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Help sexing of my apistogramma.

Ayazad

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I bought three pairs of Apistogramma Allpahuayo black chin. Am I right about this:
Male:
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Female:

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I also have this female apistogramma atahualpa swimming around. Right?

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KenL

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I have never seen that species in the flesh but the first picture looks a female (black central’s) to me and the last picture a young male (developing tail shape).
 

MacZ

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First is a dominant female, second... likely also female. Last looks a lot like a very young male.

And it's just A. allpahuayo. "Black chin" was the designation until the species was officially scientifically described.
 

MacZ

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I'm hsving a stressful week and only online on my phone. My adhd doesn't make this better
 

KenL

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Sorry, if i hijack the thread. But what makes you say its a male?
I’m curious, because I got two that looks a bit like that and one larger that is 100% male.

-r
Which one is “it”?
 

Frank Hättich

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Sorry, if i hijack the thread. But what makes you say its a male?
I’m curious, because I got two that looks a bit like that and one larger that is 100% male.

-r
In this case I can't tell you particular features that make me think so, it's just the overall appearance - you can also call it "gut feeling".
 

Mike Wise

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I must agree with Frank on this. The top fish shows masculine features like extended anterior dorsal spines (higher than a female's), lack of black in the ventral fins, and a more slender profile, typical of a male. My guess is that this is a sneaker male trying to look female to avoid excess aggression from the dominant male. Compare your fish with those on TomC's site: https://www.tomc.no/fish.aspx?fishIndexID=2379&gruppeID=1
 

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