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Apistogramma ID and sex?

Kylec66

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Picked up these 2 yesterday and were sold to me as A.borellii which I doubt they are but also I thought I grabbed a male/female, first time ever owning apistos wanted to come here and make sure I got a pair and to find out what species they actually are since they aren’t borellii
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Mike Wise

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Apistogramma sp. "Steel-Blue" is the most commonly seen name for this fish. Females are less commonly seen, but you may be lucky in finding one. It's hard to say from just 1 photo.
 

Kylec66

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This is a solo of the “female” she does have the female traits for steel blues, she has black stripes on pelvic fins, rounded back fins, and less blue on the face so I’m pretty sure she’s a female but who knows
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