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So my Endlers just had their first fry....


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I have noticed' date=' you have been doing well :victorious: but we're doing it again now :encouragement:

Endlers are beautiful ;)[/quote']

You lead me astray:onthego:

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Squiggle I have behaved myself for days now. It's been hard but I've done it:triumphant:

I for one am very proud of you ineke! So what should we talk about now? sharks? Arowanas? Flower horns? Cichlids? hahahaha!

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Endlers!! I saw this one on another forum, it's a hybrid created by a member there, I think it's the most beautiful Endler I have ever seen :encouragement: I'm trying to get some off him but I don't think they are breeding true yet :dejection:

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Endlers nothing other than Endlers Chi good try:encouragement:

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They really are amazing little fish the variety is astounding.:encouragement:

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Endlers!! I saw this one on another forum' date=' it's a hybrid created by a member there, I think it's the most beautiful Endler I have ever seen :encouragement: I'm trying to get some off him but I don't think they are breeding true yet :dejection:[/quote']

Looks like something you'd see at Kings Cross...

I'll admit, that fish is beautiful, but i prefer the wild ones.

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Endlers!! I saw this one on another forum' date=' it's a hybrid created by a member there, I think it's the most beautiful Endler I have ever seen :encouragement: I'm trying to get some off him but I don't think they are breeding true yet :dejection:

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Wow. Stunning little fish. I love the metallic blue on him.

On a related subject: My second endler girl dropped her fry over night, and there are several more babies darting around in the tank. I will see if I can rescue a few of them later....but I think I'm running out of space. :dejection:

First though...I NEED COFFEE!

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Congrats Garnelchen, you are going to be overrun by Endlers in no time, MORE TANKS!! Hahaha :victorious:

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Yep, I'm on a roll at the moment. Baby shrimp and fish everywhere. :smiley_simmons:

Now I need the CRS to breed :)

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Congratulations on the fry. When you kick start the CRS let me know what you did, mine still aren't breeding but at least I leave them alone now , no more rearranging tank decorations.:encouragement:

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I rescued another 8 fry from the other female today + the 8 from yesterday makes 16 tiny endlers swimming in my shrimp tank. :encouragement:

Well, Ineke. If my CRS should start breeding I already can tell you what I'm doing. VERY LITTLE! :congratulatory: Just staring into the tanks a lot. So far that has helped with the yellow cherries and the endlers (not that endlers need much encouragement).

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I am still to breed Crystals and those darn yellow cherries . I have had 1 female Michling breed and 1possibly 2 Tibees are berried. The rest of my cherries breed consistently , my Endlers breed but I can never catch them to save the babies their tank is too big. I no longer put my face right up against the glass, I don't rearrange the decorations anymore just weekly maintenance so now just have to wait till nature takes its course. I'm resigned to it now and just enjoy sitting in my room and watching but not too closely:)

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Found a little surviver in my endlers tank today. :)

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Oh well done its a lucky little thing then!:encouragement:

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What colour are you getting?

Are you getting them from Sqiggles? :applause:

I could have send you some too....I've got about 30 or 40 by now! :smiley_simmons:

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Yeah she's getting black bars, should be rocking up any time soon :victorious:

Just for the record as I know someone asked the other day. They are pure & breed 100% true Endlers, the only thing with the black bars is you might get a red chilli or two as they are a line bred colour morph from the black bars, but still 100% Endler. I have never & will not ever own a guppy of any kind, never liked them & never will. I don't have anything against people who have them, just my taste in fish :encouragement:

& before anyone starts, a pure Endler is not a guppy, same family, different species. ;)

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So my blondes are pure Endlers too, aren't they? :encouragement:

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100% pure & will breed 100% true :victorious:

...and breeding they do! Oh yeah! :D

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I have also received the gift of your endlers squiggle post-1108-139909855709_thumb.jpg

was kindly offered some blonde endlers which are from your breeding stock.. and they are doing very well

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