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  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread Apistogramma id.
    With some clear photos of the fish in different moods it shouldn't be too difficult to tell whether they are kullanderi or not.
  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread Apistogramma id.
    I have seen such "weird" black markings only in A. kullanderi so far. As what did you got them?
  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich reacted to jabo's post in the thread Are all these A. Hongsloi? with Like Like.
    Thank you very much. I can't say how much I appreciate the knowledge you spread.
  • Frank Hättich
    Yes the rest is hongsloi. As for how to distinguish macmasteri- and hongsloi-complex species, see this excellent article by Mike Wise...
  • Frank Hättich
    I have marked all the macmasteri-like fish I found:
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  • Frank Hättich
    You are right, the ones that look different are a macmasteri-subcomplex species. It can be A. macmasteri (Rotrücken/Red Shoulder) but...
  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread Apistogramma id.
    Your fish look still like a hoignei-related species to me. Especially in the photo were the male is displaying in front of the mirror...
  • Frank Hättich
    It's correct.
  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread Apistogramna i.d. confirm.
    It's a male nijsseni.
  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread Apistogramna i.d. confirm.
    You are right, the two females in the first photo are A. nijsseni. Whether the fish in the second photo is a male nijsseni I can't tell...
  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread Apistogramma id.
    Try to take some pictures of the male when displaying or in aggressive mood too. For this you can put a small mirror into the tank, take...
  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread Apistogramma id.
    No, it's not A. regani. Among other things the latter shows pronounced vertical stripes in the complete caudal fin, a different caudal...
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  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread Apistogramma id.
    Unfortunately, I still can't tell you the exact species and probably won't be able to without knowing the exact catch location. However...
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  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread Apistogramma id.
    Despite the split in vertical bar 6 I'm sure that it's not an eunotus-subcomplex species. Rather it looks like a hoignei-subcomplex...
  • Frank Hättich
    Frank Hättich replied to the thread A. piaroa or A. megaptera.
    It's not megaptera because males of this species have at most the first 6 membranes of the dorsal fin strongly elongated whereas the...
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