The females do look the same or at least very very similar.I cannot differentiate endlers from wild guppies. To me they look the same. Specially the female
The one below looks a bit like one of my wild guppies hahaha. I was in a petstore and I saw endlers and I was like.. Aren't these wild guppies but the owner labeled the tank endlers so I was confused a bit. Ty for the info. Btw, The pic below shows one of my wild guppies that looks a bit like the ender you haveThe females do look the same or at least very very similar.
But male Endlers (for the most part) have a smaller body, more metallic colouration, many (but not all) have a black comma mark on the side and (from what I have read) they have a slightly different gonopodium (microscopic)
Some of my Endlers and Endler/Guppy hybrids.
That black band is a good indicator.
But, there are ones like the Staeck Endler with a double dot.
I will have some one day lol
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Endlers differ from the guppies in DNA.I cannot differentiate endlers from wild guppies. To me they look the same. Specially the female
That the colors of an endler are more metallic is a general thing. For you need to know that there are also wild guppies that are very metallic. But those occur where there's no threat of predators around. Most wild guppies occur in areas where there is a certain threat of predators. In that case, those colors are not that intense.The females do look the same or at least very very similar.
But male Endlers (for the most part) have a smaller body, more metallic colouration, many (but not all) have a black comma mark on the side and (from what I have read) they have a slightly different gonopodium (microscopic)
Some of my Endlers and Endler/Guppy hybrids.
That black band is a good indicator.
The staeck endler can have 1, 2, 3 or even 4 dots (monocles) on both sides of the body. On both sides should be te same number of monocles. I've kept them for years and still do. Then one you have shown is an N-class but the linebred version. The original wild version is less attractive to look at and has elongated double swords. The specimens that are offered are of the linebred version.But, there are ones like the Staeck Endler with a double dot. Those are a bit similar to wild type guppies in terms of markings, but again with the big black markings.
I will have some one day lol
The male you'd showed is a wildtype guppy (fancy guppy but with the wild guppy phenotype). If you keep different kinds of fancy guppies in one tank, at some point (after a couple of generations) you'll notice that a number of males will revert to wild phenotype.The one below looks a bit like one of my wild guppies hahaha. I was in a petstore and I saw endlers and I was like.. Aren't these wild guppies but the owner labeled the tank endlers so I was confused a bit. Ty for the info. Btw, The pic below shows one of my wild guppies that looks a bit like the ender you have
Yep, I used to keep my guppies and endlers together. Well, while the endlers were alive anyways. It was mainly males.The females do look the same or at least very very similar.
But male Endlers (for the most part) have a smaller body, more metallic colouration, many (but not all) have a black comma mark on the side and (from what I have read) they have a slightly different gonopodium (microscopic)
Some of my Endlers and Endler/Guppy hybrids.
That black band is a good indicator.
But, there are ones like the Staeck Endler with a double dot. Those are a bit similar to wild type guppies in terms of markings, but again with the big black markings.
I will have some one day lol
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I have one female endler named Mary.. female endlers are relatively small and lean compared to female guppies, but a bit plumper compared to male guppies.It seems to me that female endler bodies are more slender relative to length than guppies. Maybe emeraldking or someone can confirm that? I got my first endlers exactly one week ago, so I could certainly be wrong.