Gambusia X Guppy?

[diburning]

Would it bpossible to cross a guppy with a mosquitofish? (gambusia affinis)

I want to know before I mix them together. But If I don't lol my snakeskin gourami might swallow them.

 

[vancouver]

I do believe it's possible.. but you have to do male gambusia to female guppy, as the female gambusia are usually larger and more aggressive..

I think that's how it's done..

 

[GuppyDude]

Definately possible, but the female gambusia are very agressive and will definately kill your guppies. The male gambusia are not quite as visious as the females, but still have the tendancy to nip and harass.

 

[diburning]

Definately possible, but the female gambusia are very agressive and will definately kill your guppies. The male gambusia are not quite as visious as the females, but still have the tendancy to nip and harass.

hmm lol I put em in with my gourami and my gourami died The female is sort of nipping the male, but the agression died down... sort of...

 

[PaulEbs]

how is that funny?

 

[diburning]

whoops wrong smiley lol.

 

[Spader]

smooth lol

 

[furryrabbit]

thats ok , sometimes i wonder if people who are laughing very hard are actually crying

 

[Spader]

im trying gambusia x endler, i wonder how that'll work out

 

[diburning]

yu would get a gambusia and a dead endler

 

[Spader]

no, if the endler is female and te gambusiais male, it can quite possibly happen

 

[GuppyDude]

yea, an endler gambusia pair should work, you've just gotta watch the agression, visious buggars.

 

[fishcollector]

personally believe endlers and guppies should be in the genus gambisia not poecilia

 

[pica_nuttalli]

i definitely wouldn't hybridize endlers and gambusia, simply due to the dramatic size differences between females in each species.

if you cross male endler to female gambusia, then you'll get a dead endler due to the high aggression of the female gambusia.

if you cross female endler to male gambusia, then you'll get a dead or damaged endler due to internal organ compression during the pregnancy. female endlers aren't even remotely the same size as female gambusia thus they wouldn't have room to carry full-sized gambusia fry (this is without considering the possibility of "hybrid vitality")

 

[~T~]

i definitely wouldn't hybridize endlers and gambusia, simply due to the dramatic size differences between females in each species.

if you cross male endler to female gambusia, then you'll get a dead endler due to the high aggression of the female gambusia.

if you cross female endler to male gambusia, then you'll get a dead or damaged endler due to internal organ compression during the pregnancy. female endlers aren't even remotely the same size as female gambusia thus they wouldn't have room to carry full-sized gambusia fry (this is without considering the possibility of "hybrid vitality")

Wow thanks I was about to put in 2 small male gambusia with my endler trio(not as a hybrid experiment though), ill just leave them where they are I think.