raizyr
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I bought an established 55g planted tank about a month ago, including two unknown Apistogramma. The big male, unfortunately, didn't make it through a bout of what I think was ich about a week after moving the tank. So I'm left with one smaller fish that I'm having trouble identifying. I've found pictures that look similar identified as A. Viejita although my fish has no red spots. The male that died looks nearly identical to pictures of A. sp 'Rotpunkt', and it's possible the remaining fish is a Rotpunkt female, but the few pics I've found don't seem to match.
The fish is about 1.5" - 2" in length, when colored up the pectoral fins are bright orange, as is the base of the anal and caudal fins. There are a few blue specks underneath the eyes & on the upper opercle. The eyes themselves are also orange. I've also noticed blackening of the forehead when deeply colored. The dorsal fin is spined with a smooth curve from front to back, no one spine is greatly longer than the others.
In contrast, the big male's fins were very yellow and his cheeks very blue. I'm not sure if they were male & female of the same species, or something else. I wasn't able to observe very much interaction between them in the week before the big male got ill, so no help there unfortunately.
I recently got a pair of A. Cacatouides, as well as a trio of A. Agassizii and have been able to see some aggression from the male A. Cacatouides towards the unknown apisto. I also watched the unknown apisto greet the female A. Cacatouides and one of the small A. Agassizii (either female or juvi male, not sure yet) with a tailwag shortly after introducing them to the tank. Since then they just seem to ignore each other.
Hopefully this information is helpful and not just rambling, and sadly my pics aren't the best, my PowerShot just doesn't cut it for tank pics, but maybe someone will be able to recognize this fish. The Cacatouides and Agassizii will be moving to their own tanks as soon as they're finished starting their cycles, and the thought of a single unknown apisto left alone in a tank makes me sad. Thanks for any help you can offer.
Fish in question:
Male that perished:
The fish is about 1.5" - 2" in length, when colored up the pectoral fins are bright orange, as is the base of the anal and caudal fins. There are a few blue specks underneath the eyes & on the upper opercle. The eyes themselves are also orange. I've also noticed blackening of the forehead when deeply colored. The dorsal fin is spined with a smooth curve from front to back, no one spine is greatly longer than the others.
In contrast, the big male's fins were very yellow and his cheeks very blue. I'm not sure if they were male & female of the same species, or something else. I wasn't able to observe very much interaction between them in the week before the big male got ill, so no help there unfortunately.
I recently got a pair of A. Cacatouides, as well as a trio of A. Agassizii and have been able to see some aggression from the male A. Cacatouides towards the unknown apisto. I also watched the unknown apisto greet the female A. Cacatouides and one of the small A. Agassizii (either female or juvi male, not sure yet) with a tailwag shortly after introducing them to the tank. Since then they just seem to ignore each other.
Hopefully this information is helpful and not just rambling, and sadly my pics aren't the best, my PowerShot just doesn't cut it for tank pics, but maybe someone will be able to recognize this fish. The Cacatouides and Agassizii will be moving to their own tanks as soon as they're finished starting their cycles, and the thought of a single unknown apisto left alone in a tank makes me sad. Thanks for any help you can offer.
Fish in question:
Male that perished:
