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  1. Frank Hättich

    Sold to me as a. elizabethae; having trouble confirming. Help appreciated!

    It's an iniridae-group species, so for sure not elizabethae. If it's a male, there are not many species in this group with a rounded caudal fin, to my knowledge merely A. iniridae, A. sp. D51 and A. sp. Z12. Do you know the catch location? Did it come with elizabethae?
  2. Frank Hättich

    Help id my apisto

    It's a macmasteri-complex species, but which one is impossible to tell from the picture. If it's tank bred from a reputable breeder, I would trust the ID. If it's wild caught the catch location would be very helpful.
  3. Frank Hättich

    Sold as Apistogramma elizabethae Female

    Sorry, I try again: https://apistogramma.com/forum/threads/agassizii-or-gephyra.30297/#post-139468
  4. Frank Hättich

    Sold as Apistogramma elizabethae Female

    Btw. here Mike mentions some other features which distinguish gephyra and agassizii.
  5. Frank Hättich

    Sold as Apistogramma elizabethae Female

    Often, but not always, gephyra have a less spade-shaped caudal. For me the most easy way to distinguish them from agassizii is by means of the caudal pattern: gephyra have a narrower submarginal band and inside it a lace-like pattern often, but again not always, restricted to the upper half.
  6. Frank Hättich

    Sold as Apistogramma elizabethae Female

    yes unfortunately not, but if you tell us which part of the world you are from, maybe someone else can help you.
  7. Frank Hättich

    Help identifying the sex of these two Apistogramma pandurini (and confirming the species)

    They are A. panduro (A. sp. Pandurini is merely one of their former common names) and the male is a male. I'm not sure about the sex of the "female" though.
  8. Frank Hättich

    Sold as Apistogramma elizabethae Female

    Because of the caudal pattern I'm sure that it's a male A. gephyra.
  9. Frank Hättich

    What is the key visual difference between megastoma and ipiranga

    I don't think so ;-)
  10. Frank Hättich

    What is the key visual difference between megastoma and ipiranga

    A. sp. Kelleri, A. sp. Leticia etc. are merely names that have been used for A. megastoma before it eventually got it's scientific name. That's the reason why they are listed in the column named "Other Names".
  11. Frank Hättich

    ID this fish?

    It's for sure not A. baenschi or A. panduro. In the first picture I see a dark patch in the lower rear part of the dorsal fin which is typical for A. (cf.) norberti. In addition, in the second picture I believe to see a very faint lateral spot that expands above the lateral band. If so, this...
  12. Frank Hättich

    What is the key visual difference between megastoma and ipiranga

    They could be the same species, but research of recent years suggests that Apistos with different catch locations are also different species.
  13. Frank Hättich

    What is the key visual difference between megastoma and ipiranga

    On the few pictures of different A. sp. Ipiranga specimens I know, I can't see any relevevant differences to A. megastoma.
  14. Frank Hättich

    Atahualupa experience

    They are not cacatuoides because both fish have a caudal spot clearly separated from the lateral band.
  15. Frank Hättich

    Atahualupa experience

    I think that both are allpahuayo.
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