Help with ID

[Nik. NDR.]

Hello all,
I recently picked up a group of 5 Apistogramma bitaeniata WC from Brazil. 2 of which were clearly not A. bitaeniata, any idea which species it could be. As mentioned they were labelled as WC from Brazil, and the A. bitaeniata they arrived with was the yellow form.
I plan on breeding them if they turn out to be a pair, hence i would like an identifiation on them

Many thanks, Nik.

 

[Frank Hättich]

It's a regani-complex species. Since the male seems to show no caudal pattern, there are not many (known) possibilities. The first one that comes to my mind is A. sp. Gelbwangen/Yellow-cheeks. However, for this to be the case, the male shows too much red markings on the lower head and lacks the typical yellow color on gill-covers and anterior lower body. Maybe some more pictures of the male in different moods (e.g. aggressive, displaying ...) would be helpful.

 

[Mike Wise]

It might be A. sp. cf. "Gelbwangen Sichelbinden" that Dieter Bork pictures in the Aqualog Extra. It, too, came from an unknown collection site and exported from Manaus. Still, Frank is correct more photos in different moods will be helpful. Many of the regani-complex species appear very similar.

 

[Nik. NDR.]

It might be A. sp. cf. "Gelbwangen Sichelbinden" that Dieter Bork pictures in the Aqualog Extra. It, too, came from an unknown collection site and exported from Manaus. Still, Frank is correct more photos in different moods will be helpful. Many of the regani-complex species appear very similar.

It's a regani-complex species. Since the male seems to show no caudal pattern, there are not many (known) possibilities. The first one that comes to my mind is A. sp. Gelbwangen/Yellow-cheeks. However, for this to be the case, the male shows too much red markings on the lower head and lacks the typical yellow color on gill-covers and anterior lower body. Maybe some more pictures of the male in different moods (e.g. aggressive, displaying ...) would be helpful.

Thank you for your replies! I will try and get more pictures.

 

[Nik. NDR.]

Hello all!
I finally got some decent pictures of the fish, and I am hoping to get some clarification on identifying this species. Or else it will just be a mystery haha.

 

[Frank Hättich]

A. sp. Gelbwangen (or one of the closely related forms) is still my best bet. Can you post some pictures of an aggressive or displaying male?