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I caught some creek fish the other day and aside from getting a few natives I also got a Gambusia (noxicous pest in Australian water ways and must be destroyed) and an Endler (also a pest of sorts but I don't think declared). But my problem is I obviously have a male Gambusia and a male endler (plan to keep the endler) but I was wondering if there is an easy way to tell if the one female fish I caught is a Gambusia or a female endler.

Any hints or tips.

Thanks
 
If you post a pic, I'm sure someone would be able to help you identify them
 
Here is a pic of a definite female endler, if you would like to compare them.
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Thanks for that I will have to scrutinise her later, shame they aren't as easy to tell as the males.
 
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the females of gambusia affinis are very similar to the female endler under certain light conditions you can see the gambusia fins have very fine rust colour spots also graved females can get a slight yellowish colour
under belly
 
Another thing it would not be an endler, it would be a wild guppy, most thing short finned guppies are endlres but this is very not true
 
Well he's certianly more endler than guppy. The pic isn't very good but its the best I have managed to get of him so far. And the female was a gambusia.

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He's barely the size of my new golden tetras and they are only young themselves
 
This one of my endlers, sorry it's so fuzzy

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Some new photos of my suspected endler, he has not grown any since I got him, the young golden tetras and black neon tetras still dwarf him, but he has developed more colour. Sorry about him being in the net but it was the only way to keep him remotely still enough to get a clear shot.

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All photo's where taken with out a flash to stop him washing out, in light he is very bright
 
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