Endler Guppy
Initially they were discovered in 1937 by the traveler and natural scientist franklin f.
Endler guppy. De patos buena vista and campo. Poecilia wingei known to aquarists as endlers or endler s livebearer in the genus poecilia is a small fish native to the paria peninsula in venezuela. You can put small pebbles or large grain sand on a tank bottom.
Reticulata is a bit thicker and has more and longer fin spines and hooks. They can be fed with granules flakes or dry food and of course frozen and live food. The endlers livebearer is a really nice looking livebearer that the true wild strain is almost extinct if not already is.
A short video comparing endler guppies and common guppies on a basis of deciding which species is best for you thank you so much for watching facebook group. Reticulata has a strong thickening at the end of the gonopodium and also the longest and most fin rays and hooks. Endlers guppies are popular aquarium fish that live in the wild in several coastal lagoons of venezuela.
Bond collected the species from venezuela s laguna de patos in 1937 while dr. Endler guppies are very peaceful and robust they make few demands on the water. Endler s guppy endler s livebearer endlers or endler s livebearer is a colorful species of the poecilia genus sold by the name of endler s guppy in pet shops.
This adds an unnecessary stressful step and sometimes deadly acclimation period to an often diseased pet shop aquarium by the time they reach your aquarium. The fish feels very comfortable in tanks with floating plants. The gonopodium of a hybrid endler guppy and p.
Endler guppies are omnivores. Most endler s livebearers guppies for sale in your local fish shop were received in the mail. This fish prefers swimming in upper water layers and it is a good tank mate for all non aggressive fishes.
Oropuc he guppy poe c ilia a c a nt hopha c e lus obsc ura poecilia. Our guppies should not have to endure such stress before they reach their forever home. The wildtype guppy p.
John endler rediscovered it in 1975. The breeding of endler guppies is so simple it is almost inevitable. The endler s livebearer is thought to be just a color variant of the common guppy poecilia reticulate but it is under debate whether that is true or not.
Bond but they received a full description much later in 1975 when professor john endler became interested in them. They are prolific breeders and often hybridize with guppies.
