Dedicated to Fancy Guppy breeding in the UK
IKGH
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
HIGH BREED GUPPY STANDARDS
2006
Index
Principals
General Evaluation Characteristics
Point Assignment
Body
Evaluation Of Body Length
Fins
Colours
Vitality
DELTA or TRIANGLE TAIL
VEIL TAIL
FLAG TAIL
DOUBLE SWORD
TOP SWORD
BOTTOM SWORD
LYRE TAIL
NEEDLE or PIN TAIL
SPADE or COFFER TAIL
ROUND TAIL
SPEAR TAIL
Inter-High Breed Standards Principals
1. Under this "Inter-High Breed Standard", the European-wide ideal conceptions of certain Guppy types shall be defined by specific characteristics.
2. The aim of the Standard is to set framework European breeders can work within and internationally evaluate their personal breed goals.
3. The use of this Standard is open to everyone, provided that they refer to it expressly.
4. The changes of this Standard must take place with a 2/3 majority. That can be submitted in writing or during the IKGH annual general meeting.
General Evaluation Characteristics
1. The most substantial characteristic of these standard and evaluation rules is the exact evaluation of detail, since the exhibits of the Guppy high breed are characterised as per their type to the smallest detail.
2. There is no opportunity to evaluate with a general impression or with a favoured judging of certain markings and characteristics (for example tail shape or size).
3. It must be a goal of reaching the standard forms in all areas.
Point Assignment
Length Form Colour Total
Body 8 8 12 28
Dorsal fin 5 8 10 23
Caudal fin 10 20 14 44
Vitality 5
Total 100
1. The judging in the first instance is made according to the respective written description of the standard form; in any case of doubt, the drawing is valid.
2. Complete sets are judged.
3. A set consists of :
1 the number stated in the organisers advertisement,
2 line bred fish which belong to the same strain and same breeder,
3 fish which match in all characteristics.
4. Deviations get point deductions.
Serious deviations lead to disqualification.
5. The average of the respective markings of each fish making up each set has to be calculated when allocating the points.
6. This procedure guarantees that, if there is one especially distinct pointing of one single fish, the whole set will not be given too many points or too many deducted.
Body
1. The body is the starting point and point of reference for the evaluation of the different criteria.
2. The body length is the only measurable dimension.
3. All remaining lengths or sizes orient themselves after their relation to the body length or body height.
4. The body length from the muzzle to the point where the caudal fin begins (peduncle) is measured. The minimum length is not to fall below:
· Broad Tails, 20mm.
· Sword Tails, 19mm.
· Short Tails, 18mm.
5. The body shape should be robust but graceful.
6. Body height to be 1/4 of the body length at its highest point.
Evaluation Of Body Length
Broad Tails
26mm
...
. 8 points.
24mm..................
.. 6 points.
22mm....................
3 points.
20mm......................
.. 1 point.
Less than 20mm
0 points and disqualification.
Larger than 26mm
.deduct up to 3 points
Sword Tails
25mm
..
...8 points.
23mm...............
...6 points.
21mm...............
...3 points.
19mm..............
1 point.
Less than 19mm
.0 points and disqualification.
Larger than 25mm
..deduct up to 3 points
Short Tails
24mm
.
....8 points.
22mm...............
..6 points.
20mm...............
..3 points.
18mm..............
. .1 point.
Less than 18mm
0 points and disqualification.
Larger than 24mm
....deduct up to 3 points
Examples of point deductions with the body form:
· Shapeless/dumpy
..deduct up to 5 points.
· Caudal peduncle to broad
.deduct up to 2 points.
· Body too flat (if it looks emancipated)
.deduct up to 4 points.
· Round back
...deduct up to 2 points.
· Strong bend
...deduct up to 5 points.
Abnormalities like humpback, hollow back, curvature of the vertebral column etc. lead to disqualification of the set.
The total number of points deducted must not exceed 8.
Fins
1. The judging of the fins is of the most importance with the High Breed Guppy.
2. The shape of the fins is relevant in each case for the classification in the individual standards and groups.
3. There are three Guppy High Breeds, whose classification lies in the tail fin form. These are the Broad Tails, Sword Tails and Short Tails groups.
Broad Tail strains:
· Fan tail
· Triangle tail
· Veil tail
· Flag tail
Sword Tail strains:
· Double sword
· Top Sword
· Bottom Sword
· Lyre Tail
Short Tail strains:
· Spade Tail
· Spear Tail
· Round Tail
· Needle or Pin Tail
Colours
2. Grey, gold, blond, blue, pink, albino, white, cream, silver and Lutino differentiates as opaque colour. Snakeskin, and Viennese emerald green are all regarded as well-known background colours .
3. Colour is differentiated and judged on the following two main criteria:
· Surface covering - the portion of the colour on the surface.
· Colour quality of the fish is more important than quantity
· Harmonious interaction of all colours
· Strong colours with sufficient saturation and clear separation of the colours are desired.
· Pastel colours will also be considered strong, provided that they can be recognised as pastel and not washed out or weak colours
Examples of point deductions
1. Judging of the colour of the body:
· 100 % surface covering
..no point deductions.
· 75 % surface covering
deduct 4 points.
· 50 % surface covering
deduct 7 points.
· 25 % surface covering
deduct 10 points.
· 0 % surface covering
..deduct 12 points.
· Poor colour pattern or quality
deduct up to 5 points
The total number of points deducted may not exceed 12.
Evaluation of the dorsal fin colour
· 100 % surface covering
...no point deduction.
· 75 % surface covering
.deduct 4 points.
· 50 % surface covering
deduct 6 points.
· 25 % surface covering
.deduct 8 points.
· 0 % surface covering
...deduct 10 points.
· Poor colour quality
..deduct up to 4 points
The total number of points deducted may not exceed 10.
Judging of the tail fin colour
· 100 % surface covering
..no point deduction.
· 75 % surface covering
deduct 6 points.
· 50 % surface covering
... deduct 9 points.
· 25 % surface covering
...
.deduct 12 points.
· 0 % surface covering
..deduct 14 points.
· Poor colour quality
deduct up to 6 points
The total number of points deducted may not exceed 14.
Colours
Coding for foreground colours:
1. Red
2. Blue
3. Green
4. Yellow
5. White
6. Black
7. Neon
8.
9. Metallic
10. ½ black and Ύ black
11. Snakeskin/
12. Viennese emerald
13. A-coloured (single colour)
14. Polychrome (mixed multi coloured)
15. AC (all colours)
16. AOC (all OTHER colours)
17. Multicoloured (two tone coloured)
18.
19. Blue/red grass
If the basic colour of the exhibition entries cannot be clearly recognized the basic colour Grey will be assigned.
Vitality
This is the natural floatability of the entry, which shows itself by unimpaired behaviour. Up to 5 points can be assigned.
Special evaluation characteristics of the recognised 12 standards are to be judged according to the following definitions:
FAN TAIL 
1.
2. The dorsal fin is slim, rises steeply in the beginning and reaches a point up to the end of the first third of the caudal fin.
Body judging of the length
26mm
. ...
... 8 points.
24mm..................
....6 points.
22mm....................
..
3 points.
20mm......................
.1 point.
Less than 20mm
.
.0 points and disqualification.
Larger than 26mm
.
.deduct up to 3 points
Examples of point deductions with the body form:
· Shapeless/dumpy
.deduct up to 5 points.
· Caudal peduncle to broad
deduct up to 2 points.
· Body too flat (if it looks emancipated) ...deduct up to 4 points.
· Round back
..deduct up to 2 points.
· Strong bend
..deduct up to 5 points.
Abnormalities like humpback, hollow back, curvature of the vertebral column etc. lead to disqualification of the set.
The total number of points deducted must not exceed 8.
Caudal Fin - judging of the length
· 10/10 of the body length
.10 points.
· 8/10 of the body length
8 points.
· 7/10 of the body length
.5 points.
· 6/10 of the body length
.2 points.
· Less than 6/10 of the body length
...no points.
· More than 10/10 of the body length
deduct up to 3 points
Examples of point deductions with defects and spreading
Angle:
· 45 degrees
....no point deductions.
· 35 degrees
....deduct 2 points.
· 30 degrees
....deduct 4 points.
· Fewer than 30
...no point.
· 50 degrees
.
...deduct 4 points.
· More than 50
.
..deduct 8 points.
· Rear edge clearly concave or convex
..
deduct up to 2 points.
· Rear edge runs diagonally
.
..deduct up to 4 points.
· Rear edge strong serration and/or defect
.deduct up to 5 points.
· Upper and lower edges at unequal angles
...deduct up to 5 points.
· Upper and lower edges concave or convex
.....deduct up to 5 points.
· Upper and lower edges serration or defects
....deduct up to 2 points.
· Corners rounded off too much ....deduct up to 2 points.
The total amount of deducted points must not exceed 20.
Dorsal fin - evaluation of the length