Dear Mateusz: Although it is tempting to call Endler’s livebearers “guppies,” the Endler’s livebearer (Poecilia wingei) is a separate species from the guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Endler’s can be crossed with guppies, but this dilutes the gene pool. Avid hobbyists often want to maintain pure strains. I bred fancy guppies for three decades. I switched to Endler’s, because they are less inbred and don’t require a heater. I prefer to keep a tank heavily planted and my livebearers well-fed, so that most, healthy fry survive. Sickly and deformed fry may be devoured, which is less heartbreaking than “culling.” Thank you for sharing the signs that a female livebearer is ready to drop fry. You did a terrific job, on this, informative video and I truly appreciate your, camera work. All my best, Sincerely, E. J. Brinegar
Hello, Yes, I know and you are correct. I was thinking a lot about how should I address this fact in the video. The problem is that a lot of people are mixing those two and guppy name is MUCH more popular those days even though it's not correct. Even ALL my stores in my area have wrong labels saying: Endler Guppy, Fancy Guppy etc. Anyway I went with general term Guppy, so it could reach more people that are looking for "Guppies" even if they have Endlers. Maybe it was a mistake? But I feel that this topic maybe needs to be addressed in separate video. Thank you for (as always) excellent comment.
Dear Mateusz: I appreciate your understanding. I just wanted to point this out. You did a fantastic job, on a very informative video. Sincerely, Brinegar
Good video. You fit more into 6 mins that others manage in 20. Just added females to the existing males in our tank so hopefully will see the four signs soon
I’ve bought 6 guppies in the beginning of November, now I have the 3-rd generation already😂 Had to buy a smaller tank for young generation, but some were left in the tank where they were born and they survived.
I have an endler-only tank, so these days I just let the female give birth in the tank! The other endlers never try to eat them so now I have too many babies lol. However, they DO show interesting behavior when they notice one of their own being isolated. They become extremely confused by the separation!
True :) In general there are good chances that lots of young will survive. Especially in case of smaller "natural endlers", bigger fancy guppies have more chances to eat their fry just because of the size.
Is it absolutely necessary to keep the newborn babies in a separate tank? I don't know much about guppies. I just added a breeding pair of them inside my cherry shrimp tank yesterday.
I don’t know much about guppies either but my guppies were still able to produce healthy babies without a separate tank. There will just be less of them
Endlers and wild guppies leave their fry alone as long as they have enough space to feel comfortable. Fancy guppies have comparably smooth brains and are more likely to eat them.
Update : My female laid about 20-30 babies. I had a crazy reaction . After 1 month, I put the fries with the bigger guppies again. Somehow only 14 survived till adulthood. I have no idea where others went. This is my first experience handling them. I think I did good.
You can just leave them in the tank, and they will live with other fish. Or just give them away to other fish enthusiasts (this is what I do in most cases).
Is the black spot on button near anal is sign of pregnant?? I have endler guppy , my other endler have that color black and round , i dnt know if they ate matured already
How to tell when Guppy fish will give birth? Any other tips from your side?
Cool video, nice timings!
Thank you!😊
Dear Mateusz:
Although it is tempting to call Endler’s livebearers “guppies,” the Endler’s livebearer (Poecilia wingei) is a separate species from the guppy (Poecilia reticulata). Endler’s can be crossed with guppies, but this dilutes the gene pool. Avid hobbyists often want to maintain pure strains.
I bred fancy guppies for three decades. I switched to Endler’s, because they are less inbred and don’t require a heater. I prefer to keep a tank heavily planted and my livebearers well-fed, so that most, healthy fry survive. Sickly and deformed fry may be devoured, which is less heartbreaking than “culling.”
Thank you for sharing the signs that a female livebearer is ready to drop fry. You did a terrific job, on this, informative video and I truly appreciate your, camera work.
All my best,
Sincerely,
E. J. Brinegar
Hello,
Yes, I know and you are correct. I was thinking a lot about how should I address this fact in the video. The problem is that a lot of people are mixing those two and guppy name is MUCH more popular those days even though it's not correct. Even ALL my stores in my area have wrong labels saying: Endler Guppy, Fancy Guppy etc.
Anyway I went with general term Guppy, so it could reach more people that are looking for "Guppies" even if they have Endlers. Maybe it was a mistake? But I feel that this topic maybe needs to be addressed in separate video.
Thank you for (as always) excellent comment.
Dear Mateusz:
I appreciate your understanding. I just wanted to point this out. You did a fantastic job, on a very informative video.
Sincerely,
Brinegar
They are so cute!
Yes they are :)
Excellent info! Thanks so much! 😊
Thank you :) 😊
Good video. You fit more into 6 mins that others manage in 20. Just added females to the existing males in our tank so hopefully will see the four signs soon
Thank you! That was exactly the point - save time and be specific :) And you WILL see results very soon ;)
Great content!
Thanks :)
Great video, I started a fish room lol
That's awesome! You will love it :)
@@AquascapingCube yeah lol definitely do
Another good video, thank you. I haven't been using a breeder box for my endlers but thinking about it after watching
Thank you! Go for it! ;)
Nice 👍🏻
Thanks ✌️
Hi, thank you very much!!!! One question: when can I leave the new ones with all the adult? thanks!
You are welcome! You can move them after 2-3 weeks, they are quite big for fish fry.
Good video
Thanks! :)
I’ve bought 6 guppies in the beginning of November, now I have the 3-rd generation already😂 Had to buy a smaller tank for young generation, but some were left in the tank where they were born and they survived.
Haha. Yes, this happens sometimes ;)
I have an endler-only tank, so these days I just let the female give birth in the tank! The other endlers never try to eat them so now I have too many babies lol. However, they DO show interesting behavior when they notice one of their own being isolated. They become extremely confused by the separation!
True :) In general there are good chances that lots of young will survive. Especially in case of smaller "natural endlers", bigger fancy guppies have more chances to eat their fry just because of the size.
Thank you so much man because of your tips my female guppy gave birth successfully
That's great! I’m glad it was helpful :)
I’m your 50th comment here
Wow, really? Nice! Thank you :)
Is it absolutely necessary to keep the newborn babies in a separate tank? I don't know much about guppies. I just added a breeding pair of them inside my cherry shrimp tank yesterday.
I don’t know much about guppies either but my guppies were still able to produce healthy babies without a separate tank. There will just be less of them
Hi, not it's not necessary. You will just have much more young ones if you separate them. Otherwise they might get eaten by bigger fish.
Endlers and wild guppies leave their fry alone as long as they have enough space to feel comfortable. Fancy guppies have comparably smooth brains and are more likely to eat them.
I think if you don't like to separate them try putting some live plants or coral stones so the fry has a hiding place where they can stay.😊
Update :
My female laid about 20-30 babies. I had a crazy reaction . After 1 month, I put the fries with the bigger guppies again. Somehow only 14 survived till adulthood. I have no idea where others went.
This is my first experience handling them. I think I did good.
Are these signs same for red platties?? I just put in breed box
Yes, very similar. I made a video about it here (3 minutes long): th-cam.com/video/IEg1sjlA4wo/w-d-xo.html
@@AquascapingCube thank you for the reply..I found that video..❤️
Where are you from?
Poland
Witam serdecznie pozdrawiam z Polski miłego weekendu życzę
Dziekuje i wzajemnie!
My guppy has turned round and her gravid spot is massive
Get ready for some babies ;)
What do I do with the Babys? Bc I don't want to kill them :(
You can just leave them in the tank, and they will live with other fish. Or just give them away to other fish enthusiasts (this is what I do in most cases).
I just started small tank
The frys were very bigger after the birth.
My endlers are menaces. They killed 4 guppies, 1 neon tetra and 1 femail beta there are 3 of them and they are males
Is the black spot on button near anal is sign of pregnant?? I have endler guppy , my other endler have that color black and round , i dnt know if they ate matured already
Yes, but almost all of them will have this dark spot. Pregnant ones just have it bigger and darker.
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