Post by MADMIKE on May 9, 2007 16:07:45 GMT -5
Basic Color and Pattern
The purpose of this section is to describe how certain Basic Body Color and Pattern are judged and not to describe how many types of basic or base color are there.
Gold (aka in USA and Asia : Gold, Europe : Blond) : It will be defined by the basic color of the body (65% golden yellow).
Bronze – (aka in Asia : Tiger, Europe : Gold, USA : Bronze) : The Bronze or Tiger guppy has golden-dark coloration on the body, except scales that are edged with black pigment.
Judges must note that the Bronze or Tiger phenotype in the male exposes the red spots inherent in many Moscow strains. Also typical characteristics of the Bronze or Tiger phenotype is spotted or variegated fins.
Cream - Appear as more shining yellow than just Gold (Europe : Blond).
Micarif - Is a color that has nothing to do with base colors.
Half-Black (H/B) - Any of the basic colors in combination with black color from dorsal to the penducle. The caudal may be of an only color (pattern) or of mixed colors (pattern).
Albino – This is not a base or basic color but refers to guppy with red (or rose colored) eyes. There are two different genetic types of albinos;
- Real Red Eye Albino (RREA or True Albinism) : They are albinos with no melanin.
- Lutinos aka "grape-eyed" or WRE (Wine Red Eye) : They are albinos with reduced melanin production, and have darker eyes than the RREA type.
The albino guppy is born yellow--not grey--because it has a gene defective for melanin production (black pigment). Albinism does not effect production of yellow or red pigments and does not affect the structural colors.
When you look at the albino version of a color strain, such as an albino Half-Black Pastel, you are seeing all the colors that make up that color type, with the exception of black or brown.
Note : When judging Albino guppies, the judges must take the above into consideration, and the general standards for color (body, dorsal and caudal) may not apply.
Snakeskin - It must have a standard type linking of links or in form of rosette in at least 60% of the body. Guppy showing vertical zebroides bars (previously called "snake") without the standard snakeskin pattern will compete in its respective category according to the color or pattern of the caudal.
AOC : Means "Any Other Class or Category" that is not covered in the show.
Multi : Is a caudal with three distinct colors with at least 15% of the third color.
Bi Color : Must have two distinct colors with 25% of the secondary color.
Gold (aka in USA and Asia : Gold, Europe : Blond) : The Gold recessive base body color is another mutation that affects the melanophores. It reduces the size, alters the shape and reduces the number of melanophores (gold). The melanophores are greatly reduced in size and have an altered shape. They are small and round like punctate cells.
Grey : Body of Wild color
Grey and Blond (Gold) are body base color.
The purpose of this section is to describe how certain Basic Body Color and Pattern are judged and not to describe how many types of basic or base color are there.
Gold (aka in USA and Asia : Gold, Europe : Blond) : It will be defined by the basic color of the body (65% golden yellow).
Bronze – (aka in Asia : Tiger, Europe : Gold, USA : Bronze) : The Bronze or Tiger guppy has golden-dark coloration on the body, except scales that are edged with black pigment.
Judges must note that the Bronze or Tiger phenotype in the male exposes the red spots inherent in many Moscow strains. Also typical characteristics of the Bronze or Tiger phenotype is spotted or variegated fins.
Cream - Appear as more shining yellow than just Gold (Europe : Blond).
Micarif - Is a color that has nothing to do with base colors.
Half-Black (H/B) - Any of the basic colors in combination with black color from dorsal to the penducle. The caudal may be of an only color (pattern) or of mixed colors (pattern).
Albino – This is not a base or basic color but refers to guppy with red (or rose colored) eyes. There are two different genetic types of albinos;
- Real Red Eye Albino (RREA or True Albinism) : They are albinos with no melanin.
- Lutinos aka "grape-eyed" or WRE (Wine Red Eye) : They are albinos with reduced melanin production, and have darker eyes than the RREA type.
The albino guppy is born yellow--not grey--because it has a gene defective for melanin production (black pigment). Albinism does not effect production of yellow or red pigments and does not affect the structural colors.
When you look at the albino version of a color strain, such as an albino Half-Black Pastel, you are seeing all the colors that make up that color type, with the exception of black or brown.
Note : When judging Albino guppies, the judges must take the above into consideration, and the general standards for color (body, dorsal and caudal) may not apply.
Snakeskin - It must have a standard type linking of links or in form of rosette in at least 60% of the body. Guppy showing vertical zebroides bars (previously called "snake") without the standard snakeskin pattern will compete in its respective category according to the color or pattern of the caudal.
AOC : Means "Any Other Class or Category" that is not covered in the show.
Multi : Is a caudal with three distinct colors with at least 15% of the third color.
Bi Color : Must have two distinct colors with 25% of the secondary color.
Gold (aka in USA and Asia : Gold, Europe : Blond) : The Gold recessive base body color is another mutation that affects the melanophores. It reduces the size, alters the shape and reduces the number of melanophores (gold). The melanophores are greatly reduced in size and have an altered shape. They are small and round like punctate cells.
Grey : Body of Wild color
Grey and Blond (Gold) are body base color.