any ideas

[brad]

http://badmanstropicalfish.com/forum/gallery2/gallery2/v/cichlids/06_04_19Asteins.jpg.html

This fish belongs to a friend of mine. Any ideas what it is?

 

[ltrepeter2000]

Appears to be a Maulbruder(mouthbrooder) male. Not sure on the species there though. The orange/yellow at the base of the tail is exactly like my mouthbrooder.

Thanks
Rob

 

[Greg PL]

it seems to be grown up, but then I would expect the first spines on his back to be more prolonged. the head is quite small for the mouthbrooder. I don't know what other similar species could it be, with the tail filaments.

 

[blueblue]

The male fish looks like an A. sp. "Breitbinden" (A. sp. "Tail-spot") to me...
Its head does not look like A. sp. maulbruter.... are there any more photos?

 

[Refael Hdr.]

I'm not sure what it is, but it doesn't look like maulbruter to me too...

 

[Mike Wise]

Sure looks like A. steindachneri to me. Does the female show a large spot on the flanks above the lateral band?

 

[peterK]

Obviously, Mike is right:biggrin:
My first idea was A. steindachneri, too. He has definitely too small mouth and head to be called Mouthbrooder. Philippe Burnel shows here http://burnel.club.fr/Photos/Apistogramma_steindachneri.html A. steindachneri very similiar to your, brad.

Piotr>>>

 

[brad]

Yup, it does indeed look like a stein.

Thanks very much everyone.