unidentified Apistogramma!

[Rikard]

I need help with something that has bothered me. I have a single Apistogramma that ihavent benn able to identify here follows a description: It has a black spot in the middle of the body and a orange cheek. PLEASE HELP MEE!!!! :?

 

[Neil]

Rikard,
Really not enough info. Could be any number of fish -linkei, juruensis, atahualpa, hongsloi, guttata, etc.... The black spot in the middle of the body is very common, asi is the orange cheek. Is it a high bodied fish? Does it have a lyretail? How high is the dorsal? What other colors are there and where?
It might help you get a better feel for identifying characteristics of Apistogramma by looking at this article.

http://www.apistogramma.com/descriptionchar-article.htm

Is there any way to get a pic?
Neil

 

[Rikard]

Answer to NEIL

All Right now for the first it has a milky brown body, has a lyretail and is high bodied. It also has a faint yellow color at the end of the tail-fin!THANKS FOR HELPING!!!

 

[Neil]

Does this fish always have a single lateral spot (black spot right in the middle of the body?
Can you tell if there are extentions on the first few rays of the dorsal fin. Does the fish have kind of large lips?
Neil

 

[Rikard]

Reply (again)

It has a single spot, no extensions on the dorsalfin and it has "normalsized" lips. and i would like to point out that it is veary agressive1 :!: Thanks!!

 

[Randall]

Apisto ID

Dear Rikard,

There are approximately 200 known forms of Apistogramma, not including color morphs. A photo would be most helpful.

Thank you.

Randall Kohn