Endlers Guppies
The male endler guppies grow just 2cm tall and bribe with their especially splendid coloring.
Endlers guppies. 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. Bond collected the species from venezuela s laguna de patos in 1937 while dr. This fish prefers swimming in upper water layers and it is a good tank mate for all non aggressive fishes.
However there are differences in colouring size and behaviour. John endler rediscovered it in 1975. Endlers guppies are popular aquarium fish that live in the wild in several coastal lagoons of venezuela.
Endler guppy is a schooling fish and it prefers small tanks with lentic water thickly planted with various flora. 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 females grow with 3 4 cm clearly bigger and fuller.
Endler s prefer to inhabit stagnant water unlike common guppies and fancy guppies both of which favor fast moving water. 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. The endler s guppy poecilia wingei is a breed of guppy found in south america.
Since this dilutes their original genetic code some aquarists do not mix endlers with guppies because they want to help perpetuate the endler species. The fish feels very comfortable in tanks with floating plants. De patos buena vista and campo.
The endlers livebearer is a really nice looking livebearer that the true wild strain is almost extinct if not already is. Endler guppies or endler s livebearers are sub species of the guppy fish that are most often found in south american streams and pools. Initially they were discovered in 1937 by the traveler and natural scientist franklin f.
You can put small pebbles or large grain sand on a tank bottom. Endlers are an endangered species in the wild and they will readily inbreed with any guppy. A canadian biologist by the name of john endler discovered the sub species in 1975 hence the name.