Apistogramma agassizii, salpinction and steindachneri

[Hudson Ensz]

Some in tank photos

Male and female A. agassizi

Apistogramma agassizi male

Apistogramma salpinction male

Probably hippolytae

Apistogramma salpinction

 

[animalmgc]

thanx for sharing definetly some gorgeous fish

 

[Cichlid Junkie]

Beautiful fish. Thanks for posting the pics.

 

[Mike Wise]

Er ... where did you collect the steindachneri-group fish? It doesn't look like A. hippolytae to me. The suborbital (cheek) stripe is different and the caudal fin appears to be squared-off or even double tipped.

 

[Melanochromis]

Thanks for showing these pictures. I like your salpinction a lot. Its color seems to be quite different now, but very pretty nevertheless.

 

[slimbolen99]

Very interesting variations of apistos Hudson. Are they newly acquired?

 

[Hudson Ensz]

Mike Wise, It is the fish from Itapiranga, what species does it look like?
Slimbolen, Visit my other thread http://www.apistogramma.com/forum/showthread.php?11462-Apisto-collecting-in-Itapeaçu for the full thread and more photos. the newest are the steindachneri group fish and agassizi the salpinction was caught about a month and a half ago.
Thank you animalmgc for the comment!
You are welcom CJ
Melanochromis, The colors will come back as it grows, the flash washed the salpinction out a bit but as it grows it will only get better.

 

[Mike Wise]

Mike Wise, It is the fish from Itapiranga, what species does it look like?

Based on the photos that I've seen so far, I can't say for sure, but the finnage & cheekstripe are more like A. steindachneri; the flank patch is more like A. rupununi. The Japanese reportedly imported a fish similar to A. steindachneri (possibly something like A. sp. Rupununi-Savanne) from near Manaus about 10 years ago.

 

[Hudson Ensz]

A few more if they help

This photoshoot I got a few of the agassizii and cf. salpinction that are just too good to post here now.

 

[Mike Wise]

Steindachneri-group species definitely isn't A. hippolytae; can't say exactly what it is from the photos.

 

[Hudson Ensz]

What photos will you need? more shots of the tail, cheek, or dorsal?

 

[Mike Wise]

Photos of the tail and dorsal fins spread open. Photos of females or male in fright pattern would help, too.

 

[Hudson Ensz]

Going to Fortaleza tonight I don't excpect to be creek fishing ;( but I wanted to know if that area was more explored/known than the amazon region. I am bringing nets just in case though!

 

[apistodave]

Er ... where did you collect the steindachneri-group fish? It doesn't look like A. hippolytae to me. The suborbital (cheek) stripe is different and the caudal fin appears to be squared-off or even double tipped.

The side spot is pretty low too Mike

 

[Mike Wise]

Hudson, I know of no apistos east of the Rio Parnaiba drainage (A. piauiensis). The Serra de Ibiapaba (highland) east of the Parnaiba seems to have been a barrier to more eastward migration of species, at least apistos. That doesn't mean that there aren't apisos around Fortaleza, just unlikely. If you find something, let us know!

 

[Hudson Ensz]

Ok. We went to a stream but it was brackish water (the guy who took us there claimed it wasnt) the only fish were guppies. Will keep looking.