Sold as Sunsets. Id help please....

[Boricorso]

Hello,
New to the forums. Which I had known about them before I bought 2 Apistos.
I got what a local LFS had a Apistograma sunset. They looked pretty much the same as the 2 cacatuoides they had for sale.
went for the sunsets because they had a bit more color (yellow). In truth they were almost identical except the Cacatuoide seemed a lot darker (I assume stress related).

A friend told me Apistograma Viejita were sometimes labeled as Sunsets. Personally I don't think this guys are Viejita. Maybe a cacatuoides varint. Honestly I have no clue. Both look the same, one is just bigger. Bellow a picture of the smallest. Other is in hiding.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[yukondog]

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Welcome to the sight Boricorso ,I have Viejita and they dont look anything like these.

 

[Boricorso]

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Welcome to the sight Boricorso ,I have Viejita and they dont look anything like these.

Thanks. that is what I thought. Hopefully someone can help me ID these guys.

 

[yukondog]

I'm terrible at Id, Mike or Frank would be the one to Id. it for you. But my first guess is Cacatoid.

 

[Boricorso]

I'm terrible at Id, Mike or Frank would be the one to Id. it for you. But my first guess is Cacatoid.

Thank you!! That is what Im guessing myself. I appreciate your feedback.

 

[CRD]

Not the greatest pictures for diagnostics, but with that said, I don't see anything to make me think they are not "Sunset" A. atahualpa

 

[Boricorso]

Not the greatest pictures for diagnostics, but with that said, I don't see anything to make me think they are not "Sunset" A. atahualpa

Thank you I will try better pictures tomorrow. They are probably young but I haven't found annarahualpa picture yet that looks like them.
Not questioning your judgement and as you say the pictures are not the greatest.

I appreciate your feedback.

 

[Frank Hättich]

It's A. atahualpa (formerly known as A. sp. Sunset).

 

[Boricorso]

Thank you all for your replies!!!