Id please

[pikette]

I am unsure of what this species is. Can anyone help me out?

Francine

 

[Julio Melgar]

Hi Frany,

This is the yellow form of Apistogramma barlowi (aka A. sp. Maulbruter).

Julio

 

[blueblue]

Yes, it is A. sp. Maulbruter, a "late" mouth-brooding apisto

P.S: it's nice to know that this species has got an official name Apistogramma barlowi now, may anybody tell me the meaning of
barlowi?

 

[pikette]

Hi Frany,

This is the yellow form of Apistogramma barlowi (aka A. sp. Maulbruter).

Julio

Ahhhh! Thanks Julio! Glad to see you here!

Thanks for the ID because his daddy will need an official name when I show him at the ACA in Atlanta.

Is it common for this species to turn completely yellow once mature?

Franny

 

[aquaticclarity]

Yes, it is A. sp. Maulbruter, a "late" mouth-brooding apisto

P.S: it's nice to know that this species has got an official name Apistogramma barlowi now, may anybody tell me the meaning of
barlowi?

blueblue,

This thread should answer your question:

http://forum.apistogramma.com/showthread.php?t=7589

Nice fish Franny! And here I was going to call it Apisto. sp. "Pike Food". Maybe that's another fish. Send fry to Wisconsin when you get some please!

Jeff

 

[viejo]

Yes, it is A. sp. Maulbruter, a "late" mouth-brooding apisto

P.S: it's nice to know that this species has got an official name Apistogramma barlowi now, may anybody tell me the meaning of
barlowi?

BARLOWI is a patronym honoring the late Dr. George Barlow...

 

[Mike Wise]

There are at least 2 color morphs of this species: a white (or as you call it yellow) and a blue morp. It depends on the predominant color on the flanks of the male. The color morphs seem to come from different locations, too.

I, too, want to welcome you here, Julio!

 

[Rolo]

Hi Mike,

There are at least 2 color morphs of this species: a white (or as you call it yellow) and a blue morp. It depends on the predominant color on the flanks of the male. The color morphs seem to come from different locations, too.

Well, I have both colormorphs and made an interesting observation.

I bought them at AquaFrerrytale in netherlands. The "yellow morph" was sold as "red morph" there.

They had "blue" and "red" morph at the same time, but from two different imports and two different locations, as far as I know. So I could compare both.
All males of the "red" morph had much more yellow at the body flanks than the "blue" morph. But then - after a while in my aquarium - they lost this color at the body and look almost the same as the "blue" morph. Also the F1 male, which is now swimming in my tank look like the "blue" male. There are just little differences in size and intensity of the reddish colouration on the gill cover.
So, could it be that the yellow colouration of the body is not a characteristic for different polychromatic colorforms, but maybe it's just a matter of feeding or dominance?

On the other hand, if I see pictures of the yellow morph in literature, e.g. in Römers description, they look different to mine and I doubt, that these fishes could loose their colouration. ;-)

So maybe, I just made a "bad catch". ...but nevertheless at the store they were obviously much more yellow at the body than the "blue" fishes from the other tank. Explanation for this?

regards,
Rolo

P.S. Julio, a friendly "Welcome!" from me, too. Nice to have you here.

 

[Mike Wise]

Many apistos are polychromatic. Many can change color due to the food they are fed. TomC found the 2 color forms in separate locations in the wild, within 50 km of each other. It is hard to decide if this is genetic selection or different food/water conditions. My guess is that it is more likely genetic selection to microhabitats more than different food.

 

[pikette]

blueblue,
Nice fish Franny! And here I was going to call it Apisto. sp. "Pike Food". Maybe that's another fish. Send fry to Wisconsin when you get some please!

Jeff

LOL! If the male I plan to show survives, I shall send you a pair of his offspring. If he doesn't you'll have to wait for the next batch.

Francine

 

[aquaticclarity]

Francine,

That would be great, thanks! I lost my wild stock a year or two ago and never did get any fry from them. Your fish are A LOT more colorfull to boot!

Jeff