New apisto pair

[Fishyking]

So I got both these guys one is supposedly a male one is a female. They are now in one of my 30 gallons after finishing up QT. They are both neon blue borilli apistos. I need to know if they can breed yet or up they are still two young any help would be great

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[Frank Hättich]

Your fish are not A. borellii but rather A. sp. Steel-blue (often wrongly sold as borellii and strangely even as agassizii). I don't have much experience with sexing Steel-blue, but imo you have two males.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

I don't have much experience with sexing Steel-blue, but imo you have two males.

The males are pretty aggressive to one another.

cheers Darrel

 

[Fishyking]

Your fish are not A. borellii but rather A. sp. Steel-blue (often wrongly sold as borellii and strangely even as agassizii). I don't have much experience with sexing Steel-blue, but imo you have two males.

Why do you think it’s two males? I think they would be fighting a lot more if they were males have had them for four weeks at least. One also seems more bright but idk never kept steel blues.

 

[Frank Hättich]

Why do you think it’s two males? I

Females usually have much less (if any at all) of the metallic blue spots on the head.