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Here is a picture of the male, from last year.
And a picture of the pair, female in front. The sexual dimorphism is quite notable, in the second picture the female seems to have a long dorsal/anal but they are not nearly as long as the male's.
They were not in a tank very well-suited for them...
Obtained a lovely pair of F1 juveniles from a friend through a local fish-club auction a year or two ago. Was quite pleased with the purchase, as I managed to get them for quite a cheap price and had wanted a pair for some time after I had seen some labelled as Laetacara sp. 'Orangeflossen' some...
There was another somewhat largeish importer who brought in Maravilha besides Alex and Casey in North America, but they have since disappeared.
Rather attractive fishes when established, there were a handful of people who succeeded in breeding them and I don't doubt there must be some...
That's what I was afraid of :(
The ventral fins, barring, caudal, and general lack of colour seemed too female-like for a "male" kept solo.
Thanks for the confirmation!
I might as well get this particular individual; Ipiranga are hard to find anyways, and I'll at least be able to see the...
Was looking for males for my lone female sp. Ipiranga, and was offered this fellow for sale. I do believe that this fish is an Ipiranga (at the very least a barlowi-type, anyhow), but I'm not 100% convinced on the sex. Am I irrational in believing this fish to be a particularly large female...
How aggressive are your Ipiranga? I put a juvenile pair in a 40G breeder with a good amount of wood, leaf litter, and botanicals, but the female frequently chased the male and eventually killed him (or so I suspect).
Not sure what I should do with the lone female now.
Do you want the female...