Apistogramma size questions

[apisto2024]

Hi! Looking to get another pair! Looking for something not so small in size. Which of these 3 grow the biggest?

* sp. ladislao - like the one they have here (beautiful!) - https://www.caseystropicalfish.com/product-page/pre-order-a-sp-ladislao-pair-expected-5-1
* elizabethae
* baenschi inka

Thanks!

 

[MacZ]

All about the same size with a negligible less than 1cm difference.
Except certain well known exceptions (small: A. borellii, big: A. kullanderi) all fall in the same range of 6-7cm standard length (without fins) for males.

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[Mike Wise]

Like Mac wrote all are about the same length, but my guess (since I haven't seen one in real life) is that A. sp. Ladislao has more mass since it is very similar to the A. wolli that I maintain. Mature males easily grow to 3½"/9cm TL and are fairly stocky. You might consider A. atahualpa if you want an apisto that is not only large, but rather aggressive.

 

[Jannik]

My A. sp. "Ladislao" male is 7cm SL and 9cm TL, they are really beefy though which is why i would say they are the biggest of the 3 you listed, A. baenschi would come second place. In contrast to the A. atahualpa the A. sp. "Ladislao" are not very agressive, they are more of a gentle giant.

 

[apisto2024]

Thank you for your responses!