I hope you don't mind me tacking my questions on to your thread, but here goes:
I bought six Endlers (three male, three female) from my LFS. At $12.50 per three, I figured this was a cheaper alternative to buying a large quantity. The LFS have offered to take any off my hands if I end up with too many (as long as they're not all females). I have a fairly large (130l) tank for them so at the moment space isn't an issue, but I guess it might be fairly soon. I know this because in the past month my six have turned into 36 and two of the females are squared off (still, or again, not quite sure).
So to the questions!
The third female is very thin, and I saw her this morning swimming vertically and then sinking to the bottom. From what I have read, birthing can be hard on them, and I have absolutely no way of telling how old she is, could it just be the natural end of her life? Maybe she was quite old. Should I remove her from the tank and euthanize, or should I let nature take its course?
Also, the babies (who are now verging on a month old, well, the oldest ones anyway) are starting to show a hint of colour (or maybe my eyes are wanting to see that). How soon will they develop enough colour to identify males vs females, and how soon before they are fully grown?
And thirdly, does anyone living near Brisbane want a small (or large) colony of Endlers? From what I've read, the female babies may be able to breed before Christmas and I reckon my 36 could become 136 before the new year!
I bought six Endlers (three male, three female) from my LFS. At $12.50 per three, I figured this was a cheaper alternative to buying a large quantity. The LFS have offered to take any off my hands if I end up with too many (as long as they're not all females). I have a fairly large (130l) tank for them so at the moment space isn't an issue, but I guess it might be fairly soon. I know this because in the past month my six have turned into 36 and two of the females are squared off (still, or again, not quite sure).
So to the questions!
The third female is very thin, and I saw her this morning swimming vertically and then sinking to the bottom. From what I have read, birthing can be hard on them, and I have absolutely no way of telling how old she is, could it just be the natural end of her life? Maybe she was quite old. Should I remove her from the tank and euthanize, or should I let nature take its course?
Also, the babies (who are now verging on a month old, well, the oldest ones anyway) are starting to show a hint of colour (or maybe my eyes are wanting to see that). How soon will they develop enough colour to identify males vs females, and how soon before they are fully grown?
And thirdly, does anyone living near Brisbane want a small (or large) colony of Endlers? From what I've read, the female babies may be able to breed before Christmas and I reckon my 36 could become 136 before the new year!
I bought 2 males and 2 females. The males were a beautiful mix of black, bright orange and bright green. I was told these were pure endlers and not a guppy cross from the breeder....would that be correct?
