ExoticAquarist
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Endler's livebearer, Poecilia wingei
Common Names: Endler, Endler guppy
Category: Livebearer
Family: Poecilia
Origin: Venezuela
Main Ecosystem: Rivers and streams
Salinity: Freshwater
Temperment: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Care: Floating plant cover should be added so the fry can hide
pH: 5.5-8.0
Tempurature: 64-84*F
Hardness: 10-32
Potential size: Males grow to about 1 inch, but females grow about a half inch bigger
Water Region: Top
Activity: Diurnal
Lifespan: 4 years
Color: Green, blue, yellow, black, orange, red, purple
Mouth: Upturned
Sexing: Males smaller, more colorful, posses a gonopodium. Females gray, larger.
Acclimation: Float bag in water for 20 mins. Replace a cupful of bag water with a cupful of tank water at 5 min. Intervals for 30 mins.
Breeding: Just leave males and females
Very hardy and easy to keep, but they are good jumpers, so have a good lid.
Sources:
Wikipedia, LiveAquaria.com, TheEndlerShop.com, LFS advice, personal experience.
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Submitted by ExoticAquarist
Endler's livebearer, Poecilia wingei
Common Names: Endler, Endler guppy
Category: Livebearer
Family: Poecilia
Origin: Venezuela
Main Ecosystem: Rivers and streams
Salinity: Freshwater
Temperment: Peaceful
Diet: Omnivore
Care: Floating plant cover should be added so the fry can hide
pH: 5.5-8.0
Tempurature: 64-84*F
Hardness: 10-32
Potential size: Males grow to about 1 inch, but females grow about a half inch bigger
Water Region: Top
Activity: Diurnal
Lifespan: 4 years
Color: Green, blue, yellow, black, orange, red, purple
Mouth: Upturned
Sexing: Males smaller, more colorful, posses a gonopodium. Females gray, larger.
Acclimation: Float bag in water for 20 mins. Replace a cupful of bag water with a cupful of tank water at 5 min. Intervals for 30 mins.
Breeding: Just leave males and females
Very hardy and easy to keep, but they are good jumpers, so have a good lid.
Sources:
Wikipedia, LiveAquaria.com, TheEndlerShop.com, LFS advice, personal experience.
Photographs used for education. Copyright infringement not intended. If you do not like your picture on this forum, contact a moderator to remove this post.
~ExoticAquarist, signing out