endlers?

[sophie]

does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet,
and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little
tank.
I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
--
sophie

[McEve]

"sophie" > wrote in message
...
>
> does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet, and
> I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little tank.
> I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.

These are beautiful. Here's a link that might be useful, if not a little
hard to read...

http://www.aquariumhobbyist.com/endlerslivebearer/page3.htm

A bit more indebth:

http://members.cox.net/newcomb1/endlers.html

[Rick]

"sophie" > wrote in message
...
>
> does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet,
> and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little
> tank.
> I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
> --
> sophie

I have a pure strain out of Calgary Alberta. There are many strains out
there that have been inbred with Guppies. Simple fish to keep, livebearer
that if you only have one tank will soon become overcrowded. I keep my males
and females separated and only put a male or two into the female tank every
now and again for breeding. Variety of food, temp in mid 70's, water a bit
on the harder site perhaps ph around 7.5 or so. Males are nicely colored and
look great in a planted tank with a darker substrate.

Rick

[Charles]

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:05:29 +0100, sophie
> wrote:

>
>does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet,
>and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little
>tank.
>I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.


http://www.endlerslivebearer.net/

http://www.endlerslivebearer.com/ver1.0/links.html

http://members.cox.net/newcomb1/

And links from these pages.
--

- Charles
-
-does not play well with others

[sophie]

In message >, Rick
> writes
>
>"sophie" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet,
>> and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little
>> tank.
>> I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
>> --
>> sophie
>
>I have a pure strain out of Calgary Alberta. There are many strains out
>there that have been inbred with Guppies. Simple fish to keep, livebearer
>that if you only have one tank will soon become overcrowded. I keep my males
>and females separated and only put a male or two into the female tank every
>now and again for breeding. Variety of food, temp in mid 70's, water a bit
>on the harder site perhaps ph around 7.5 or so. Males are nicely colored and
>look great in a planted tank with a darker substrate.

they are so pretty, aren't they?
My water is ridiculously soft - this was something I wondered about,
given where they come from. I think I will have to do something with it
if I do decide to go for endlers...

thank you for your help,

--
sophie

[sophie]

In message >, McEve >
writes
>
>"sophie" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet, and
>> I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little tank.
>> I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
>
>These are beautiful. Here's a link that might be useful, if not a little
>hard to read...
>
>http://www.aquariumhobbyist.com/endlerslivebearer/page3.htm
>
>A bit more indebth:
>
>http://members.cox.net/newcomb1/endlers.html

thank you!
>
>

--
sophie

[sophie]

In message >, Charles
> writes
>On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:05:29 +0100, sophie
> wrote:
>
>>
>>does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet,
>>and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little
>>tank.
>>I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
>
>
>http://www.endlerslivebearer.net/
>
>http://www.endlerslivebearer.com/ver1.0/links.html
>
>http://members.cox.net/newcomb1/
>
>And links from these pages.

Thanks Charles,

--
sophie

[Andy Hill]

sophie > wrote:
>does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet,
>and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little
>tank.
>I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
>
I just want to find someone who knows how to get *real* Endler's. I couldn't
find any locally, and when I tried to buy some via Aquabid, I ended up with
either guppy hybrids or out-and-out guppies (unless there's such a thing as a
fantail Endler :-( ).

[Charles]

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 16:43:52 -0600, Andy Hill >
wrote:

>sophie > wrote:
>>does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet,
>>and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little
>>tank.
>>I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
>>
>I just want to find someone who knows how to get *real* Endler's. I couldn't
>find any locally, and when I tried to buy some via Aquabid, I ended up with
>either guppy hybrids or out-and-out guppies (unless there's such a thing as a
>fantail Endler :-( ).


Check the exchange portion at this site:

http://www.endlerslivebearer.com/phpBB2/

iop page is here:

http://www.endlerslivebearer.com/ver1.0/index.html
--

- Charles
-
-does not play well with others

[Rick]

"sophie" > wrote in message
...
> In message >, Rick
> > writes
> >
> >"sophie" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >> does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very sweet,
> >> and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty little
> >> tank.
> >> I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
> >> --
> >> sophie
> >
> >I have a pure strain out of Calgary Alberta. There are many strains out
> >there that have been inbred with Guppies. Simple fish to keep, livebearer
> >that if you only have one tank will soon become overcrowded. I keep my
males
> >and females separated and only put a male or two into the female tank
every
> >now and again for breeding. Variety of food, temp in mid 70's, water a
bit
> >on the harder site perhaps ph around 7.5 or so. Males are nicely colored
and
> >look great in a planted tank with a darker substrate.
>
> they are so pretty, aren't they?
> My water is ridiculously soft - this was something I wondered about,
> given where they come from. I think I will have to do something with it
> if I do decide to go for endlers...
>
> thank you for your help,
>
> --
> sophie


easy to buffer it with baking soda or adding some limestone to the tank,
depending on how soft your water is.
Rick

[Joe Crowder]

"Rick" > wrote in message
...
>
> "sophie" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In message >, Rick
> > > writes
> > >
> > >"sophie" > wrote in
message
> > ...
> > >>
> > >> does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very
sweet,
> > >> and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty
little
> > >> tank.
> > >> I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
> > >> --
> > >> sophie
> > >
> > >I have a pure strain out of Calgary Alberta. There are many strains out
> > >there that have been inbred with Guppies. Simple fish to keep,
livebearer
> > >that if you only have one tank will soon become overcrowded. I keep my
> males
> > >and females separated and only put a male or two into the female tank
> every
> > >now and again for breeding. Variety of food, temp in mid 70's, water a
> bit
> > >on the harder site perhaps ph around 7.5 or so. Males are nicely
colored
> and
> > >look great in a planted tank with a darker substrate.
> >
> > they are so pretty, aren't they?
> > My water is ridiculously soft - this was something I wondered about,
> > given where they come from. I think I will have to do something with it
> > if I do decide to go for endlers...
> >
> > thank you for your help,
> >
> > --
> > sophie
>
>
> easy to buffer it with baking soda or adding some limestone to the tank,
> depending on how soft your water is.
> Rick
>
>
A little crushed coral is a good additive to bring up the hardness. It's
much more effective than limestone, and easier to keep stable than baking
soda. Just mix a handful into your substrate or throw some into your filter
(downstream of the pump). Just don't go hog-wild with it. I've heard it
will stabilize your pH in the high 7's or low 8's if you put a lot in.

I have Endlers, an very soft local water. Since I threw in some crushed
coral, they have been doing MUCH better.

Joe

[sophie]

In message >, Joe Crowder
> writes
>
>"Rick" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "sophie" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In message >, Rick
>> > > writes
>> > >
>> > >"sophie" > wrote in
>message
>> > ...
>> > >>
>> > >> does anyone know anything about keeping endlers? They look very
>sweet,
>> > >> and I'm wondering about putting something in my soon-to-be-empty
>little
>> > >> tank.
>> > >> I only wanted ONE tank, dammit.
>> > >> --
>> > >> sophie
>> > >
>> > >I have a pure strain out of Calgary Alberta. There are many strains out
>> > >there that have been inbred with Guppies. Simple fish to keep,
>livebearer
>> > >that if you only have one tank will soon become overcrowded. I keep my
>> males
>> > >and females separated and only put a male or two into the female tank
>> every
>> > >now and again for breeding. Variety of food, temp in mid 70's, water a
>> bit
>> > >on the harder site perhaps ph around 7.5 or so. Males are nicely
>colored
>> and
>> > >look great in a planted tank with a darker substrate.
>> >
>> > they are so pretty, aren't they?
>> > My water is ridiculously soft - this was something I wondered about,
>> > given where they come from. I think I will have to do something with it
>> > if I do decide to go for endlers...
>> >
>> > thank you for your help,
>> >
>> > --
>> > sophie
>>
>>
>> easy to buffer it with baking soda or adding some limestone to the tank,
>> depending on how soft your water is.
>> Rick
>>
>>
>A little crushed coral is a good additive to bring up the hardness. It's
>much more effective than limestone, and easier to keep stable than baking
>soda. Just mix a handful into your substrate or throw some into your filter
>(downstream of the pump). Just don't go hog-wild with it. I've heard it
>will stabilize your pH in the high 7's or low 8's if you put a lot in.
>
>I have Endlers, an very soft local water. Since I threw in some crushed
>coral, they have been doing MUCH better.

thank you!
--
sophie

[Sean]

Talk to Rkik over at FishGeeks. He's kept them successfully for a long time and
would love to help you out.


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