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Recent content by Frank Hättich

  1. Frank Hättich

    Identification reassurance?

    The "double caudal spot" of the male fits to A. ortegai. He seems to have quite some deformed scales which can have different causes, e.g. bad water conditions when growing up or being a hybrid of different A. (cf.) ortegai forms. The female doesn't show the typical double caudal spot of A...
  2. Frank Hättich

    A.cf.uaupesi "burabura lake"? A. Lineata?

    The truth is that it's a mess. In particular, because the main feature used to distinguish the uapuesi-like species, i.e. their caudal pattern, can vary quite a lot 1) within a given population and 2) with the age of a specimen.
  3. Frank Hättich

    Can someone tell me What apistogramma is this please

    I wouldn't do so. It has no precisely defined meaning but it is usually used in the sense of "similar but possibly/probably a different species".
  4. Frank Hättich

    Can someone tell me What apistogramma is this please

    It looks like an A. (cf.) cacatuoides form.
  5. Frank Hättich

    Atahualupa experience

    yes
  6. Frank Hättich

    ID please

    A. steindachneri or A. rupununi. Any information on catch location? The shape and maximum size of the flank spot would be helpful as well as pictures of different specimens.
  7. Frank Hättich

    Sp.miua?

    I can't watch the video, it just tells me there is an error. The fish in the first picture might be A. cf. sp. Miua (Demini/Yellow). In the middle of the second picture I see one of the many forms of A. (cf.) pertensis. The fish in the lower left corner might be A. cf. sp. Miua (Demini/Yellow)...
  8. Frank Hättich

    Atahualupa experience

    Fins and general shape are the same as in cacatuoides. The most important distinguishing features are the caudal spot that is clearly separated from the lateral band and the black marking under the chin. The yellow and black stripes in the ventral fins are only shown by the yellow form of A...
  9. Frank Hättich

    Asked for female cacatuoides, came home with this.

    But in this case it looks like a true A. viejita in which the red seam at the upper edge of the dorsal fin has faded.
  10. Frank Hättich

    A.Eunotus?

    It's A. (cf.) sp. Nadelstreifen.
  11. Frank Hättich

    Help ID

    It's one of the many forms of A. cf. personata.
  12. Frank Hättich

    Help ID and Gender...

    Unfortunatly not, because females as well as males of that size can have these features.
  13. Frank Hättich

    Help ID and Gender...

    The fish looks like steindachneri, but from these pictures I can't tell you anything about it's sex. Please show some clear pictures of the fish in side-view (if possible with all fins spread) and tell us it's size.
  14. Frank Hättich

    Atahualupa experience

    A look at the black-and-yellow striped ventral fins alone is sufficient to know that it's for sure the yellow form of A. allpahuayo.
  15. Frank Hättich

    Atahualupa experience

    It's allpahuayo.
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