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Thought endlers were rare/endagered.

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#1 ·
Don't these look like endlers?



They are sold as feeder guppies. :shock:
Might go rescue a few. Would probably revitalise my guppy tank since they're been inbreeding for a while now.
 
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#5 ·
They appear to be hybrids. Pure endlers are very rare, even a lot of hybrids are indistinguishable from pure endlers. There are many endler-guppy hybrids, ranging from fish that look completely different from endlers or guppies to hybrids all but the best trained eye could mistake for an endler. But garden variety endlers (all of which have about 1 zillionth part guppy) usually sell for $3-6 depending on region. They are rarely seen in stores in some areas but they breed like rabiits (like guppies without the fry-eating) so even one hobbyist could pretty much supply the whole region.
 
#6 ·
Yea, a lot of places only sell males... but there's a kinda easy way to tell whether a female endler is pure or not.
If it's silver/gray/brown/ etc then it's a hybrid.

If it's got golden scales, it's likely pure (or close to it)

And Kymmie, I thought that endlers could have different kinds of tails... lyre, sword, upper sword, spade, etc.
They look like spade-tails to me. *shrug*
 
#8 ·
I saw some Endler's (well, at least that's what the tank label said) yesterday at the LFS and the colors were so crazy looking I swear they were dyed. I was assured thay they were not. I'd never seen fish with that crazy type of coloring before.
 
#23 ·
This is on of my young male endlers. I am fairly positive they are pure since I got them through the local club. I don't have a collection origin for them, so I can't be 100% sure.
Thats exactly what my endler looks like. I just got one male and two females from someone that told me that it was pure wild ender. He's very tiny though but very quick and loves the ladies. The females are twice his size and are grey and plain looking which is disappointing. I'm looking forward to seeing some fry any day now!
 
#13 · (Edited)
Endlers look like a tie-died guppy. Nearly colorless tail, but splotches of colors on the body.

Beautiful fish, really. (I wish I had some...)
(Posted this before I saw the pic)

Personally, I prefer the ones with more vibrant colors...
The craze seems to be orange and black now.. (shrug)
 
#15 ·
Endlers don't eat fry? :eek:
 
#17 ·
Oooh, I want some then! ;D
 
#18 ·
Some? Some?! SOME?!

There IS not such thing as some endlers. It always starts out like that but never stays that way for long...

Yeah I have occasionally seen mama endler open up and swallow a fry but on the whole, no. So they stack up REALLY fast but on the bright side they are easy to give away! My trick is to get rid of the females after about 4 months, which is when those 3 fry or 15 fry drops turn to 30 or 40 fry per batch.

Honestly I wish they would sell a lot more of these fish!!! Not only are they vibrant, they will fit quite comfortably in those horrid excuses for aquariums marketed for bettas and goldfish! They're hardy, they look cool, you could easily do 5 in a 3 gallon.... and the pet store can just run a few colonies in the back! No need for importing them unlike other fish.
 
#21 ·
Yeah 10g is fine for a colony but be advised your tank will fill up before all the juvies mature (most pet stores would probably only take mature endlers for sale and throw anything else in with the feeder guppies) so its best if you have a local forum to give them away on.

Also in a 10g make sure you get rid of the females when they reach about 3 or 4 months, this will help control your population considerably.
 
#22 ·
hahahaha.....just 2 trios.....and then all them....i have guppys , welcome to my world :):):)....the endlers fish is so cool ....iv NEVER seen any over here (UK)
 
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