Endlers Important Do They Eat Their Young

[stiffler69]

Do they eat their own fry ive heard they dont but i currently have my endlers in their own tank and they have had 4 fry not sure why so little or even who had them but theres 4 tiddlers and it seems the mammy endlers are still swimming for them. thanks

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Endlers are very closely related to guppys, and if they're anything like guppys or any other common livebearer, then they will eat their own fry.

 

[kribensis12]

I have never had a endler eat it's babies( recieved some when i bought feeder guppies). Seh birthed in a breeder trap and was in there for day's( didnt want her to get picked on by the males), and she didnt even bother the babies( which are quite small). I have never had a guppy it eat's fry either!

 

[TheeMon]

endlers will eat there babies the first few hours(say a day or so) but once they start growing they tend to ignore them

 

[helterskelter]

All fish will eat a few babies even endlers, if you feed well and give plenty of live foods then this will help to reduce the risk.

 

[stiffler69]

Yeah these are now past the newly born stage because they are strong enough to out swim the adults and too fast for them so i can these doing fine, Just a question thought my last drop only consisted of seven and this drop has only produced 5 is their a particular reason for such small birth rates or do endlers just have small batch's?

Thanks for the replys

 

[dmarie04]

I've read that Endlers have small batches of fry. Mine usually have ten or fewer at a time.

 

[stiffler69]

Thanks for the reply just found another 6 endler fry and by the looks of things ive still got a femal who looks like she is going to give birth whats all good

 

[kribensis12]

Got any pic's?