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Even without the pictures it is likely to be A. macmasteri, unless the person who sold it to you was an enthusiast and knowledgeable about Apistogramma spp.
The very colourful, largely red, Apistogramma sold by shops as "A. viejita" is a colour selected form of A. macmasteri.