Pet Guppy Or Hobby: The Local Aquatic Community

Do you recall bringing a favourite Goldfish, or Guppy for your class’s Show-and-Tell while others brought hamsters or rabbits? Some of us still do. Perhaps the norm is to regard a creature of a much longer lifespan as a Pet, but what about the ones that only have a short time with you— Are they considered Pets too?

Guppy Fiesta By Guppy Club Singapore

Chancing upon the Aquatic sector at Pet Expo was quite an eye opener, so having an opportunity to visit a Guppy contest by specific was something we could not miss. This local competition was organized by none other than the Guppy Club Singapore— yes, true blue appreciators of the Guppy species. We had to learn more.

                Held twice a year annually, Guppy Fiesta can consist of participants from Singapore, and overseas. Because this event was meant for local participants, it was a small scaled one, held within Home65 (a massive furniture store) A cozy corner of what seemed like a, aquarium store, filled with 6 racks of 4 rows back to back— shelved tiny portable tanks with pairs of Guppies in them.

What Is So Special About Guppies?

If you were thinking these Guppies are the regular, run-of-the-mill ones you’d find at the wet market store, think again. Not only are these Guppies different, they are selectively bred to achieve specific, unique looks. From colouration, size, to physical attributes such as elongated tails and patterns. Let’s just say if you’re a fan of intricate details— you’d be in for quite a treat.

How Guppies Are Judged

Once Guppies are categorized in their own types— Solid, Bi-colour, Variegated, Lace/Snakeskin, Sword Caudal, Short Caudal and Open, their tanks will be placed together with other Guppy pairs of the similar category. Thereafter, they will be judged according to:

Body — 25 points

Dorsal — 30 points

Caudal (tail) — 35 points

Deportment (behavior) — 5 points

Health — 5 points

Quality of Female — minus 5 points if quality is not acceptable

* Body, Dorsal and Caudal are awarded points according to Size, Shape, Colour and Contrast for all three segments

Do Enthusiasts Regard Guppies As Pets?

 After learning that the average lifespan of a Guppy is about a year or less, we couldn’t help but wonder if enthusiasts regard these tiny finned creatures as Pets, or is this just a hobby? Turns out, its inevitably a mixture of both ends— part treasured Pets, part hobby.

The joy in Guppy appreciation is apparently the process of achieving your dream Guppy (aka THE prized Pet), all in all a delicate practice which requires multiple careful selections and streamlining processes.

In a litter of newly produced Guppies, chances of obtaining one with the closest physical attributes of your liking is one out of approximately forty— and that’s just one of many steps. Now you can imagine how many aquariums you’re gonna be housing in the long run! The only cost factor is probably the water and electricity consumption of running the aquariums, or even premium feed.

Never miss another Pet event, hit the thumbs-up on our Facebook Page to stay on track!

You might also be interested in:

Bird Gathering In Singapore: Celebrating 3 Years With Pet Birds At The Beach!

Relaxing Music For Dogs: How It Really Affects Your Pooch!

World Animal Day Carnival With Horses At RDA

This Dog Walk Shows You Why Mongrels Are Essentially A Breed! 

Which Type Of Aquatic Enthusiast Are You?

Are you an Aquatic Enthusiast, of a particular kind of fish or more? We’d love to hear from you or your group! Share your experiences and knowledge on the art of appreciating aquatic life with the rest of the world ☺Our readers are encouraged to share their Pet-related reviews of a place and its services, experiences, even lifestyle tips and tricks to better our Pets lives, on our platform, one fin at a time. Be a part of an educational and informative Pets community because at ThePetsDialogue, your voices could make a huge difference on a global scale.

Write to us at [email protected] today!

Our website is a work in progress, however, if you did find our articles interesting please do feel free to share! For more Pet care tips and other Pet-related articles, head to www.thepetsdialogue.com ☺

Disclaimer

This article was written with informational purposes, as you know, we’d love to share our collective research and experiences as fellow Pet owners and lovers. It is not meant to alternate in any way as advice or diagnosis of Professionals.

ThePetsDialogue claims no credit for images posted on this article unless otherwise displayed/stated. All rights go to respective owners as mentioned. If you do not wish for your image(s) to appear here do drop us an e-mail and it will be removed promptly. If you do wish to use any of our original published information, you are welcome to contact us!