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sophie September 14th 04 11:05 PM

endlers?
 

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 September 14th 04 11:18 PM


"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/endl...arer/page3.htm

A bit more indebth:

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



Rick September 15th 04 01:06 AM


"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 September 15th 04 03:15 AM

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 September 15th 04 11:02 PM

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 September 15th 04 11:02 PM

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/endl...arer/page3.htm

A bit more indebth:

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


thank you!



--
sophie

sophie September 15th 04 11:03 PM

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 September 15th 04 11:43 PM

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 September 16th 04 12:15 AM

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 he

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

- Charles
-
-does not play well with others

Rick September 17th 04 03:20 AM


"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 September 21st 04 02:56 AM


"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 September 21st 04 12:48 PM

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 September 27th 04 11:51 PM

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


Sean
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