F1 Viejita "Porto Gaitan" or Mac.?

[yukondog]

These were sold to me as Viejita, I have contacted the original importer and he tells me he imported them as a wild pair in march of last year, these came to me as F1's from the person who breed them. They dont look like my Mac's. [color or tail spot] but that really dont mean much. I was only able to get one good pict.

 

[Frank Hättich]

It's A. viejita.
But is the substrate you are using rounded? If not, it's not well suited for Corys and Apistos. The best choice for them is fine, rounded, inert sand.

 

[yukondog]

Thank you Frank.

 

[yukondog]

I nine of the Viejita and have what I think may be another female, the only thing I have to go by is a few pict. on the putter and it's body is more rounded in appearance and less color than the male , the anal and dorsal appear more rounded and not as much red in the top and bottom of the tail, does this sound like a female.

 

[Frank Hättich]

does this sound like a female.

Impossible to tell without photos. Sneaker males can be very skillful in camouflaging as females...

 

[yukondog]

Yes, I've seen it with the Hongs and Macs.

 

[yukondog]

All same fish, female?

 

[yukondog]

anybody?

 

[Frank Hättich]

At least, from what I can see, it doesn't look like an obvious male...

 

[yukondog]

Thanks, that's pretty much what I was going on also.

 

[yukondog]

Just checked one of the other tanks [Viejita] I pulled what I thought was a female and the nicest male, it looks like I may have gotten it right the female is started to turn yellow, now if they just finnish up I'll be happy.

 

[yukondog]

Anybody else can confirm or not whether there female Viejita?

 

[Drayden Farci]

Pictures are too far away to tell anything concrete for me. Not an obvious male by any means, but hard to say the other way.