Anyone heard of a 'gold dwarf'?

[leamos]

My LFS has a male apisto, with orange fins, and deep terracotta orange body and the classic apisto black line and striped face. The owner doesn't know the sp. and the its only called gold dwarf on the order form. Any ideas? i know its hard with no pics

 

[Rolo]

My LFS has a male apisto, with orange fins, and deep terracotta orange body and the classic apisto black line and striped face. The owner doesn't know the sp. and the its only called gold dwarf on the order form. Any ideas? i know its hard with no pics

Is it this one?

Then it's A. agassizii "Fire red", a breeding form of A. agassizii.

regards,
Rolo

 

[leamos]

It did cross my mind that is was an agassizi colour form but it had more of a cacatuoides body shape and tail shape, and had a black stripe down its body but lacked the 3 belly stripes of the cacatuoides group. Its been in the shop for a while (apisto's are big sellers here) and if its still there next week i'll take it home

 

[leamos]

- Apistogramma piauiensis (pic from "The Krib")
looked alot like this, but body and fins terracotta orange

 

[lab]

Could it be A. atahualpa?

http://www.thekrib.com/Apisto/A-sunset-fem.jpg

They can be a bit more orange than this female...

 

[leamos]

yeah like that but with a black stripe along its body

 

[james595]

try a google image search on Apistogramma viejita

 

[Sharpfish]

What does the dorsal fin look like(flat & even, serrated)? Does it have a larger over sized mouth like a cacautoides?

 

[leamos]

Looked similar to an oversized cac female, with similar finnage and a small mouth

 

[Sharpfish]

It sounds as if it could be viejta. There is a viejta 'Gold'. Although a photo would definitely help matters.

 

[Sharpfish]

I LOVE the agassizzi 'Fire Red' photo!! I you got them let me know..