I.Ds Please :P

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Guessed:

3rd picture has a male Endler's (probably a normal guppy) on the top.. female platy on bottom? Orange fish looks like a male Platy. Second picture looks like a US Native fish. Almost like some kinda Darter? Two Dorsal fins got me.
 
Hmm, I'm more concerned with the native fish.. I thought darters swam alot? These two hang around on the bottom and use their fins like legs.

I'm not sure about the orange fish(the guppy/endler thing is a feeder who slipped in the net), the male is about half an inch, and the female is around 1"... There were a few more of them, but they were torn up, so I didn't get them.
 
INtresting...My lfs has a fresh batch of those orangs swordtails...Look great in a school of 20 or more...That top right fish is definately a native...
 
Those are darters (Etheostoma sp.). Darters swim around on the bottom like you described. I don't know what kind they are, they're the type of fish that locality helps a lot for id. If you want a better chance at a darter id, go to the native forum. The darters will like all kinds of inverts for food.
 
The second picture is a darter, what species I'm not sure. They do tend to just hop around the bottom of the tank. Very entertaining and interesting. They typically don't take fish food, you might have to give it live or at least frozen, all the ones I have kept would take frozen bloodworms, brineshrimp etc.
 
Orange one looks like a platy.
Other is a darter, as already mentioned.
The other two livebearers are some kind of hybrids, as most feeders are.
 
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