Endlers (Poecilia wingei) are a small, colorful livebearer tropical fish that originate from Venezuela. Endlers are relatively new to the tropical fish hobby with most strains introduced later than 2006.

Often called Endlers guppies, Endlers Livebearers closely resemble guppies (Poecilia reticulata), in fact for several years there was quite a bit of controversy over the species.

Male adult pure Endlers are all generally the same size reaching a length of approximately 3/4″ – 1″ long. They will usually have a somewhat long slender body and bright coloration.

We raise several types of Endlers and guppies. Our specialty is raising Orchid Endlers and unique variations of Orchid Endlers.

Because the Endlers Livebearer so easily breeds with guppies and perhaps other livebearers it was important to create a system to help ensure the preservation of the pure form of the species.

First of all, the topic of the ECS and Endlers and guppies has been and probably will always be a highly disputed topic. The purpose of this article is to help explain why there are so many differing opinions and to help clarify some of the confusion.

There are two main sources by which the majority of the worlds Endlers have come from at this time; Adrian Hernandez via Armando Pou (United States) and Philippe Voisin (Netherlands).

Most of the Endlers previously discussed on this blog refer are Endlers that were discovered in 2007 or earlier in the Cumana region of Venezuela.

There have been recent reports that explorations attempting to collect many of the colorful strains of Endlers Livebearers from Venezuela have have been unsuccessful.

Endlers are very active and fun fish to watch in a community tank or as a single species tank. Many fish keepers don’t want to go through the expense or trouble of breeding Endlers