A. Macamasteri or A. Viejita

[jenniferfalek]

Hey all


I bought 2 apistogramma's a few days ago and they sold it to me as the A. Viejita. But people told me many people sell the A. Macmasteri instead of the A. Viejita.

Could you tell me if i did get the A. Viejita or if they sold me the A. macmasteri?

By the way, i'm sorry for my english, i'm from The Netherlands so

the male

the female

 

[MonteSS]

Very nice fish.

I'm will let the experts discuss, but i'm not sure that female is not a male?

....Bill

 

[jenniferfalek]

Very nice fish.

I'm will let the experts discuss, but i'm not sure that female is not a male?

....Bill

Thanks

I dont know sure if it's a female too, they told me it was. I just hope it is?

 

[bigbird]

Morning,

OK I think this is a Mac and I believe both are males, the female you thought is the small subadult male. Beautiful fish though. Just my thoughts. cheers jk

 

[jenniferfalek]

Hmm that's not what i was hoping for


i'm not sure, but it seems like the ''female'' is becoming more yellow? I'll place another pic of her/him later today.

 

[Mike Wise]

I agree, the fish are A. macmasteri. The true A. viejita is extremely rare in the trade. Based on the photo, I cannot determine if the 'female' is a female. I can say that female A. macmaster (and A. viejita) rarely show much red on the face.

 

[jenniferfalek]

I agree, the fish are A. macmasteri. The true A. viejita is extremely rare in the trade. Based on the photo, I cannot determine if the 'female' is a female. I can say that female A. macmaster (and A. viejita) rarely show much red on the face.

okay thanks

The 'female' is showing more yellow the last 2 days, i'll show you a photo:

I dont know but i thought only females can become this yellow? Of course i can be wrong, but I'm just a beginner

 

[Mike Wise]

Based on the last photo, I would say that it is a young male. A female should show black rays on the front part of the ventral fins. Not only that, but the lateral band looks like that seen on A. hongsloi. I could be wrong about the A. hongsloi identification. It is difficult to ID fish from only a few photos.