Better pictures for ID 1

[chris1932]

I had posted some pictures of a a female and her clutch of fry. The photos of the male were kind of poor and it has been quite a challenge tricking him into standing still.

 

[a.d.wood]

Hi there,

For this one have a look at Apistogramma sp. Pebas (also hides under the names Morado, Ampiyacu and Dolly).

Andrew

 

[Mike Wise]

The female has the brood pattern of A. sp. Pebas. The male - probably the Morado/Purple color form.

 

[chris1932]

Mike the fish in question came from Ryan. The male and female were in the same shipment of 100 or so fish. I agree that Pebas/Putumayo is the correct fish. I am leaning heavily towards Putumayo. The pictures of the male show very little of the blue in the lower body.

 

[Mike Wise]

It is much more likely to be A. sp. Pebas. A. sp. Putumayo has a single distinct caudal spot. Your male (and particularly the female) shows an elongated caudal spot made from the normal caudal spot and part of Bar 7. I rarely use color for identification. Many apistos are very polychromatic. You male, for instance, has many color characteristics of A. sp. Papagei/Parrot.