Ap.sp. " Maulbruter "??

[iddt]

Hi all,

I have bought it as wildcaught Ap. Maulbruter a few weeks ago but I'm not sure they really are Maulbruter. They had 3cm in length and were not sexable when I got it.
Now they have 4-4.5cm in length and what I guess I have 1M+2F. Could you confirm my guess, please.

Male photo:

Female photo (the same fish):

Is this really Ap. Maulbruter?

Thanks in advance
Richard

 

[tjudy]

Mine did not have that blotch in the dorsal. The females also have a distinct black band on the breast behind the ventral fins that extends 1/2 - 2/3 up to the back.

 

[blueblue]

yes, they are maulbruter though they do not seem to be wild caught...
moreover, they all seem to be female to me.

 

[Greg PL]

I had 4 juveniles and suspected 2 of them to be a pair. "he" had some color on the fins and "she" had a blotch on the belly similar to those at the nijjseni group females. unfortunately they both decided to leave the tank while I was not watching. now I have 2 smaller specimens and no idea what they are. they look very much like the photos 3 and 4 from iddt.
the female on the photos in DATZ and internet show the blotch on the belly of female - that's why I assumed I have 2 males left.

 

[Mike Wise]

The superorbital stripe (the one between the eyes) is identical to that seen on Maulbrüter. The fish is a bit stocky (obese?), but the large head seems right, too.

 

[Roach]

In the galleries on apistogramma.com it lists another name for the Maulbruter being A. Jurua Emerald. Are they the same fish or just needs updating as from photos I've seen they look a little different.

http://www.rva.ne.jp/apisto/jpg/ap_gazou/jyurua/jyurua1290.jpg
http://www.apistogramma.com/cms/images/stories/species_images/a_sp_maulbruter1950.gif

 

[Mike Wise]

They are 2 different fish & the gallery needs up-dating. A. sp. Juruá Emerald is the name originally used in Japan for A. sp. Juruá/A. sp. Cruzeiro.