Breeding Displays of the Endler / Guppy Hybrid

[@TheDave333]

Are you interested in which camera I used to film this video ? There is a link to the exact model in the video description above.

[@shadowfern4022]

The Dave lol I love the pea puffer you have as your profile pic

[@TheDave333]

Flake food, and microworms

[@primesspct2]

We ended up with endler/guppy hybrids quite by accident . A happy accident it turns out! We had pairs of fancy guppies when my sister took pity on some feeder fish and bought them for one of her little tanks. Where upon she gave me a tiny male Endler, quite nondescript. Imagine my Surprise when this big fancy female guppy had babies that looked fancy, but quite clearly had the tiny fluorescent colored spots, indicative of the Endler's. There started our obsession! We noticed these hybrids seemed much heartier than the fancy guppies and we seldom lost any in transfer. Many of them had long trailing top fins that look like scarves, or tiny little swords on their back fine that look like a sword tail! The fun never stops! (word of warning I don't recommend buying feeder fish as they can carry disease, so proceed with caution) The good news is now we see Endlers in our LFS! Have fun and I will caution you its addictive !

[@TheDave333]

I know exactly what you mean!!! The color combinations and patterns are incredibly diverse and super interesting. I love to see all of the different random combinations. . .

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Beautiful collection of fish you got there! 🏝🐟🐠🐡 ❤

[@TheDave333]

Thank you very much!

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Lovely fish and excellent that you keep them happy in a beautiful planted tank.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you Katherine, and thanks for watching my video.

[@MrScienceGeek]

Beautiful fish, love your content! What a lively community tank!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you !!

[@EddVCR]

With so much going on all at once, great job capturing all these wonderful footages! They were so much fun to watch!

[@TheDave333]

Glad you like them!

[@karenjgray5577]

I've seen all these behaviours in my own fish but have never been able to get good video of it. So this was terrific to see and very well done. Nice to learn the proper term for their mating dance. I have one hybrid male with an exceptionally long dorsal fin, shaped not unlike a college sport pennant. When he's doing the dance, his dorsal fin gets left behind by his fast moves, ends up perpendicular to his body. It rather looks as though he is flying a flag :-).

[@TheDave333]

Hi Karen, thanks for watching my video. It's nice to know that other people enjoy their mating displays as much as I do. I hope to make another video on some of my other guppy / endler hybrids very soon. Stay tuned.

[@lepoissonvolant4026]

they have a really nice dance.

[@TheDave333]

Yes, it is very beautiful, and they spend all day showing off for the ladies.

[@shannanwaldo5040]

Damn thought my boy was having a seizure, turns out he was just horny

[@elr5475]

Mesmerizing video. Beautiful and educational. I’m binging on your videos - keep making more!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for your support . . . I working hard to bring you new material as often as I can. :-D

[@susanstaples6171]

If you ever get the chance to film your video equipment that would be great. My tank is maturing and, in a small way, I’d love to share my tank with others.

[@babydonnaP]

Absolutely quality footage.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you Donna !

[@KewlQT]

This is your 3rd video I've watched. Impressive quality and very informative. I'm definitely going to subscribe!

[@TheDave333]

Awesome, thank you!

[@EddVCR]

Same! I’m so glad I found his channel.

[@TheDave333]

@Edd VCR Me too! I'm constantly working on new ones. They take a while to film and put together, but the results are well worth the effort.

[@ziuta9113]

Hi! I’m your new subscriber. Love your videos. Very educational!!! And it’s just a pleasure to watch everything up close...

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for watching the videos and subscribing. Have a spectacular day. :-)

[@nendibus1309]

Funny and interesting comments. Thanks.

[@TheDave333]

you are welcome, thanks for watching.

[@apss5736]

Your endlers look beautiful

[@TheDave333]

Thank you. One of my favorite fish!

[@kamrankambang7953]

I know this is old video but just got into fish keeping especially livebearer. I just realize the ditch in front of my house is full with wild endlers. I wish i can show you one special male that is very unconventional. It have greenish black in his body with large orange spot in the middle of his body. Im trying to breed tht one as i never seen that endlers in youtube videos. Im from malaysia.

[@TheDave333]

Hello from America! Endlers are such beautiful fish!!! Best of luck with your special male.

[@primesspct2]

Wow ! How cool! Let us know how it goes! And Hello from America! I love Endlers!

[@jadeyvette]

That was really neat to watch.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you

[@susanstaples6171]

I have noticed that some of my younger females try get in between a male and popular female. I’ve also noticed when a popular female is about to give birth she seems to be able to send a message to the males to buzz off!

[@Anonymous-ux3tu]

Beautiful Endler's.

[@PORTADANATUREZARELAX]

Nice video. I love it. Hugs from Brazil

[@TheDave333]

Thank you so much. I am glad that you enjoyed it. Do you have these fish too? Hugs from The U.S. Peace and Love too. . .

[@PORTADANATUREZARELAX]

ok My new friend. Have a good weekend.

[@GREYGHOST-135]

just got some endlers and my kribs were successful yay thx so much

[@TheDave333]

You're welcome. Nice to hear from you again! Congratulations on the Krib success!!!

[@DEXTER-TV-series]

6:40 what food do you give to the fry ? I have now 3 babies, they don't eat even very small mosquito larvae. ?

[@TheDave333]

Microworms and the food that I feed them which is a combination of fish flakes and oatmeal. I highly recommend microworms. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIeZqYyqp7-GaJo

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Well done, Dave! 😁❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@TheDave333]

Thanks Chi 🐠🦈🐟

[@darrenlimmx]

Really nice and informative video! It would have been nicer if you added some music :)

[@thorstenglebocki7075]

This is an amazing video, great work (of art;-) !! Do you know, if endler's and guppys display differently, Dave? I am asking because I just purchased a flock of Japan Blue Wild Guppys, and I wonder if I can detect Endler's blood in their behavior.. males are bigger than Endler's and have a long colored dorsal fin, maybe you know this straint. Greetings from Germany Thorsten

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for watching the video, and taking the time to leave a comment. It appears to me that the breeding displays are the same.

[@smirna4381]

Hola! two quick questions! What do you feed your fry? also how long do you keep them separated from the big ones? I have a guppy thank with some monk fishes and some of them are looking pregnant so yeah. :C

[@TheDave333]

In the beginning ( first week ) I feed my fry baby brine shrimp, microworms, and finely crushed flake food for maximum growth. Once they are beyond the 1-2 week mark just a diet of finely crushed flake food is fine. Clean water is more important ! How long to keep them apart from the parents really depends on your intentions. If you want maximum growth, don't put them back in with their parents because eventually the tank will become too crowded and it will stunt the growth of the fry. However, if the tank offers lots of hiding places and the parents can't catch and eat the fry then you can reunite them after a couple weeks. Monk fish ??? Salt water ???

[@smirna4381]

The Dave sorry I may have translated it wrong, I speak Spanish so I don't know if the fish has the same name, I googled it and the scientific name is Gymnocorymbus ternetzi.

[@TheDave333]

Hola, I wish I knew spanish. . . . Gymnocorymbus ternetzi is a black skirt tetra. They are an egg-laying fish that scatter their eggs around the tank. The adults need to be removed or they will eat the eggs. Some people put marbles on the bottom of the tank to keep the parents from getting at the eggs and eating them. The eggs hatch in about 24 hours. The babies are very small and will need to be fed with a commercial liquid fry food when they first hatch. After about 1 week they can be fed newly hatched brine shrimp. It is not an easy fish to breed, but it does not mean you should not try. I hope that this answer helps you.

[@ristopanzar7843]

Nice! May I ask about the cross you've made, is it reticulata male to wingei female? Reason for asking is me also about to make the cross, but I don't like the (often huge) black markings that usually comes with the endlers.

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for watching my video. The cross was made using male ( P. wingei ) and female ( P. reticulata ). Those black markings on the wingei ( at least in the case of Black Bar Endlers) are where they get their name. There are other P.Wingei variants that have far less black on them though, if that is what you are after. The males are quite variable in their coloration, so you could always select for offspring with less black on them.

[@ristopanzar7843]

The Dave Thank you. I have el silverado and another more black variant (campoma #6), my idea is to cross an el silverado female (would be more correct to call her la silverada) to a wienna emerald male. I'm not sure they turn out as nice as yours though.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Mummichogs are my favorite species of killifish. ❤😁

[@TheDave333]

Nice. It's so hard to choose a favorite anything.

[@jadeparker1226]

The subtitles made me laugh so hard 😂

[@jadeparker1226]

'Maybe if I show it to her, she'll give in'

[@TheDave333]

I am glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@JenaTuckerAquariums]

Hi, thank you for another beautiful video! I have a question: I put 3(started with 4) feeder guppies in a 2 gallon nano tank. I pick the most colorful ones in hopes that they would be all male. One of them is constantly chasing this particular one. The one being chased is slightly, bigger, not quite as colorful. They go nose to nose sometimes. It sometimes chases the one back. Could this be their mating dance. The one being chased I've noticed bends its tail and swims funny, backwards or around and around. I'm thinking I need to separate them. But if it's a mating thing I won't. Thanks!!

[@TheDave333]

Female usually don't have much color at all. Males will sometimes display for each other, but it sounds to me like the less colorful and larger fish being chased is probably a female. Females will occasionally chase the male pursuer. If it is a female she will only have color on her tail fin. It sounds like you are describing a mating dance.

[@JenaTuckerAquariums]

The Dave I think your right. After much closer inspection, even though she is pretty colorful, just not as much as the other two. Thank you!

[@TheDave333]

cool. . now you get to have a whole family of them !!!

[@JenaTuckerAquariums]

The Dave yep, maybe so!!

[@TheSuperSquad]

Question (PLEASE ANSWER!) what do I do if my science fair project requirements is to have 5 Male Guppies and 5 Female livebearer endlers. Will the females die of stress? I need to know before I start the experiment which is in 5 days

[@TheDave333]

No the females will not die of stress. They will be fine, but it would be best to provide them some sort of cover in the form of live or artificial plants. I'm on my way to work now, but ill check in later with more info that may help you. Best of luck.

[@TheSuperSquad]

Thank you so much! I will try to do that

[@TheSuperSquad]

The Dave (Go on Google+ to see this) This is what I have so far will these provide hiding spots and shelter for the females and babies and will any of these items scare them? _lh3.googleusercontent.com/rywc_WpT0U-UvDWM8u2e5vN7V61XBT83L9fvGbRqsyWneythHAOH5Bu6IaHrTgkvYiPpZnt0qw_

[@TheDave333]

Decorations will not scare the fish. They have evolved to live with some pretty scary things in the wild. Keeping the water clean is of greater importance. Btw, what is the nature of your science fair project ? I do have one concern, Endler Livebearers (Poecilia wingei) are smaller fish than the common Guppy (Poecilia reticulata ). So, my concern is this; a small Endler female may have trouble giving birth to the slightly larger offspring of a common Guppy. This size difference may give a small / immature female trouble. However, if the Endler female is of a mature age (thus larger) it will not be a problem. You may want to watch my video on the Black Bar Endler. It may help you learn more about this wonderful fish. Here is the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4GUqqV4i8t3mNk

[@TheSuperSquad]

The Dave The nature is to see if two different fish (It specifically said Guppy and Livebearer endler) are able to breed successfully and make a hybrid and if the hybrid fish can mate and give birth as well. The Endlers I am getting will be mature when I go to breed them thus they will be larger. Im also buying water filters that wont suck up the fish and im going to buy one of those vacuums that clean the water as well.

[@bebebutterfield1]

Beautiful!

[@TheDave333]

Thank you

[@hrai7160]

Thats a funny dance 😂

[@brookemarleone2009]

at least they use consent, normal male guppies just go at it! sometimes i really do feel bad for the mothers😂

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for watching the video and leaving a comment. The females are still in control, they really make the male prove his worth before there is any consent. As a result, only the strongest and persistent males end up mating.

[@ladygrndr9424]

Very nice! I found this through your article about the trials of trying to get pure N-class female Endlers. What gorgeous hybrids, and the males display exactly the same behavior as my P-class Endler boys :D I love that little dance--the females seem less enthused ;)

[@TheDave333]

Thank you! The females are far more reserved, but they are watching to see who has the most health and vigor in their dance. They really make the males work, and the girls are very selective. I am guessing that you read my blog on my aquarium club ?

[@ladygrndr9424]

Yes :) Very informative blog, and great video! I look forward to learning more!

[@BunnyH-pq5jt]

I got some baby endler guppies , hopefully their colors will come in some more soon

[@TheDave333]

The colors will come in anywhere from 1-3 months. Much depends on water temp., water quality, and food supply. Best of luck to you and the fish.

[@taylorsessions4143]

Great music

[@sassilou]

My male endler behave just like this with my Normans lampeye...... Love watching them... At 1st I thought they don't get on... But I was wrong.. They can all sleep together above the filter and nobody gets hurt... I've mixed these with cherry barbs, corydoras, khuli loaches, bristlenose pleko, rainbow fish, scissortail, normans lampeye.... Great community 🐠 fish... Everyone's happy.... The upkeep on the waste too is a lot. So I use nitrate solutions to help with that and use PH buffer to keep them all happy...

[@TheDave333]

Thanks for checking out the video. . . Endlers are pretty well-behaved fish, great for community tanks. I hope to get some lampeyes someday. . . So many fish so little time !!!

[@sassilou]

The Dave Normans lampeye are awesome. You have to get them. They appear to be bossy of the endlers especially over the Java plant. They like to dominate that particular plant for some reason. I think I'm going to have to buy another Java so they have a home each... Lovely to watch.

[@TheDave333]

Java fern or Java moss ? If it's moss, so they probably want to lay eggs in it ! :-D

[@sassilou]

The Dave it's Java fern I have.... They like to weave in and out of it.... I really think my endlers are trying to mate with the lampeye..... They kinda look guppyish in the face.... Could you imagine what their babies would look Like? Too cute I reckon 😊 👌

[@TheDave333]

Yes, it may be a love story between the endlers and the lampeye . . . Strange :-D

[@joS-zq5vi]

love it!!!

[@TheDave333]

Thanks Jo S, I'm glad you liked it. Stayed tuned for more cool videos.

[@LoryskaEntertainment]

I have a tank of only males, and they exhibit the very same behaviors with each other. They dance, I assume defensively in this case. But some males even hover over others as these did with the female.

[@TheDave333]

They like to posture and try to outdo each other. Full of testosterone they are !!!

[@LoryskaEntertainment]

Aww, I feel kinda bad for not having females for them. But ten gallons is totally not enough room for breeding. They seem to like their female betta companion though.

[@TheDave333]

It sounds to me like you need more tanks ! LOL, I started with a 10 G, now I have 18 tanks ! Crazy . . . this hobby can be very addictive.

[@FECtetra1918]

It is addictive to the point where I want to get home just to watch my tanks! LOL!

[@MaryJimenezUniversalProfile]

How beautiful! and you have frogs!! can I live at your house?

[@TheDave333]

Hi ! I am working on a video about African Dwarf Frogs ! If you like frogs, you're going to love it !

[@joaomuralha6621]

Do you breed a normal female guppy with a male endler or with a female endler

[@TheDave333]

In the beginning, I bred male endlers with female guppies. Female guppies are larger than endler females, so they have more babies.

[@Sannive]

Oooh I have a question! I see that you keep an african dwarf frog in your tank, it looks so round and healthy. Do you feed it extra or is it just sustaining itself from the fry? Lovely Endlers as well :)

[@TheDave333]

Thank you for watching my video. The ADFs come out whenever I feed the Endlers. They will actually come to the surface to take flake food, however they are quickly outpaced by the fish ! So, I drop sinking cichlid pellets right in front of the ADFs noses whenever I see them. I pretty much have to hand-feed them ! That tank in the video is not an ideal setup for ADFs, but it worked for a while because of the hand-feeding. It's too tall and the special feeding is a bit of a chore ! So, I have moved them to their own tank. I hope to make a video about ADFs in the near future.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Hello, Dave, what kind of sharks did you see when you lived in the Caribbean?

[@TheDave333]

Hello Chi, I saw lot's of Nurse sharks and one large Hammerhead.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 Wow! I love sharks!

[@TheDave333]

Me too!

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 By the way, I went to the Virginia Living Museum back in December and got a brochure about sharks and a brochure about whales. Both of which were illustrated by Valerie Kells.

[@TheDave333]

She's a very talented artist. I wish I could afford to hire her to make some freshwater fish illustrations for me so that I could start selling some merchandise! Hey, I once saw a manta ray while snorkeling!! :-)

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Have you heard of a blue blanquillo/Malacanthus latovittatus?

[@TheDave333]

I had to look it up. Very cool fish. It reminds me of a wrasse

[@marce4241]

I somehow ended up with some crossbreeds in my aquarium, from a pregnant female in the store. Its a bit of a mystery how she got impregnated by an endler tho since they didnt sell those.

[@TheDave333]

Mother nature is full of surprises! :-D

[@anthonyashley4457]

It's because they store sperm for up to 6 to 8 months. Inside them from previous males

[@mahmudsumon1291]

It is also a good video! What type of food we should serve the fishes?

[@TheDave333]

Flake food is fine, but all fish do better on live food especially if you are breeding them. You can use vinegar eels, micro worms, brine shrimp, white worms, grindal worms, mosquito larvae, etc. . .

[@insanelamaa]

You have an awesome channel

[@TheDave333]

Thank you :-D

[@Anonymous-1794]

What is difference between wild guppies and these endlers. Waiting for your reply

[@TheDave333]

These are guppy hybrids, so they are neither a guppy nor an endler. Genetics is what makes them different.

[@Anonymous-1794]

@@TheDave333 ok

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Ahoy there!

[@TheDave333]

Ahhh this was my very first video! I've improved a lot since then. 😁

[@VyvienneEaux]

What parental strains were present here? I've gotten into breeding guppy endler hybrids, and I am curious to know! The aim of my project is to get an exceptionally robust (health-wise) but tiny fish that can live peacefully with baby shrimp. It's going pretty well, only a few generations in. Any ways, I would love to know what parental phenotypes were used for these!

[@TheDave333]

Hello again! I began hybridizing guppies / endlers because I acquired 3 or 4 male pure bred Black Bar Endlers, and the breeder would not sell me any of his endler females!!! . So, I crossed the pure bred endler males with random female guppies. The variety of phenotypes that came from these crosses were all over the place. Many were incredibly beautiful! Unfortunately I don't known the exact strains that were used on the guppy side of things. So, I can't give you specifics. I'll be doing more work with guppy / endler hybrids in the near furture. I can't wait. . . . Such incredible fish!!!

[@VyvienneEaux]

​@@TheDave333 Yes, the reluctance to sell female endlers is a real problem I've encountered a lot, as well. I originally acquired two females that I believe to have been N-class endlers from the Campoma region (due to the reputation of the store and the males they were kept with, which clearly showed the Campoma phenotype), but I managed to kill both of them during midterms my last semester of college because they both had a hard time giving birth and I wasn't around to nurse them back to health. The fry were all males. After that, I never got my hands on definitive female endlers again, as my karmic punishment. I did get two females of a guppy-endler hybrid strain (but too much on the guppy side, I think) and later two small females appearing to be wild type guppies (but sold to me as Endlers). So that's what I'm using now. I'm very envious of you for your Campoma endlers. Also, please be sure to make more amazing videos of your next hybrids :P I'm currently doing an "endler-guppy DNA rip" (like a CD rip) of a blond, yellow snakeskin, moscow guppy male with F2 females from my endler line so I'll have more traits to play with.

[@TheDave333]

@ Vivian Tristesse For real N-class fish, I suggest that you try and find Adrian Hernandez. ( Adrian HD ). He had 2 websites that now seem to have disappeared. . . Endlersrus and Swamp river aquatics. I think you can find Adrian on FB. facebook.com/EndlerGuppyShop/ I will be sure to film more endler / guppy hybrids . . .

[@dorothealecornu3965]

You can use musquito fish females if you can't get endler females. But would be so pure

[@dorothealecornu3965]

Sorry I mean not so pure

[@susanstaples6171]

I also noticed my older females seem to be able to send a message to the males to buzz off when they are about to give birth!

[@TheDave333]

Some females also learn to follow pregnant females who are giving birth, so they can try to get a free meal as soon as one of the babies are born.

[@juliaaquaamateur1573]

@@TheDave333 my platies did the same

[@primesspct2]

@@TheDave333 yes sadly I've noticed this! Yet there always seem to be plenty of babies that live!

[@susanstaples6171]

Love your frog. I cant remember the name of this frog I just know it’s not legal in my state of Maine. Would you do a video of him sometime?

[@TheDave333]

It's an African Dwarf Frog (not to be confused with the African Clawed Frog) I will try to make a video on them in the near future. . . :-)

[@susanstaples6171]

@@TheDave333 Ilove these frogs and it would make my day if you did a video. If I can’t have one, I’d like to see one filmed beautifully. They look like such a fun aquarium addition!

[@TheDave333]

It will be quite a while before I finish it, but it's definitely happening at some point in the future. :-)

[@susanstaples6171]

Can’t wait! Apropos of nothing, have you ever read the book What A Fish Knows by Jonathan Balcombe and, if so, what was your opinion of the book?

[@TheDave333]

I have not read that book, but I've heard of it. I guess I should. Is there a controversy that I should render an opinion on?

[@omnilothar]

Does your tank keep more female dan male? I have about 10 male guppies, I was thinking to lessen male fight/chase each other, I should keep some female for healthier group, but should I put that many 20 female guppies for that?

[@TheDave333]

There should be 2-3 females for each male. If you want the males to be really big and beautiful separate them from the females as soon as you can.

[@omnilothar]

@@TheDave333 So you mean keeping all males in one tank should be fine without female during its lifespan?

[@TheDave333]

Yes

[@ZsaZsaUmbra]

How do you get such good quality video? I can't even get a picture of my fish.

[@TheDave333]

I work very hard to make these videos ! Dozens of hours go into filming something like this ! The quailty comes with time, patience, trial and error.

[@robsmith7216]

Can I get any fry from those male there awesome

[@TheDave333]

Unfortunately Rob this a large community of endler / guppy hybrids, so it would be difficult to tell who is who. All of the adults seen in this video have passed since its creation. However, you could create your own hybrids by mixing Endlers with random female guppies as I have done here. It's actually very fun. The variety of fish that come out of these hybridizations is amazing. If you do decide to get some N-Class endlers to hybridize with guppies, be sure to keep a portion of the N-class fish untainted by the guppy genetics. Some folks, with good reason, are very against the hybridization of Endlers. Be sure to watch my video on The Black Bar Endler for more information. Thanks for watching my video.

[@j23siempre]

omg I want to buy some but they are expensive, I remember as a child I use to get feeder fish 10 for $1 and there would be endlers mixed in. If I only knew then what I know now.

[@TheDave333]

Do you live in the united states ?

[@j23siempre]

i do, but I read hybrids don't last

[@TheDave333]

I am not sure what you mean by "not lasting". As far as life expectancy goes, that has not been my experience with the guppy / endler hybrids. It may be for other fish hybrids, but not these guys. In fact, they exhibit what is known as hybrid vigor ( they live longer and produce more offspring). My hybrids are actually much healthier than the inbred fancy guppies that you see in pet stores. If, on the other hand, by " not lasting" you mean that they don't breed true, then what you have read is correct. Their offspring will not come out as carbon copies of the parents unless the line is fixed through many years of line-breeding. So, it depends on what you mean. If you would like to try breeding a purebred variety then the best place to get them is in Florida at www.swampriveraquatics.com Good luck and thank you for watching my video.

[@GREYGHOST-135]

i have another question my male kriebnsis is discolored and scared and not wanting to breed have any suggestions?

[@TheDave333]

Check your water parameters to make sure that the water quality is clean and warm. It could just be that the couple are fighting for some reason. Keep a close eye on him to be sure that he's eating, and moving normally. Live foods can sometimes help. Hopefully, he's not sick. . .

[@GREYGHOST-135]

@@TheDave333 hes not sick but my female is so fat she cant even swim she drifts and when she try's to entice him to go in he doesn't

[@TheDave333]

That's a tough one! It's best to rule out all possible causes, so time for silly questions . . . Maybe she's not pregnant? Could she be constipated (feed her shelled peas). is it dropsy / edema? Are her scales "pine coning"? Dropsy will make her fat and bloated, very hard to cure. If I remember correctly, they should have bred successfully in the past. . . If yes, then what as changed since then? Is there still a suitable cave for them to spawn in? Did you change the cave type or location? If you did, then the male might not like the new site. Give them more than one option. That's all that I can think of at the moment. Keep me informed and best of luck.

[@ryandomerese4056]

I have a fancy female guppy and I don't exactly know what the best way to know if they are pregnant or not

[@TheDave333]

Female guppies are usually pregnant ! Please watch my video entitled, " A Guppy Having Babies" and it will give you a very good explanation of how to tell when a guppy is carrying young, and when she is close to giving birth.

[@JAY-cv1jn]

any advice about breeding the females with a fancy male?

[@TheDave333]

2-3 females per male, a thickly planted tank with lots of java moss, use sponge filters so the baies are not harmed. Do regular water changes. Make sure that the females are large enough to breed with the males. (Endlers tend to be smaller than fancy guppies.) If you are hybridizing, It's better to breed male Endlers with female fancy guppies.

[@alanwalsh1596]

The Dave why is it better to breed male endlers to female guppies?

[@clementchim4672]

Alan Walsh u need a bigger female

[@alanwalsh1596]

clement chim well I have female mini fancy guppies which are smaller than my male endlers so I'm not quite sure it's safe

[@TheDave333]

It's really a matter of size. Since Endlers are smaller fish than guppies. A small female endler carrying larger than usual guppy embryos may have trouble in "childbirth." It's not that it can't be done. It's just about the size or each fish. Large endler females have no trouble carrying to term a large clutch of guppy /endler babies.

[@chipslays9970]

Can i put them in a 10 gallon tank?

[@TheDave333]

yes, but please add water first. :-)

[@chengdelosreyes2553]

hey dave what did you feed the fry is that salt or fish food asking for a friend

[@TheDave333]

Tell your friend I fed them microworms and the stuff that looks salt is actually the microworm's food. It's a a combination of oatmeal and fish food. It normally doesn't go in the tank with the worms. . .

[@georgebranham]

I bought 40 of these for 10 cents a piece..they are still kinda small but already having babies

[@TheDave333]

They're such great little fish. And it certainly helps that they're such easy breeders. . .

[@Elysian777]

So these are common guppy and Endler crosses?

[@TheDave333]

Yes, the females were fancy guppies and the males were endlers (different species same genus). They produced all sorts of strange offspring. Very cool . . .

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

You should get roseline sharks. 😁

[@TheDave333]

I should they're very pretty fish.

[@Kavaindia]

You said it!!!! 'The males dance all day, every day.'

[@TheDave333]

It so much fun to watch them do their thing. Almost comical at times !

[@sauravpratapchhetri488]

What is that white thing called .....the one which you are feeding to baby guppies at the end of the vid..

[@TheDave333]

It's hard to see, but they are microworms mixed with a little bit of fish food.

[@zoom8772]

how can i tell the difference between a pure endler and a hybrid?

[@TheDave333]

You can't tell with the naked eye, unless you're an expert.

[@zoom8772]

Ok thanks ! Guess I will just trust my local store then

[@rockittylima2384]

how long does it take the male fry to show their characteristics?

[@TheDave333]

Usually about 2-3 weeks depending on the water temperature.

[@mamamiabenjamia]

gotta be the horniest fish in the hobby.

[@apontutul]

What's the bioload, is it less than the regular guppies?

[@TheDave333]

I would say yes, because they're a little smaller.

[@rohans3447]

do u separate the fry in another tank

[@TheDave333]

No, I don't, but they do have plenty of places to hide from the hungry parents..

[@JadeTeran]

Hi I loved your video , and I have question is that true that this type of guppy don't eat the fry like the other guppies?

[@TheDave333]

These are hybrids of regular guppies and endler guppies, so anything is possible. However, it's true that purebred Endlers are less likely to eat their fry. I still provide places to hide for all of the fry.

[@JadeTeran]

Thank for replying , they don't have those fish where I live , could you tell me where I can find them , and their names , please

[@JadeTeran]

Or if you sell any of yours , I"ll buy them , thanks

[@TheDave333]

I don't sell fish anymore - no time, but there are several sellers on line. Try florida orchid enders . com There are several breeders out there

[@JadeTeran]

Thanks , how do I order this tipy of fish

[@DragonCanyon]

The Guppy is so beatiful! But my dad think is has a Bacteria that will effect all my other guppy... And is throw away

[@TheDave333]

Any new fish that you add to the aquarium could be a carrier of of parasites and disease. So, it's very important to quarantine all new fish for 2-3 weeks to make sure they're healthy before adding them to the main tank. Luckily, there are also several treatments that can be given to them while in quarantine to kill any parasites. " General Cure" is a good all around preventative treatment. Guppies are great fish, but they are often mistreated and sick, but it's easily fixed with a little love. .

[@danieldang3412]

Add some female Mollys in there, and you will also get some hybrids in there

[@primesspct2]

I did not know that! Upon further reading I see the juveniles are always sterile. And that you cant have any female guppies in the tank for this to work. I have never had them cross but always had pairs of both in the tank, fascinating.

[@ElectricBoogaloo007]

What are you feeding to the babies at 6:43?

[@TheDave333]

Grindal worms mixed with a tiny bit of baby cereal ( which is the grindal worm's food).

[@arc9996]

What is the price of endler guppy

[@TheDave333]

About 3 - 4 dollars each. It depends on where you buy them.

[@arc9996]

@@TheDave333 i am indian

[@TheDave333]

They must sell them in India I imagine. . . Or you could try buying them on line.

[@AzimXXV]

How do you make endlers? With guppies and...?

[@TheDave333]

Endlers are not made, they are found in nature. I bought mine on line. They will hybridize with guppies.

[@mistibrown715]

I have fry who grew up to be endlers and I never bought Endlers from the store so I think they have to be made by fancy male guppies and Molly’s. Idk how else I would have had Endlers when the only female fish I have in that tank are Molly’s and Guppies.

[@r.s.j.studios]

@@mistibrown715 Many "endlers" are just endler guppy mixes. Your guppies may have had endler in them and those traits showed themselves in the fry.

[@mistibrown715]

R S & J Studios Hmm. Maybe but one was a tuxedo guppy and one is a cobra guppy. But I got to thinking after I wrote that & remembered that I did buy some fry from the store & I bet it was those fry that grew up to be endlers since I didn’t have any endlers that could have had them.

[@r.s.j.studios]

@@mistibrown715 That sounds like it could be it.

[@prexbarcelon5192]

Is that a mosquito fish?

[@TheDave333]

It is not a mosquito fish, they look very different from guppies. The gravid spot is in a completely different place ,and it has a different shape.

[@AzimXXV]

Is this dance also common for guppy males

[@TheDave333]

Yes it is.

[@markvonwisco7369]

Interesting results. I see several males look to be worthwhile for line breeding - specifically the double sword males and the redder spade tail males.

[@TheDave333]

I hope to do a lot more with these fish soon!

[@markvonwisco7369]

It would be cool to see an update on what you've done with the strain over the last 3+ years.

[@TheDave333]

It's in the works !!! More Poecillia videos coming soon.

[@mistibrown715]

What did you feed them at the end?

[@TheDave333]

Hi, thanks for watching the video. The fry at the end are being fed microworms. The white stuff that you see are little bits of baby cereal ( the worm's food ). It was much more sloppy that it should have been. . . .

[@iateglass1114]

Are endlers lyretail guppies? I'm a beginner so yeah

[@TheDave333]

Hi and welcome to an amazing hobby. Many Endlers have a color pattern that makes it appear as if they have a lyretail shape to their caudal (tail) fin, but the typical Endler does not have a lyretail. However, there are many crossbreeds / hybrids out there, so anything is possible. Be sure to watch my video about the Black Bar Endler for more information on the Endlers. Many species of fish have a lyretail shape to their caudal fin . . . If you need any help please feel free to contact me. . . . :-D

[@iateglass1114]

The Dave yay thank you

[@TheDave333]

You are very welcome :-D

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Bigeye trevally facts Size: 2 feet long Habitat: Warm coastal and offshore waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. And occasionally freshwater rivers. Diet: 🐟🦑🦐 Predators: Larger predatory fish, seabirds, sea lions, and dolphins. Bonus fact: They often swim in schools.

[@TheDave333]

So many fish, so little time. . .

[@sawkvideoproductions1115]

I must ask, what species is the male parent and what species is the female parent? These hybrids seem to have inherited predominately endler features, the only things they seem to have inherited from the guppy parent is some small patches of colouration on the rear end of the body, the fin on the top-centre of the body, the larger size and the mating behaviour, everything else seems to be endler. Let me guess, the endler parent was male, because if I recall correctly the male guppies pass down more of their physical features and colouration than the females, and I'm guessing the same is true in endlers. Even if it isn't, this genetic passiveness of female guppies would hypothetically still occur in hybridisation if it isn't the male guppies' genes that are stronger.

[@TheDave333]

The original male parents were endlers ( 4 boys ), the breeder wouldn't sell any of his females ! So, this is why I had to hybridize in the first place ! The female(s) were just random guppies that were big and healthy. And yes, the females are fairly genetically passive as far as the coloration and patterning goes. The offspring are definitely more endler than guppy. You know your fish ! Very nice !

[@sawkvideoproductions1115]

Just as I thought. Nice hybrids by the way, I would definitely buy some if I lived near you.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

Do you have any tetras?

[@TheDave333]

I don't have any at the moment. Do you have them?

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 I had some in the past, but I don't have a fish tank anymore. . . But I may get another one in the future. . .

[@TheDave333]

I hope I can inspire you to get another aquarium soon.

[@chisaquaticvibe6524]

@@TheDave333 😁 Cheers!

[@zawarudo1480]

How to know if it female or male?

[@TheDave333]

The males have a lot of color, and a special fin on the bottom called a gonopodium. The females are not very colorful and are usually larger.

[@yildizoptik63]

💕🐟💕🐟💕

[@TheDave333]

:-)

[@susanstaples6171]

My young females try to get in between the male and older females. Hey look at me!😀

[@TheDave333]

That's funny! They're on a mission!

[@ahmedxainamjad2184]

How do you separate male endlers from females

[@TheDave333]

The males will get their color first, usually a black spot at the base of their tail. When I see any color at all, I assume it's a male. Endler females are colorless. The gravid spot is also a good clue that it's a female.

[@DEXTER-TV-series]

For why to separate ?

[@TheDave333]

I don't understand the question . . . Separating males and females allows you to control who breeds and who does not.

[@DEXTER-TV-series]

@@TheDave333 ah, o.k.

[@mandysmith2541]

What do you feed the babies please?

[@TheDave333]

A little bit of everything, but it really depends on my goals. If I want fast growth and optimal health, I feed mostly live foods at first such as baby brine shrimp and microworms, with a small bit of crushed flake food. If there's lot to do, and I am not trying to optimize health and growth, then I give them crushed flake food with the occasional meal of microworms. A variety of food items, served in small portions, several times per day is best.

[@KenOmollo]

I once caught dozens of guppies from a small river using a net. There were two female size guppies with male colors and the characteristic bulging stomach. How does that happen? Were they overgrown males or just colorful females?

[@TheDave333]

Breeders have been trying to develop a colorful female guppy for many years. . . But, it's not something that you would find in the wild. Nature prefers their females to be of the plain variety. My guess is it was either a very fat male guppy, or a different species.

[@KenOmollo]

@@TheDave333 Thanks. Oh I forgot to note how the other normal males were trying to mate with them.

[@TheDave333]

Strange. . . I have seen male guppies displaying to each other like they were females. They are very promiscuous. . . If you ever run across that again, I would take pictures. A really colorful female guppy, could be a real money maker. . . :-)

[@KenOmollo]

@@TheDave333 True. Very promiscuous they are. I'll share next time I observe.

[@mareara808]

The Dave I have actually encountered such females myself. Their whole body looks exactly like a female but they have a gonopodium, which we all know only exist in males. Is it possible that when a population have too many females, somehow some of females turn into “males”? I have also seen this strange occurrence in swordtails.

[@lincyjerson6596]

What is the name of this fish

[@TheDave333]

The fish is the video are hybrids. They're a cross between an endler's guppy and a regular guppy. I just call them guppies.

[@melvinsanthosh5154]

What is the rate of this endler guppies?? In kerala

[@TheDave333]

I don't understand the question. How much they cost ? How fast they reproduce ? A "rate" could be a price or a speed. . .

[@melvinsanthosh5154]

@@TheDave333 how much they coast??? I mean is price

[@TheDave333]

3 - 4 dollars each where I live ( America )

[@DPac9]

Why the fish keepers don’t sell female endlers :-/

[@TheDave333]

They are hard to find in many stores. So, some breeders do it for monetary reasons or to try and control the market. Many want to keep the female breeders to themselves. Furthermore, most of the fish buying public just want to buy the pretty males. . .

[@EinSophistry]

I can only hear Ron and Becky...

[@TheDave333]

It's a silent film !

[@ZsaZsaUmbra]

Guppy-Becky lemme smash. *pokes her in the eyeball with his gonopodium*

[@sawkvideoproductions1115]

Awh, poor male, he almost had her then, she was close to accepting him!

[@TheDave333]

The ladies really make the males work. The boys have to be strong and persistent. This ensures that they are healthy and will help produce healthy babies.

[@mydude8731]

At least endless aren't nippy I made a mistake and put my mosquito fish in with my guppies and the next day their fins were all chewed up

[@TheDave333]

Bummer! Yeah., mosquito fish are very aggressive. . .

[@derpykat492]

How do you know it's a female

[@TheDave333]

Females will usually show what is known as a gravid spot. The gravid spot is caused, in part, by black pigments on the ovarian sac. Females will not have a gonopodium and they are also not very colorful.

[@mydude8731]

My 2 male fancy tails ignore my 2 female endlers lol

[@TheDave333]

Huh, maybe they're too fancy!:-D

[@silverkiss37]

Are there even female Lyretails? I'm beginning to think there aren't. Lol

[@TheDave333]

Genetically speaking yes, but only the males display the typical lyretail. Phylogeny ( DNA) vs. morphology (outward appearance). Sorry the geek in me just creeps out sometimes!

[@sibakhin5191]

those poor females

[@Ucceah]

i think they like the attention. the males are quite chivalrous, if they get too pushy, the female will get annoyed and leave.

[@TheDave333]

The ladies have plenty of places to hide if they wish !