Requesting help with identifying Apisto Panduro

[Laurie]

Hello. In addition to two new Panduros I recently had in quarantine, I have one in my 20G long. My LFS felt confident it was a male, but I think it might be female. If anyone with experience with Panduros could give me your opinion based on the photos, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

 

[rasmusW]

I would guess on female aswell.

-r

 

[Laurie]

Thanks for replying. I suspect I have three females in my tank now, which is not what I wanted since I would like to have a breeding pair.Plus, the original panduro is not happy having the other two in her tank. In your experience, do the males have an obvious blue color to them? Finding a breeding pair is proving to be a challenge so far, especially since the well-meaning LFS employees in both stores I got my Panduros from thought they were giving me the opposite sex than I ended up getting. I guess it’s not always obvious. Thanks again.

 

[anewbie]

The one i had was mature and had an obvious blue colouring. The females are territorial and can be intolerable to new tank mates.

 

[Laurie]

Thanks for replying. I’ll have to find the right male for my feisty female. Cheers.

 

[Mozzulu]

That's a female. Very beautiful though.

 

[Leinrw]

Hello. In addition to two new Panduros I recently had in quarantine, I have one in my 20G long. My LFS felt confident it was a male, but I think it might be female. If anyone with experience with Panduros could give me your opinion based on the photos, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

I bought two little panduros and at least one May be male. They are in a separate tank from my two females. Here is one of the little ones. I previously had a blue male with a black blotch (I first thought was a female)

 

[Leinrw]

I bought two little panduros and at least one May be male. They are in a separate tank from my two females. Here is one of the little ones. I previously had a blue male with a black blotch (I first thought was a female)

The other little one looks blue in this picture

 

[Paul1006]

Hello. In addition to two new Panduros I recently had in quarantine, I have one in my 20G long. My LFS felt confident it was a male, but I think it might be female. If anyone with experience with Panduros could give me your opinion based on the photos, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thank you.

That black spot in the middle of it's side leads me to believe you have a female there.

 

[Laurie]

That's a female. Very beautiful though.

Thanks for replying, and for the compliment. I think she is too, and I think she knows it, diva that she is.

 

[Laurie]

That black spot in the middle of it's side leads me to believe you have a female there.

Thanks for responding. I just need to find her a mate who can handle her. She is sassy. Cheers!

 

[Paul1006]

Thanks for replying. I suspect I have three females in my tank now, which is not what I wanted since I would like to have a breeding pair.Plus, the original panduro is not happy having the other two in her tank. In your experience, do the males have an obvious blue color to them? Finding a breeding pair is proving to be a challenge so far, especially since the well-meaning LFS employees in both stores I got my Panduros from thought they were giving me the opposite sex than I ended up getting. I guess it’s not always

 

[Paul1006]

Try contacting Jason @ Red Fish Blue Fish his specialty is Apistos. He imports them from the Czech Republic. Good luck.

 

[Laurie]

The other little one looks blue in this picture

The one in this picture looks very blue to me. I was thinking the blue would be a lighter shade. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Laurie]

Great, thank you! I will do that.

 

[Laurie]

Sorry to bother, but have you ever contacted Jason@redfishbluefish? I sent him an email, but received a msg that the address failed. Just wondered if you had successfully sent an email to that address. I did not attach any photos. Thanks.

 

[anewbie]

Sorry to bother, but have you ever contacted Jason@redfishbluefish? I sent him an email, but received a msg that the address failed. Just wondered if you had successfully sent an email to that address. I did not attach any photos. Thanks.

it will be .com or similar - no email address leaves off a TLD (the part after the period).

 

[Laurie]

it will be .com or similar - no email address leaves off a TLD (the part after the period).

I tried it with .com, but it didn’t work. Will try again. Thanks for responding again!