Sex of apistogramma agissizi

[sarjac8]

Im new to keeping apisto. I have two young ones but I'm unsure of the sex. It may be too early to tell. Can anyone help please? I’m sure one is male but I need a better picture. This one I’m most unsure of.
Tia

 

[Mike Wise]

Size?

 

[sarjac8]

Size?

About 2cm

 

[Mike Wise]

Too small/young to sex accurately. Give it another 2 - 3 month.

 

[sarjac8]

Im new to keeping apisto. I have two young ones but I'm unsure of the sex. It may be too early to tell. Can anyone help please? I’m sure one is male but I need a better picture. This one I’m most unsure of.
Tia

Picture of fish b which I think is male

Too small/young to sex accurately. Give it another 2 - 3 month.

hi Mike

Thank you for your reply. I have had some people on other groups say that it’s not a agassizi it’s a cacatuoides. What are your thoughts please? Many thanks

 

[MacZ]

Thank you for your reply. I have had some people on other groups say that it’s not a agassizi it’s a cacatuoides. What are your thoughts please? Many thanks

I was thinking that too, but as I never kept (and will never) keep domestic A. cacatuoides I can't tell.

 

[Frank Hättich]

I have had some people on other groups say that it’s not a agassizi it’s a cacatuoides.

It's for sure not cacatuoides.

 

[sarjac8]

I was thinking that too, but as I never kept (and will never) keep domestic A. cacatuoides I can't tell.

I do you mind if I ask why you wouldn’t keep them?

 

[MacZ]

The others here will think the record is broken. I just wouldn't want to keep the fish-equivalent to a pug or a bulldog. An animal so far removed from it's wild form by inbreeding you only have to looik at them funny and they drop dead. Besides they're ugly.

 

[sarjac8]

The others here will think the record is broken. I just wouldn't want to keep the fish-equivalent to a pug or a bulldog. An animal so far removed from it's wild form by inbreeding you only have to looik at them funny and they drop dead. Besides they're ugly.

Oh no! Thats not good!

 

[Mike Wise]

Some A. agassizii show abdominal stripes. The ones on your fish are not zig-zag shape that occur on A. cacatuoides.

Although I, too, am not a fan of color enhanced domestic strains, many will live a long happy life when given proper conditions. The problem is that too many breeders do not cull poor fish and then breed them.