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Colorful female macmasteri?

Chadzoh

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Bought 2 apisto macmasteri, was hoping to get a pair but once I put them in the female started looking a lot more like a dude. Another few hours after I took these pics she/him turned more red but no colors on fins. If it is a male definitely on me though (since these were sold separate and not as pairs) I tried to go for the more colorful females.
 

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MacZ

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Two males.

Do not look for "more colourful" in females. You will quickly notice that colourful almost always means male. Exceptions are just found in domestic strains (e.g. A. cacatuoides "Super red" and A. agassizii "gold").
 

Chadzoh

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Two males.

Do not look for "more colourful" in females. You will quickly notice that colourful almost always means male. Exceptions are just found in domestic strains (e.g. A. cacatuoides "Super red" and A. agassizii "gold").
Bought 2 small ones. Male would twitch erratically and tail whip next to them. One turning slightly yellow starting from the face, other one still dull gray. The first one definitely a male as fins are forming the longer lyre like shape.
 

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