juvenile guppy or adult endler?

[JohnPaul]

Is the smaller of the two fish in this picture a juvenile male guppy or an endler? I was buying some fish at the LFS the other day and he hitched a ride (employee netted him by accident, from a tank he wasn't supposed to be in) and so gave him to me for free.

I was assuming it was just a guppy but now I'm starting to wonder.

P.S. -- Sorry the pic isn't the greatest quality, but this guy never stays still, I think I've tried about 60 or 70 pics of him and this was the best of the lot. :x

 

[zacusmaximus]

Definitely looks like an endler's, but if it's been around any guppies at all I doubt it's a pure endler's.

 

[Lepomis]

Guppy

 

[Devilishturtles]

Guppy

I'd have to agree.

 

[guppy12]

LOOKS LIKE A FEEDER GUPPY

 

[zacusmaximus]

DOH! I think I had a brainfart or something. I had reticulata in my head (rather than wingei) the whole time, I swear, somehow I just superimposed wild guppy for endler's. Oops! I think I better get more tanks so I can get some and learn to keep their names straight!

 

[Burks]

LOOKS LIKE A FEEDER GUPPY

I agree. I see the same ones in the feeder guppy tanks all the time. Pretty though.

 

[JDogg]

LOOKS LIKE A FEEDER GUPPY

I agree. I see the same ones in the feeder guppy tanks all the time. Pretty though.

i was going to say it looked like the only survivor of my last 12 feeders (i was scared i might need to try to save him 8O )

 

[WaterPond]

I had feeder guppis turn out like that after they bred. nice looking fish for a feeder. I keep all the ones that turn out like that. I think they are actualy wild guppies: http://www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_Poecilia_reticulata.php

 

[hc8719]

i thought all guppies had the ability to be fancy/colorful guppies, its just that if not seperated, and mate too early, they stop growing colorful and become "feeder" guppies. in the wild, this is very common

 

[toddnbecka]

Fancy guppies have been selcetively bred for many generations, but they all originated from the wild stock. In the wild, they wouldn't be able to compete successfully.