Endler Guppys

Initially they were discovered in 1937 by the traveler and natural scientist franklin f. Endler guppies or endler s livebearers are sub species of the guppy fish that are most often found in south american streams and pools. Our guppies should not have to endure such stress before they reach their forever home.

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John endler rediscovered it in 1975.

Endler guppys. 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. The gonopodium of a hybrid endler guppy and p. The fish feels very comfortable in tanks with floating plants.

A canadian biologist by the name of john endler discovered the sub species in 1975 hence the name. Endler s prefer to inhabit stagnant water unlike common guppies and fancy guppies both of which favor fast moving water. You can put small pebbles or large grain sand on a tank bottom.

Endlers guppies are popular aquarium fish that live in the wild in several coastal lagoons of venezuela. The endler s guppy poecilia wingei is a breed of guppy found in south america. This fish prefers swimming in upper water layers and it is a good tank mate for all non aggressive fishes.

They carry this name because they were discovered by john endler a canadian biologist who discovered these fish in 1975 that were considered extinct by then. The wildtype guppy p. De patos buena vista and campo.

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. Bond collected the species from venezuela s laguna de patos in 1937 while dr. Reticulata has a strong thickening at the end of the gonopodium and also the longest and most fin rays and hooks.

Today i setup a tank to breed endler guppy blue silverado endlers. Oropuc he guppy poe c ilia a c a nt hopha c e lus obsc ura poecilia. Reticulata is a bit thicker and has more and longer fin spines and hooks.

Endler guppy is a schooling fish and it prefers small tanks with lentic water thickly planted with various flora. Most endler s livebearers guppies for sale in your local fish shop were received in the mail. If you d like to support us please shop on our online store.

Bond but they received a full description much later in 1975 when professor john endler became interested in them.