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I saw some Endler's Livebearers at my LFS recently and i thought they looked pretty cool. Can anyone tell me about these? Are they artificially dyed? Do they like to be kept in groups or pairs? Thanks.

Endler's Livebearers are not dyed. In fact they're very very similar to wild guppies. They may actually have originated as wild guppies, but since they're isolated in their natural habitat (a few small ponds) they diverged and are now considered a different species.

As for keeping them, they're pretty much just like guppies. A group is fine, more females than males. Expect prolific breeding like guppies. They stay fairly small (mine never got much above an inch for males, maybe max 1.5" for females) like wild or "feeder" guppies do (i.e. not fancy guppies).

Last edited by stariel at 24-Jun-2005 16:43

Go ahead and get someI have trouble finding them here in the houston area, but love them dearly...try to keep them in a 3 females to 1 male ratio...the females will drop fry about once a month, and tend not to eat them, but go ahead and provide them with some plants and hiding places...

Mine did really well, till the stupid heater in the tank flipped out and went bizark]:|

Oh and I think it's been answered, but no they are not diedaren't they beautiful:&D

heidi




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"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

finding true are very rare, seeing how there are none, if few left.(even though i am convinced i saw some in mexico cave system that i was in)
but a pair will soon give you a tank full of little endlers. they don't need anything special, and even can tolerate alot.

my grandfather is old, and he has a family of endlers for around 30+ years. they are in a 5 gallon tank, black water, and never get changed, and they seem to do fine. very hardy fish.

I breed Endler's, care requirements are similar to other livebearers. They do appreciate plants in the tank and temps a bit higher. Keep a minimum ratio of 1M/2F, 3F would be even better. Not fussy eaters, and they normally don't eat their own fry.

Since they are believed to be extinct in the wild, please don't keep them with guppies as they can crossbreed.

Some links if you're interested:

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[link=http://www.geocities.com/shtinkypuppie/Endler.htm]http://www.geocities.com/shtinkypuppie/Endler.htm" style="COLOR: #FFCC99[/link]

[link=http://members.cox.net/newcomb1/endlers.html]http://members.cox.net/newcomb1/endlers.html" style="COLOR: #FFCC99[/link]

[link=http://www.endlerslivebearer.com/ver1.0/index.html]http://www.endlerslivebearer.com/ver1.0/index.html" style="COLOR: #FFCC99[/link]

From left, this photo shows one of my adult males, a juvenile male, and a female:



Theresa_M attached this image:


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