I need help identifying the location of this WC Apistogramma bitaeniata

[miguelgr7]

Helo everyone, I need help identifying the location of this WC Apistogramma bitaeniata, This fish sold me like shushupe and I think is Morona But I have my doubts, could someone help me???.

Greetings

 

[Mike Wise]

All I can say for certain is that it is a form of A. bitaenata from the upper Amazon system of Peru and Colombia. Many populations look much alike, so without a positive collecting locale it is just A. bitaeniata. Both the Río Morona and Río Shushupe are part of the Peruvian Amazon so either is possible - although the Marona is extremely far from normal collecting areas. It might even be in the environmental disaster area that Peru established 2 years ago. The Río Shushupe is more or less regularly collected. My guess is that if the fish were sold as Shushupe, then that is the most likely source.

 

[miguelgr7]

All I can say for certain is that it is a form of A. bitaenata from the upper Amazon system of Peru and Colombia. Many populations look much alike, so without a positive collecting locale it is just A. bitaeniata. Both the Río Morona and Río Shushupe are part of the Peruvian Amazon so either is possible - although the Marona is extremely far from normal collecting areas. It might even be in the environmental disaster area that Peru established 2 years ago. The Río Shushupe is more or less regularly collected. My guess is that if the fish were sold as Shushupe, then that is the most likely source.

Perfect Mike thanks for your help!!