When Endler Fry Breed

[Fishy friend2]

Hi, I just had some fry from one of my endlers and I I want to know when they are mature enough to breed so I know when to seperate the males from the females, and how do you tell the difference of gender in endler fry

 

[OldMan47]

Endler fry are easy to sex once they start to mature. They are much like any other common livebearer with the male developing a gonopodium and the female retaining a fan shaped anal fin. You can segregate the males as soon as you can identify which is which.

I am curious about why you would want to do that. I find endlers are a very nice fish to hold in a large breeding colony like this one.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Well I don't have much room in the tank, when I first got the endler it was supposed to be a Betta and an endler in a 5 gallon tank and now it is a Betta and 9 endlers in a 5 gallon tank so I don't want anymore I am finding a bigger home for the fry but want to keep them together until they are big enough to not get bothered by other fish in a different tank (males going to 10 gallon, females going to 14 gallon)