Endler Guppy (Peocillia wingei)

Also known as Black Fire, Campoma Blue Star Endler, Cumana Guppy, Dragon Guppy, Endler's, Endler's Livebearer, Guppy, Korea Blue Star, Mosaic Guppy, Multi-colour Endler, Neon Endler, Silverado Snake, White Peacock

Description

Also known as Black Fire, Campoma Blue Star Endler, Cumana Guppy, Dragon Guppy, Endler's, Endler's Livebearer, Guppy, Korea Blue Star, Mosaic Guppy, Multi-colour Endler, Neon Endler, Silverado Snake, White Peacock.

Found in schools, over the Campoma and Buena Vista Lagoons of Venezuela. They vary greatly in colour and pattern, females dull and males very colourful.
They feed on detritus and zooplankton.
Length - 2cm
Depth - ?m
South America - Venezuela

A freshwater fish one of the most popular in the aquarium trade as they are easy to keep in various temperatures of water, are prolific live bearers as well as being very varied with their colourful and patterned tails.
They have also been introduced into various countries as a means of mosquito control. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/poecilia-wingei.html

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