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Hi,
Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with that city, too.
But I posted your question in our german apistogramma-forum, this could be more helpful.
If I'll get some tipps, I forward them to you...
regards,
Rolo
Click on the Link I sent in my posting above.
These pictures show A. sp. Vielfleck, but they look nearly the same as the A. sp. Peixoto, Mike mentioned.
btw: @Mike:
Take a look at the second photo (A. Tanke) on the Link.
According to your description, this shouldn't be A. sp. Vielfleck, but A...
Hi Mike,
Thanks for that explanation.
Ah... I see. Now I understand, waht you do. ...but it's still very confusing, because it is still mixed up with the A. sp. Peixoto, which has nothing to do with it. (That was my problem.)
I would prefer to give this fish another name. (Let's call...
Hi,
No, this one is a fisch from the A. pulchra complex, maybe A. sp. Blauspiegel.
The fish, Mike mentioned, is from A. regani complex. The name A. sp. aff. Peixoto is only used in Cichlid atlas 2 by Uwe Römer, so that's maybe the reason, why you don't find anything.
For me, it is the...
Hi,
replace "viejita" by "macmasteri", then you're right! ;-)
1) A. macmasteri pair
2) A. macmasteri male
3) A. trifasciata (probably female, but it's hard to say on such small fishes.)
best regards,
Rolo
I don't think, it's Papagei, but it's hard to say what it is only on this picture.
Try to make more pictures.
The fish on the picture is A. pantalone (Römer et al, 2006), but the former name of this species, before it got a scientific name (in Cichlid Atlas 2), was A. sp. "Lyretail"...
Mabye... but I tend to A. sp. Papagei more. The breeding colour of the female would be interesting.
(That's funny, Mike. Everytime you say Papagei, I think it's Pebas, now you say Pebas and I think it's Papagei.)
For comparison, my A. sp. Papagei:
regards,
Rolo
Hi,
Please be patient! It's still in work, but there are also some problems to solve.
We already made some nice underwater-pictures from French Guyana.
So, I keep you informed, if there is something new.
I'm glad to hear, that there are so many people interested in that movie...
Hi,
I would call them A. sp. Pebas, because of the spots in the caudal fin.
"True" Papagei don't have spots.
The "∞" caudal spot can easily be "misinterpretated", because some Pebas forms have a quite similar spot.
You should also have a look on the breeding colour of the female. Papagei...
The double lateral band is not the only feature, you have to look at. All other features do not match your 2 options. Therefore I think, it's not really a "double" lateral band, it just look like on this picture / in this mood.
A. sp. Fork-band has a lyratail caudal, like A. paucisquamis. A...
Yes, it's a form of the Rotpunkt-Apistogramma. But I don't think, it's a "gold" breeding form.
Specimen from the Orinoco drainage seems to be more yellow. I saw specimen, likely from Rio Meta system, that looks similar to yours. Similar looking fishes has been introduced to the hobby as A. sp...
...here are some of the pictures:
and the female:
The Datz books ("Die Buntbarsche Amerikas") are available much cheaper at the moment, if you buy all together (three books). The single price is 24,90 EUR, all three together 50,- EUR.
Look at the Datz site
And I should tell you, that the...