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ID please.. caetei complex?

Sil

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Hi all,
I hope you might be able to identify these fishes. I got them from Brazil - they were shiped as A. cruzi, but they're not A. cruzi of course. I haven't got any more specific information about them...
Forgive for poor photos quality, but fishes are still shy. Even though, I hope your skillful eyes can manage with id.
IMHO they can be cataei complex spacies...

Potencial male





Potencial female



 

Mike Wise

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Definitely not caetei-complex. These species have crosstriped tails. I cannot say what they are from the photos. My first thought was A. sp. Pebas females.
 

Sil

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A. sp. Pebas is from Peru, but I have been told many 'stories' about the source of fish that I have bought.
Well, I'm not able to check up the source:frown: ...

Mike, I've pasted another photos in my first post. It was feeding time and it's visible on male photo, but I hope you could make some new observation.
Thanks in advance!:)
 

Mike Wise

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I'm still not positive about the ID, but definitely not caetei-complex. Your fishes' lateral band is too wide, the caudal isn't fully cross-striped, & I've never seen so much (if any!) red in the dorsal fin for caetei-complex fish. I still think that it might be Pebas (from the general shape of the head).
 

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