zeddy

has anyone heard of emersons, they are small and colorfull

Butterfly

I'm not sure what kind of fish you are talking about Any chance of a scientific name? or a picture?
Carol

COBettaCouple

yea, i'd love to see a pic and get the scientific name. i can't find emerson fish anywhere online.

zeddy

sorry i screwd up they are called edlers i will try to track down a pic online because my 3yo boy took my camera swimming in the dogs water bowl

TheEssigs

Hi - they are a type of livebearer... like a guppy (maybe even a guppy hybrid). They are good community fish, easy to care for and pretty hardy. But as I said they are livebearers, so be prepared (if you have M&F) for fry.

zeddy

i would like to get some fry i have m&f sword tails but nothing yet [free food would be nice]

COBettaCouple

cool.. endlers are pretty little breeding machines.

zeddy

yah i realy like there markings. how can you chek m&f

TheEssigs

Given the right conditions, you will see your male Endler's Livebearers chase their female counterparts and eventually mating will occur. Males show the gonopodium of all male livebearer fishes.

Remember that, female Endler's Livebearers are able to store sperm for up to three clutches without mating again. This means that females, which are kept with guppies, must be kept in isolation for three or more months in order to be rid of the guppy sperm. (Guppies and Endler's are notorious for interbreeding. The resultant fry are much less attractive than purebred Endler's Livebearer fry.)

Baby Endler's serve as snacks for most other fish in their tank, so they should be given some cover into which they may retreat. Small foods will help a reasonable number of baby Endler's livebearers to survive in a community tank, though specially formulated foods for livebearer fry may help a maximal number of Endler's Fry to reach maturity.

Butterfly

Endlers will also mate with guppys and since they are going extinct in the wild they need to be kept separate.
Carol

COBettaCouple

yea.. so many aquarium fish going extinct in the wild.. now i'd like to breed some endlers.. i hate seeing a fish die out.

Butterfly

Heres the official Endlers website
http://www.endlersr.us/
Carol

COBettaCouple

Thanks Carol, i'll check that site out.

Butterfly

The ones I have(that are still visiting Dino) are peacocks. Very pretty little fish. The male is much smaller than the female and just plain cocky. They just don't know their little.
Carol

COBettaCouple

they sound like fun little fish.

Butterfly

Prolific is the word that comes to mind it's not long before you have a tankful of little motes of color flashing around.
Carol

COBettaCouple

lol.. well, they have to be livebearers.

Butterfly

oh yes, livebearers indeed