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  1. Frank Hättich

    Need Help Identifying These Two Apisto's

    Yes everyone can call them as they want, but in doing so, things become even worse. So it's a good idea to stick to the commonly used names in case of domestic strains too.
  2. Frank Hättich

    Need Help Identifying These Two Apisto's

    Linebred agassizii like this are usually called "double red". "Fire red" is a different strain.
  3. Frank Hättich

    question on pectoral fin colouring

    The males of most (probably all) Apisto species can show more or less pronounced black anterior edges in their ventral fins (not pectoral!). It's just that females do so more regularly and in a more pronounced way. E.g. this is a proven male A. flavipedunculata:
  4. Frank Hättich

    Apisto Trifasciata

    First and last photo is a male A. cacatuoides. The other fish is A. trifasciata, but I'm not sure of it's sex.
  5. Frank Hättich

    ID help

    My wild male had about 9cm TL:
  6. Frank Hättich

    ID help

    I don't agree with Mike here. To me they look 100% like A. sp. "Alto Vaupes II" (D50), a mouthbrooding species from the D10-group. I'm sure that they are simply labeled wrongly by the LFS.
  7. Frank Hättich

    Hi all

    I see this quite often lately, maybe people should stop breeding with females that show only one or no flank patch...
  8. Frank Hättich

    Mixed bag arriving as A. megaptera

    I don't see any obvious females of any of the three species (but I'm not particularly good in sexing).
  9. Frank Hättich

    Apistogramma ortegai or cf. ortegai.

    I agree that they are not A. ortegai. Since they don't show the typical extended or double caudal blotches, they might be one of the "with separate caudal spot" forms, if so likely A. cf. ortegai (Pebas, with separate caudal spot).
  10. Frank Hättich

    Mixed bag arriving as A. megaptera

    ... and by the shape of the caudal fin: A. velifera rounded vs. A. sp. Putzer two-tipped/lyrate.
  11. Frank Hättich

    Mixed bag arriving as A. megaptera

    It's not A. putzer because it's not yet scientifically described, the correct naming is A. sp. Putzer.
  12. Frank Hättich

    Mixed bag arriving as A. megaptera

    You have at least 3 different species: 1. the "velifera" are in fact A. sp. Putzer, 2. an iniridae-group species: which is probably A. uaupesi 3. the "megaptera" which are most likely A. cf. piaroa (A165). Unlike megaptera and velifera, these 3 species are not from the Orinoco but rather...
  13. Frank Hättich

    Sp Alto Tapiche sneaker male

    Don't worry your fish is a female. Females of this species can show quite some red markings when in breeding dress.
  14. Frank Hättich

    Apistogramma Morado?

    Sorry, didn't noticed it.
  15. Frank Hättich

    Apistogramma Morado?

    Here you find some information about A. cf. ortegai (Pebas, Morado).
  16. Frank Hättich

    New Apistogramma from Peru

    It's A. cf. eunotus (Schwanzstreifen).
  17. Frank Hättich

    New Apistogramma from Peru

    If the dark blotch turns into the usual metallic bluish/greenish coloration when the fish color up, it's A. cf. eunotus (Schwanzstreifen). If it stays dark/black, I would regard it as a new species/form.
  18. Frank Hättich

    New Apistogramma from Peru

    It's likely some population of A. cf. eunotus (Schwanzstreifen). The black blotch on the gill-cover is a bit strange. Is it also present on the other side? Can you please post some more photos of the fish, preferably in different moods?
  19. Frank Hättich

    ID help

    It's A. cf. eunotus (Orangeschwanz/Orange-tail).
  20. Frank Hättich

    Bought as Ap. Hoignei but is it

    It's one of the A. (cf.) caetei forms.
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