Endlers are not picky eaters, they can be fed:
- frozen or live foods,
- high-quality fish pellets,
- flake food,
- portions of vegetable matter.
What kind of food do Endlers eat?
Endlers seem to prefer a general tropical fish flake food or a food that is specifically made for guppies. Most flake food is much too big for our Endlers and their fry.
How often should I Feed my Endler Fry?
Feeding your fish small amounts of food several times a day is ideal. Try not to feed your Endlers more they can eat in a couple of minutes. We have tried feeding our Endler fry baby brine shrimp in the past. Raising brine shrimp is more of a hassle than we would like and we gave it up.
Should I Feed my Endlers fresh algae?
Providing fresh algae for Endlers is a great way to provide food for them when you can’t be there. Algae can even help provide a food source while you are away for a short period of time such as a weekend or a short vacation. We avoid feeding our fish most live food due to the risk of parasites and disease.
What do you feed baby Endler Fry?
We have found New Life Spectrum® Small Fry Starter to be an excellent choice for feeding newborn Endler fry. Finely crushed flake food is also eagerly take by young fry. When our Endler fry get a little larger we feed them a combination of crushed flake food and Golden Pearls.
What do Endler fish eat?
The Endler livebearer is omnivorous, eating a diet of plant matter, algae, and small insects in the wild. To keep your captive fish healthy, you should try to replicate this diet as closely as possible. Endlers will eat both live and frozen foods, as well as a portion of high-quality flake food.
What do you feed Endlers livebearers?
Endler's livebearers are omnivores, and feed on small insects, algae and plant matter in the wild. This diet should be recreated as closely as possible in the home aquarium. This can be accomplished through the feeding of a high quality flake food, and live or frozen foods.
What do Endlers like?
Endler's livebearers prefer hard water and relatively high pH levels. They can tolerate a wide range of temperatures (they are a great cold water fish), but moderate temperatures are generally best. Here are some general water parameters to stick to: Water temperature: 64°F to 84°F (middle of this range is best)
What do you feed tiger Endlers?
While not a picky eater, the Yellow Tiger Endler's Livebearer will thrive and remain very colorful on a varied diet of meaty foods supplemented with spirulina or other nutritious vegetable matter. High-quality and flake food, pellets, and frozen or freeze-dried foods will all be readily accepted.
Will Endlers eat fry?
Endler Guppies will eat their own babies given the opportunity. Endlers are known to display a behavior known as filial cannibalism which results in the female eating her babies immediately after birth. Female Endler guppies take no parental responsibility for their offspring.
How many Endlers should be kept together?
How Many Endlers Should Be Kept Together? Ideally, you want to keep Endelrs either as a single specimen or in a group of 3 or more. Endler guppies are peaceful the majority of the time, but the males are very persistent breeders. If you keep one male with one female, he may well literally harass her to death.
Do Endlers need heaters?
Endler guppies come from tropical climates and as such, they need their aquarium water to be maintained between 72°F and 82°F (22°C and 28°C). Unless the ambient temperature of the room their aquarium is in remains in that temperature region, then they will need a heater in their aquarium.
Are Endlers cold water fish?
Endler's Livebearer The Endler's Livebearer is a fantastic cold water fish for your aquarium. They're not only quite colorful and pleasing to look at, but they're easy to care for as well. You'll sometimes see this fish referred to as Poecilia wingei since it's technically part of the common guppy family.
Can you keep Endlers with shrimp?
Endler Guppies can live with shrimp. I currently keep a 10 gallon planted aquarium which has dozens of shrimp and a small group of Tiger Endlers. Endler Guppies and shrimp are a great combination.
Do Endlers like heavily planted tanks?
They seem to especially thrive in planted tanks, as this more closely mimics their natural environment. Endlers prefer harder & warmer water (78-80°F), but this is not a strict requirement. Keep in mind, the warmer the water, the faster they grow; however, this may also shorten their lifespan.
Do Endler guppies jump?
Guppies are jumpers. All the guppy owners out there know what I'm talking about. The fish's proclivity to leap from their tanks requires the installation of weighted-down tops, lest your pet make a dry dive to the floor.
Can Endlers live with Mollies?
Endlers (Poecilia wingei) They are typically cross-bred with guppies, which we already know get along well with the mollies. Since they share similar temperament, diet, and socialization levels, they make great tank mates for molly fish.
What is the best food for a fish tank?
Here are a few of them that seem to do the best for us. Crushed high quality flake food. baby brine shrimp. algae (allowed to grow naturally in aquarium) spirulina. algae wafers. Golden Pearls 200-300 microns size. Frozen Bloodworms (chopped up)
Can Endlers eat live food?
Because Endlers will eat just about anything we don’t feel it is necessary to feed them live food however they may provide some additional benefits not found in other foods. Some live foods such as cyclops or bloodworms or even Brine Shrimp may have the potential to carry parasites or diseases that may be harmful to Endlers. I would certainly avoid any live food that is caught in the wild. I would also be very cautious about any live food purchased commercially.
Can Endlers go without food?
Fortunately Endlers have a tendency towards grazing and love to poke around for algae and other tidbits that may be found in their aquarium. Allowing healthy Endlers to go without food for a day or two does no harm to them and is likely to be beneficial.
How many Endlers can you keep in a 10 gallon tank?
This is a very small fish species, hence, it can be housed even in the small tanks. However, if you plan on keeping a group of about 5 Endlers, a 10 gallon (40 L) tank is recommended.
How long do Endlers live?
Under proper captive care, the species can live for 2 – 3 years.
What is the difference between Endlers and Livebearers?
Gender difference. Endler’s livebearers male and female deferences. Endlers are characterized by their small sizes. The male Endlers are smaller than females, about an inch in size and their colors are very intense; ranging from the black, orange, blue, yellow, red, and metallic green.
What is the N class of Endlers?
Endlers are classified to distinguish between pure and hybridized strains. N Class: Endlers that have not been subject to hybridization. N class Endlers are considered to be pure strains, having originated from the wild population in Venezuela.
What is the scientific name of Endler's live bearers?
Interesting Fact: The scientific name of Endler’s livebearers (Poecilia wingei) was derived from the Greek word poikilos which means ‘variegated or variable’, and wingei; in honor of the Danish biologist Øjvind Winge (1886 – 1964) who worked extensively on Guppy genetics.
Where did Endlers livebearers come from?
Origin and Taxonomy of Endlers. The Endler’s livebearer is known by the binomial name Poecilia wingei. This colored small fish species was first collected from Laguna de Patos, Cumana in north-eastern Venezuela by Franklyn F. Bond in 1937.
Where do Endlers live?
Habitat of Endlers. Endlers are native to Paria Peninsula, Venezuela. They inhabit freshwater lagoons and connected streams within the country, huge populations occur in the Campoma and Buena Vista lagoons, Carúpano in north-eastern Venezuela.
What fish do Endler live bears like?
Here is a partial list of fish that do well with endler’s livebearers: Honey Gourami (with caution, they like softer water, but can do okay with gentle acclimation and hardness around 10 dKH) Sparkling Gourami . Note not all gourami are suitable. Three spot and opaline gourami might be too aggressive.
What temperature can Endler live in?
For temperature, endlers can live in most temperature ranges where you can keep fish. It may be best, however, to keep them around 72F.
Why are Endlers more likely to get diseases?
At the high end of the temperature spectrum, they’ll eat more food, pollute the water faster, and have a faster metabolism. This may, in turn, result in them having shorter lifespans.
How long do Endler live bearers live?
Lifespan. Most websites say that endler’s livebearers live for 3-5 years. However, asking around, you’ll find that a lot of people never see their endler’s livebearers live more than 2 years. This is probably due to a couple of reasons, including less than optimal tank conditions as well as weak genetic stock.
Is Endler's live bearer a good fish?
In Conclusion. Endler’s livebearers are a great fish for beginners. They’re colorful (if small), very active, easy to take care of, and (best of all) will populate your aquarium from just a few fish. If you’re considering getting them, you’ll definitely be happy you did.
Can Endler live bearers live in a 5 gallon tank?
Endler’s livebearers can live in just about any tank size that can support fish. On the lower end of the scale, I’ve seen people stick a few males in a 5 gallon tank and have no problems with it. (Note that I wouldn’t personally recommend going with a tank this small.)
Do Endler guppys peck at algae?
They are prone to swimming around, showing off to each other, and pecking at algae (check out my guide here on how good of algae eaters they are or aren’t ). They also can become highly interactive with humans once they learn to equate them to feeding. Breeding Displays of the Endler / Guppy Hybrid.
Origin and Taxonomy of Endlers
Habitat of Endlers
Description of Endlers. Gender Difference
Endlers and Hybridized strains.
Difference Between Endlers and Guppies
Endlers Behaviour
Feeding Endlers
- Endlers are omnivorous, and they often consume algae, biofilm,small insects, and plant matter in their natural habitat. Hence, they will benefit hugely from a varied diet of plant and animal matter while in captivity. Endlers are not picky eaters, they can be fed: 1. frozen or live foods, 2. high-quality fish pellets, 3. flake food, 4. portions of ...
Tank Requirements and Water Parameters
Care and Maintenance
Mating Behavior