Help with Id and sexing

[lauraqrussell]

Hi there,
Would anyone be able to help identify these ones that were only labelled as apistogramma purple? These ones looked very different from one another. Would that just be the sex?

 

[Frank Hättich]

"Purple" is a trade name of A. cf. ortegai (Pebas, Morado). As far as I can see from your photos, your fish can likely be this form. However, if they are wild caught, it is always possible that one gets a mixture of similar species/forms.

 

[Frank Hättich]

... as for the sexes, I have marked what I believe to be males with red and females with green, unmarked ones I can't tell for sure: