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	Endler and Guppy Hybrid
seedkiros Mega Fish Posts: 974 Kudos: 270 Votes: 8 Registered: 07-Mar-2003	http://www.timstropicals.com/Inventory/Livebearer/EndlerInfo.asp According to that site, it says that if a guppy and endler were bred together, the fry would be infertile. Is this true?
Posted 14-Mar-2006 09:00
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	as i have seen endler hybreds beeing breed to make them more fancy and pure. but the endler blood line shouldn't be mixed.
Posted 14-Mar-2006 16:18
koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	Not true. Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
Posted 14-Mar-2006 17:17
seedkiros Mega Fish Posts: 974 Kudos: 270 Votes: 8 Registered: 07-Mar-2003	Ya, I don't plan to mix the two. Doesn't seem natural.
Posted 15-Mar-2006 01:22
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	It isn't just not natural, it threatens the very existence of the Endler's Livebearer. The species is nearly, if not already, extinct in the wild. And there's a good chance the "Endler's Livebearers" you see in the average retail store is really a hybrid, because some idiots want different colors and different types of fins for their Endler's. It's a shame, really. This species is on the verge of extinction caused not only from habitat destruction, but from hybridizing in captivity as well. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 15-Mar-2006 07:09
seedkiros Mega Fish Posts: 974 Kudos: 270 Votes: 8 Registered: 07-Mar-2003	I just bought 6 endlers off a breeder tonight. If a guppy and endler were to be bred, would it be larger and more like a guppy with endler coloring? Or other way around? Was wondering if guppies would have like...dominant traits like size or something. Just curious, for all I know my endlers could have some guppy in them
Posted 15-Mar-2006 09:21


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