A. spec doppelband

[Agnes]

Do someone know something about this apisto

pictures on these page
http://www.zoonen.com/perzoonen/galleri.asp?oid=79744&gid=136150

 

[farm41]

A. diplotaenia described here

http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/apistogramma_valid_taxa/apistogramma_diplotaenia/a._diplotaenia/

 

[Mike Wise]

The photos are not A. diplotaenia. The first photo shows a female that is different from the other 2 species, too (possibly A. velifera?) The other two photos show a species with the agassizii-lineage metallic blue patch on the corner of the mouth. A. diplotaenia does not have this feature. The male also appears to have a lyrate/double-tipped caudal fin, not the round to slightly spade-shaped caudal fin of A. diplotaenia. The male looks like it is closely related to A. mendezi. It could be the male of Uwe Römer's A. sp. Gabelband/Fork-band, but the tail is differently marked than his photo of "A. sp. Gabelband?". We may be looking at a new (in the hobby) form.

Mike Wise