Apisto. Agassizi?

[BlakeD]

Greetings!

I stumbled onto the site searching for additional info on Apistos, and gotta say - I love the place so far. Hope to get to know you all better, as time goes one....

Now, why I'm posting -These were sold to me about a month ago as Apisto. Agassizi... I don't know if that's accurate and my male is just fairly juvenile, or if they were mis-identified. Love these guys so far, but I want to make sure I know what they are. Forgive the photos, I don't own a digital camera and am using a cell phone. The female has definately turned yellow, compared to her drab grey a month ago.

Thanks in advance for any help you guys (and gals) can provide!

 

[jose_vogel]

The first one is not an A. agassizzi.

I can´t see the second.

 

[peterK]

1. Probably A. sp. Steel-Blue male
2. I don't know.

 

[bigbird]

Morning Blake,

Agree with Peter and Jose, however we would need better photos with you phone if you can please, especially the second one.
sorry cant help further at this stage. cheer jk

 

[Mike Wise]

I agree with everyone else. If the fish have a lot of metallic blue markings on the head and face it is A. sp. Steel-blue. It definitely is not A. agassizii.

 

[BlakeD]

Well, whatever they are - they have babies!

Here's the best shot of the female I was able to grab over the weekend...

She has about 40-50 free-swimming fry at this point. She's VERY attentive to them. The Male and her are running a ringed-defense pattern. He patrols the outter edge of their territory, and she runs a small inner-circle very close to the fry.

Soon as they are big enough to appear on my camera phone, or if I can steal someone else's camera, I'll post photos of them.

 

[burak]

Mate; Greetings to you and to your cute Steelblues

The male is 100 % a steelblue male in my opinion. I look at mines, and they are the same :biggrin:
Although I could not find a female for my handsome boy, I can say that the female on the last picture also shows Steelblue patterns for me.

So greetings, and wish you lots of healthy fries