Please help to identify this Apistogramma

[Silverwombat]

Hello everyone.

I'm a Apistobeginner, so my knowledge about the different subspecies is very limited. A few days ago I ordered a few A. cacatuoides (female and male) at the local store.

After I recieved the ordered fish, one of them seems to be a different species. Can someone help me to identify this one (species and gender..if possible). I have my suspicions, but I'm not certain.

 

[Mike Wise]

It's a nijsseni-group species, but which of several I can't say from these photos. Probably a male. Size?

 

[Silverwombat]

Thank you for the answer.
It's about 4 cm (or around 5 cm with fin). Now the thing is, that I don't want to leave this guy alone and buy a few companions. I asked the shopguy, who seems to be a student part timer, if he has an idea what it could be and he only said the guy they ordered it from also breeds "panda dwarf cichlids". So my assumption was that this could be a nijsseni or a panduro. Though I thought, that panduro is a lineage of nijsseni.
But like I said I'm a bloody apisto-beginner, so maybe I'm confusing something.

 

[Bart Hazes]

A. panduro and nijsseni are distinct species that look relatively similar. I agree with Mike that it is very likely a (young) male. Panduro males tend to have the central part of the tail fin with a bluish colour, yellow for nijsseni so I guess that is what you have.

 

[Mike Wise]

Or possibly A. sp Matses? It does appear to be one of the three species from east of the Ucayali. Time, maturity, and more diagnostic photos will tell.

 

[Silverwombat]

Thank you for the answers.

 

[allentwnguy]

I would see if the shop would divulge the name of their supplier. If he's a hobby "breeder" he should be able to narrow the specie and perhaps can supply mates. Even if it is a different species at least you'll have a match. If they won't supply a name then maybe give them a picture to give to the breeder and he should know what he sent and get a match/mate that way.