Jonah

There I was in the LFS and as I always do I looked in the feeder tank to see what had been dumped in there and I found this fish, and another just like him (but with a bit less tail due to nipping)

So I decided that they and their sisters, (there were 2 females in there as well) deserved a better fate and brought them home

What I am trying to work out is if they are endlers or are they Guppy/Endler hybrids.

Sorry bout the picture quality, its not the cameras fault its a good camera with a poor operator.


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Butterfly

Looks like a Guppy/Endler mix
Carol

agabr123

yeah, i definitely agree that it looks like a hybrid. i've never seen an endler with that kind of tail

Butterfly

Their tails are much more in proportion to their bodies also. They are gorgeous little fish and I do mean little the males are frequently only about 3/4 of an inch.
Carol

Jonah

Thanks I thought thats what they were, but then as I have never seen an Endlers outside of a book I wasn't sure.

Butterfly

Jonah if you get the opportunity Endlers are a must buy. Just about the only way to get pure strain Endlers is from another hobbyist. Since most hobbyist are determined to keep these little fishes pure. Their habitat is being destroyed and this is the only way we will have them for future generations.
The males (there are several color and pattern variations) are tiny,brightly colored Romeos. The females are larger and drab colored looking like a female guppy. They breed ALL the time and are easy to feed and raise.
Before we moved I had a heavily planted 20g just full of Endlers and those little males flitting in and out of the plants was something to see. Mine went to live with a friend who has a fish house as I couldn't bring them with me.
Carol

Jonah

Oh you little enabler you LOL

danio jake

Yup that is a hybrid, my LFS has thoughs but my LFS is also breeding a group of true endlers in a 60G high corner tank, they are still not for sale but they have atleast 100 now

platy ben

Yup, jakes right about our LFS im going to pre order some as soon as they are ready

jgon_

Seems lyre tail guppies are often an endler/guppy mix.

Butterfly

Yep that be me Now I just have to show you this site I don't know if you can see the gallery without registering or not but at the top of the page in their logo is a gorgeous peacock Endler. http://www.endlersr.us
Now call me names will you
Carol

Jonah

oh i meant that 'in the nicest possible way' when i go to the local society show in a month or sos' time and come home with some I can honestly say to the wife

"BUT CAROL TOLD ME!"

Butterfly