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Post by sassybees on Feb 9, 2006 16:34:37 GMT 10
I was in a few LFS today ( Im a rep on the road and when I pass them I go in) I asked about Endlers as I saw Bumblebees pics and they are awesome!!
I asked about Endlers, the lady went and looked up her fish purchase book and asked if I wanted
Guppy Endlers OR tetris Endlers..... I assumed endlers was a breed of their own but related to the guppy. Im a little confused over this, I dont want to order something and find its not what I wanted. Can anyone help?
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Post by Bumblebee on Feb 9, 2006 18:29:20 GMT 10
never herd of tetris endlers and they don't come up under any search. It may be a breed name that someone has given them. Be wary of anything labeled a 'guppy endler' unless you can get more info from either the LPS or breeder to make sure they are actually a pure bred endler and not a guppy cross-endler. See if your LPS can find out some more info on the fish from the supplier/breeder (easy as a phone call) if they are reluctant to give you info then go elsewhere. Try not to support buying endlerXguppies as the pure endlers are hard to come by and their gene pool is here is very limited. Any crosses produced between these fish should likewise be labeled as guppyXendler or just straight 'guppy'.
There is a breed going around labeled as "tiger endler" or "Californian Tiger endler" This fish is a guppy cross. It is easy to spot as it has markings virtually identical to a king cobra guppy.
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Post by sassybees on Feb 10, 2006 6:16:50 GMT 10
Hi Bumblebee, thanks for the reply. I thought cross breeding may have been the case, thats why I decided to ask. I did find this article on Endlers which I thought interesting and would pass on. I DO NOT KNOW if this is accurate information, so anyone reading it PLEASE check with an expert before using as fact. **The most common problem with Endler's Livebearers these days is finding pure ones. A breeder once told me that the most sure way to tell if one is a Guppy cross, is to look for the ice blue/white dorsal. It is almost always lost in a cross. I obtained my first breeding group of Endlers' online, and have enjoyed breeding them as well as the ease of selling them - everyone loves Endler's!** I would dearly love some pure endlers but finding them here is proving to be hard.  |
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Post by Bumblebee on Feb 10, 2006 16:33:27 GMT 10
They might also have clear dorsals with scarlet speckles. I usually look for the 'jellybean' shaped black marking on the side, although this can also come through on some crosses.
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