super duper healthy but my guppies are kind of bland. They have unbelievable guppies at petco, but I know they're super sick and have tons of parasites. Is it a good idea to go and buy a bunch of pretty guppies from petco, medicate the hell out of them, and the ones that live, add them to my colony? If not, what do you recommend. Thank you in advance. You're one of my favorites. :) I'm a huge guppy lover.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you figured out your guppy issue. It ya yo to you If you want to buy them. But knowing that you will have to medicate them and watch them may help.

My heart skipped a beat when I saw your mutt guppies. The rainbow one. Ohhh so pretty.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Just like me.

First!

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Winner winner chicken dinner!

@Lumpydog

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Rik, do you pay for comments by the letter? LOL

QUESTION....... I have a tank with Tetras, Mollies and Guppies.. The ratio of male to femail Guppies is arround 1 male to 4 females... I have tried to introduce some fancy males to the tank but every time I do a female will attack it and kill it. WHY? I save the male if I catch this in action but have lost a few please help There is over a tank full of hortworth plant which is loads for fry, but no males no fry.

@ReneesZooTube

5 жыл бұрын

This makes me wonder if you actually have female guppies or female Gambusia (mosquito fish). They look very similar. Do your female guppies show any color at all or are they only plain gray? I've heard of female Gambusia killing male guppies. Where did you get your females from?

@Pedro116092

5 жыл бұрын

@@ReneesZooTube Thankyou for the reply. The female guppies have colour in there tail but not on there bodies. As to were I got the fish from, a small number were pruchased from a pet store, but the unknown tetras, molies, nail heads, and what I thought were all guppies were given to me with the 880 Ltr tank and all its bits and bobs. So what can I do. I dont like an agressive tank and love the look of guppies but if the boys are in danger.. Cheers

@ReneesZooTube

5 жыл бұрын

@@Pedro116092 As far as I know Gambusia don't hybridize with guppies and the females never have color. So sounds like they are likely female guppies. Are you sure it's the female guppies doing the damage? Could be the other fish. Many fish will nip at and chase fancy guppy males.

@Pedro116092

5 жыл бұрын

@@ReneesZooTube I am sure as I have seen it happening, the males I could rescue are now in a hospital tank and altho I have lose some I have saved some. I can give you my email and if you like once I have yours I could send you a photo of one of the femails. The definatly have colour in there tail mostly yellow and on there bodies they have a black spot. Anyway thanks for responding cheers again

I just put a sponge on all my filter intakes.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Great!

Mutley Guppies© (etal Muckshifter 2019) there, now you can't sell them with that name here in the UK. I just copywrite the name. :p I wonder how much I'll get for my baby Guppies. Both of my local fish shops have said they will take them. :))

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Lol...I like Mutts better! Good luck with your LFS!

I obliterated my subscribe button....you owe me for 1 phone. 😃

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

How is the crossing of the Red Cobra and Russian Black

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Check out Friday’s video!

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Now you are just being a tool. Watch the videos, I know you like stalking me.

What about selling to Petco or Petsmart? Or are you talking more like local fisheries? (You've probably answered this a thousand times I am sorry, but google no helpy)

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Lol...no LFS (local fish stores) I’ve never tried to sell to petco or petsmart...

@will_of_europa

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom Hmm... I am in Plano Tx and it doesn't looks like I even have any freshwater stores. All custom saltwater aquarium building services for rich people. Kinda strange such a largely populated area wouldn't have any fish stores other than crappymarts. Guess I'll have to make a website. What kind of marketing did you do to popularize yours? I understand if you don't want to give that info away.

@lylskeets

5 жыл бұрын

@@will_of_europa Most of mom and pop stores got pushed out by the bigger stores. Plano area used to have a few places to shop for reasonably priced healthy fish. I live in Portland, TX now and they have zip aquarium stores around here. Corpus Christi the next biggest town have very few. Check out the green sheets or Graigs list.

There are really enough guppys in the world, already.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Nah.

@southwestsuperfancy1347

4 жыл бұрын

You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs I look around me and I see it isn't so.

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

could have said a sorted guppies strain but "mutt" as a scientific turn is okay too.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

What is a “scientific turn”? #dumbass

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

LOL "A Sorted"

The first time I breed Guppies I did the 3 to 1 ratio and I picked out the slimmest looking females. I figured I don't like fat chicks why would my male guppy want a fat chick him self haha

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Brah...🤦🏻‍♂️

Verb*

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

Mutts, stand by.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Standing by!

Michael do u have a job or fishkeep and sell for a living

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

No I have a real job. Lol

@rhyssutherland149

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom what is it .... i see u as a fireman 🤣

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Lol...I am in QA for Subaru.

@52morse

5 жыл бұрын

What you stand at the exit of the factory floor with a sledge? LOL JK subs are cool

@52morse

5 жыл бұрын

No matter what Grey says

5$ for a guppy, I cant even sell pure strains here for 3€ a fish, people tell me it is to expensive ^^

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

It’s all about supply and demand.

@midnightchef8323

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom Like the other dudes have said. Your a liar. You aren't selling guppies for $5 to anyone with any intelligence.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

MidnightChef And YOU’RE a dumbass.

Do you get paid in cash by the local fish store?

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

I did, but most stores dont☺️

@Julian-ye8pu

4 жыл бұрын

Good to know

Please tell in malayalam

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t speak malayalam

Tis why I prefer mutt dogs also...so much healthier and better balanced mentally.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Love me a mutt dog too!

@arianaevans4318

5 жыл бұрын

“Mutt vigor” is quite a myth. Especially with dogs. Combining breeds or types who have their own health and behavioral problems creates an animal now prone to the combination of those problems. You have a German Shepherd prone to hip dysplasia and a golden prone to some form of cancer, you now have a dog prone to both of those. Sure adding to a gene pool can give certain animals more vigor but only if the ones free of issues are bred. Otherwise you still have those issues and more. Not trying to cause an argument or anything just saying. 😁

@arianaevans4318

5 жыл бұрын

ShelbyRae Lane Also they’re generally the opposite of balanced mentally. Taking two completely different breeds who have different behaviors and genetics creates a genetic and mental mess. Sure not all are that way. But mutts are generally the opposite of healthier and mentally stable.

@ReneesZooTube

5 жыл бұрын

@@arianaevans4318 I definitely agree, as a former professional dog trainer and former veterinary technician. Hybrid vigor of dog mutts is a total myth and fallacy. And depending on the breeds involved I've seen some really messed up behavior too. Healthy parents usually produce healthy offspring. Unhealthy parents often produce unhealthy offspring, whether purebred or mutt.

@arianaevans4318

5 жыл бұрын

@@ReneesZooTube Exactly! I train dogs and am studying for veterinary sciences and zoology. I also breed and show rabbits and the same rules apply. That's why I always recommend people buy a dog from a reputable breeder who health tests and has titles in sports instead of adopting a shelter dog. Buying a dog from a good breeder can almost 100% guarantee a healthy and level-headed animal. Most shelter mutts are genetic messes.

1000 babies??? ROFDWL

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

But if I obliterate the subscribe button it wil unsub me

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

No it won’t! Trust me 😎

Why shipping so much on fish 30 dollars worth of fish would cost me70 bucks that's nuts

@MichaelsFishRoom

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any idea what shipping cost?

For $5 he'll even throw in free fish poop for whole bottom of the bag. Don't believe me, order from his trash fish room or take a look at the about section on his page where multiple customers complain of dead fish shipped.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Lol...is that the best you got. Not even worth my time.

@midnightchef8323

5 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelsFishRoom The joke is your Quality Assurance for Subaru Motors. What the eff where they thinking?

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

MidnightChef stop making this so easy! *were dumbass.

Petco sells the fancy guppies at 10 dollars

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

So should I raise my price?

@Julian-ye8pu

4 жыл бұрын

I mean compared to the ones they have yours are better in my opinion but they sell the mosaic Dumbo guppies

@Julian-ye8pu

4 жыл бұрын

The ones I'm getting are better too, I have to make a setup first, I'm moving out that's why I haven't done so

@MichaelsFishRoom

4 жыл бұрын

FugitivePeanut Productions still garbage from petco.

@Julian-ye8pu

4 жыл бұрын

But the reason is because they have long fins and they're considered fancy guppies

Guppies can get hip dysplasia, hmm learn something new everyday.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

+Fish Brain what in the hell are you talking about?

@cm1658

5 жыл бұрын

Michael's Fish Room just being sarcastic.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Oh.....😬

Bad info, dude, Pure bred dog does not mean well bred. A well bred German Shepherd has GENERATIONS of being bred to NOT have hip dysplasia. Responsible breeders have taken the time to have their dogs hips Xrayed and scored and they do not breed dogs with poor or failing scores. This greatly decreases the chances of one of their puppies developing hip dysplasia. Meanwhile, someone can have a labradoodle and that puppy can be crippled with hip dysplasia by a year because the breeder did NOT OFA the parents and because the parents are from generations of dogs that themselves were not hip checked. In fact, there are many genetic diseases that are more common in the mongrel dog, because of the lack of testing for disease and breeding away from those that are affected or carriers of those diseases by ignorant, uninformed people who believe that just because a dog is a mutt, it is automatically healthy. I will say it again, pure bred dog NOT mean well bred. And well bred does NOT mean pure bred. At the very least, anyone breeding any dogs of any kind (pure or mixed), needs to have a genetic disease screening to insure that they are not breeding two dogs together that carry the same genetic disease.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Well said.

5 dollar for trash guppies lol no thanks.

@MichaelsFishRoom

5 жыл бұрын

Great! More to sell to other people. But thanks for letting me know, I will sleep better now.