endlers livebearer home?
i’m pretty sure i have endlers. because it matched VERY well to what i’ve seen, though mine look differen. though the 20 pics i saw of different ones were all different also lol.
but right now, i have about 5 females and 5 males…. ( they grew up so fast because i got them as fry!!)
in a filtered, heated, 5G.
it’s overstocked, and the ratio of males to females is very off…(though idk where to get endlers!!)
and i can’t put my males in the other tanks.
so should i give them to the store?(i’d definently tell them they’re guppies)
i also need to get rid of them because i have fry!!(9 fry and a molly fry)in another tank
since i found out i have endlers.. i dont want to get rid of them anymore, i also think it’s sad that they don’t live in the wild anymore?
the only problem i have had was with the females, sometimes, some of them go.. humpbacked, like they’re bent down or something with a curve..though i think because they’re inbred…( the store i bought them)
sorry that its such a long list and i’m such a mess with them!!
ill upload a pic in 1 minute!!
http://s477.photobucket.com/albums/rr132/killerkikyo5/
the first 2, the first is the mlae, then the female.. and no, she is not leaning on her side….
and i also have a female guppy in there( just got 2 males out of there)
like.. what should i do for them? obvious..
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Could you clarify what your question is?
:EDIT:
Here’s my recommendation…
If you don’t want them to breed anymore, you will have to separate the males from the females in different tanks. The next best option would be to use a tank divider and that way you wouldn’t need to purchase a separate tank. But as you said, if you can’t do that either, you’ve already answered your own question with returning fish to the store. The only problem I see with this is pet stores are usually pretty stocked on livebearers so I’m not sure how likely they are to take any extras that you’ve got.
As for fish that have nerve, muscle, genetic issues. I would recommend euthanizing them (or culling as breeders usually call it). You do not want them contributing to the gene pool, and if they have handicapped mobility to the extent that they have difficulty finding food, it’s more humane to euthanize them.
all I saw was common guppies and goldfish.
I agree with above. It’s best to cull the one with deformities, as it leads to premature (and probably painful) deaths later on. If you don’t want your guppies, the LFS is a good idea.
Endlers are still in the wild: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poecilia_wingei
and they’re not on the endangered list yet.
Also, I’d try telling the LFS that they are Endlers, because they are not as common as guppies, they fetch a slightly higher price. Are you also sure that they aren’t wild guppies? They look similar to Endlers…
If you still want to continue breeding them, start a program, cull the weaker ones, keep the ones with traits you want/healthy ones and then see if your LFS has fish trades, to diversify your gene pool, because inbreeding isn’t good.