Apistogramma caetei

[fart]

Bought 5 Apistogramma caetei today, is there a way to see which Apistogramma caetei I got?

This is not a good photo, its taken through the glass of the aquarium and the bag they came in.
They are still a bit shy, will try to take better photos tomorrow.

 

[Mike Wise]

Sorry, but I can't tell you anything from just this photo. The fish looks small and probably is a female (no stripes on the tail). In all honesty I don't see any features that are truly diagnostic for a caetei-complex species. It looks more like a resticulosa-complex species. The last time I got "A. caetei" (sight unseen) they turned out to be A. sp. Wangenflecken, a wonderful little species in its own right.

 

[fart]

ok, I like A. sp. Wangenflecken already got a group of them before, but when you order Wild cought Apistogramma caetei I did not think it could be A. sp. Wangenflecken. I got five and two of them was small, here are some more photos, maybe not the best id photos but iv been looking at photos i have form the other A. sp. Wangenflecken group and the live fish an i guess you right .

What is the biggest difference between Apistogramma caetei and A. sp. Wangenflecken? been looking in some books for clues but they seems to just fly by me

With regards
RHD

 

[Mike Wise]

These photos show A. sp. Wangenflecken. They are a resticulosa-complex species. A. caetei belongs to the caetei-complex. You will find the differences in my article on TomC's web site that describes apisto species-groups. It has helpful drawings, too: http://apisto.sites.no/page.aspx?PageId=116

 

[fart]

Thank you very much for the help.

With regards
RHD