Albino Koi Red Ear Guppy

Description

This albino koi guppy shares the same striking orange red colouring and pale red eyes as its ribbon tailed relative, but carries a completely different tail structure, a full caudal fin with the rays connected by solid webbing rather than trailing apart as separate strands. The result is a fish that presents as one continuous, evenly shaped fan when it flares its tail, rather than a wispy spread of individual rays.

That full tail makes this a noticeably sturdier fish in terms of fin structure, since there is no thin trailing ray to worry about snagging or tearing on tank decor the way a ribbon tail can. The vivid orange red colour still spreads evenly across the whole fin, and because the tail closes into a solid sheet, that colour reads as one confident block rather than being broken up into visible individual strands.

The pectoral ear fins carry the same warm orange red as the rest of the body, keeping the colour completely consistent from head to tail with no secondary shade or dark markings anywhere on the fish, a direct result of the albino trait removing dark pigment entirely. Paired with the pale red eyes, this gives the fish an entirely uniform, glowing warm colour throughout its whole body.

Males show the complete solid orange red body along with the full webbed caudal fin and matching ear fins. Females carry a similar orange red base tone but stay rounder bodied and considerably plainer overall, with much smaller fins the way guppy females typically present.

Because this fish carries a standard, fully webbed tail rather than a ribbon, it tends to be a bit more forgiving in terms of tank setup, handling a wider range of decor and filtration types without the same risk of fin damage a ribbon tail would face. That said, a sponge filter or a guarded power filter intake are still sensible choices for keeping any guppy’s fins in good condition over time.

Reasonable tankmates include other peaceful livebearers, small tetras, corydoras and similar calm community fish, with fin nippers best avoided as with any guppy strain. Feeding a varied diet of quality flake or micro pellets daily, along with live or frozen baby brine shrimp added a few times a week, supports healthy growth and helps this fish maintain its vivid, saturated orange red colouring.

As livebearers, a healthy pair kept in stable water will produce broods of fully formed, free swimming fry roughly every four weeks, with no egg laying stage involved. Regular partial water changes of around twenty five percent weekly, combined with consistent feeding, help this strain hold onto its bright, uniform colour as it grows from a young fish into a fully coloured adult.

Sold as a breeding pair.

One advantage of a full tailed strain like this over a ribbon tailed relative is how much less fussy it is about tank decor, since there are no thin trailing rays to catch on rough edges or sharp ornaments. That said, keeping water quality high still matters just as much for colour and overall health, and a weekly routine of partial water changes around twenty five percent, combined with steady filtration, helps this fish maintain its bright orange red colour and keeps the full caudal fin looking clean, evenly shaped and free of any tearing or wear along the edges.

A varied diet with occasional live or frozen food mixed into the regular rotation of flake and micro pellets also helps this fish grow to a good size while keeping its colour bright and even across the whole body and fins.