A mouthbrooding species, interesting! They do look like the photos of A. barlowi in my Peru book, though I can't see well the shape of the caudal fin in the photos the yellow bottom half seems to be a key feature of the species - I am no expert on Apistogramma id though. Apparently they are found in small fast-flowing blackwater streams. Most blackwater streams are slow flowing, but that is what it says in the book!And unbelievably, I also have a fish for ID. They were labeled as A. barlowi. I'm interested in buying them, but haven't pulled the trigger today.
Lyretail. Between A. cacatuoides and D. filamentosus.I can't see well the shape of the caudal fin in the photos the yellow bottom half seems to be a key feature of the species
Well that fits barlowi...Lyretail. Between A. cacatuoides and D. filamentosus.
Thanks, the ID is long done, except if Mike, Tom or Frank have something to add to this. With research I meant researching habitat, behaviour and so on.Looks like a. Barlowi too me.
-r
The "swift flowing" bit is presumably why they are mouth-brooders? Like rheophilic mouth brooding Betta spp. (like Betta channoides etc).it just says they are found in small swift-flowing blackwater streams
I know, actually they are banned from collection and export since January and only from Colombia, neither from Brazil nor Venezuela, it is very much possible the specimens in stores recently are not Colombian after all.These are as of June banned from export so what you are seeing is the last of wild caught females in the shops. I’d keep your males, grab as many females as you can and try breeding them