Id Please

[ApistoNut]

Can you ID this fish?

 

[LouieLovell]

Can you ID this fish?

its a very nice fish

 

[kizno1]

I would say an Apistogramma sp steel blue but i could be wrong.

 

[Wills]

I would say an Apistogramma sp steel blue but i could be wrong.

Thats what I was going to say as well but not 100% how to ID them.

Wills

 

[ApistoNut]

I got it as a steel blue but does it look a bit yellow?

 

[kizno1]

I would say an Apistogramma sp steel blue but i could be wrong.

Thats what I was going to say as well but not 100% how to ID them.

Wills

I was looking at pictures and most seem to have a big spot by the tail like this one and yellow fins some with blue specks on which also fits this so if its not them its something every similar.

I got it as a steel blue but does it look a bit yellow?

If thats what you brought it as i would say it is then. Have you only just got it? it looks quite stressed out so it might just be a little off colour until it settles in.

 

[ApistoNut]

its been in here for 2 weeks i had another which was bright blue but died of swimbladder disease found him floating

 

[ApistoNut]

would you say it is female?

 

[kizno1]

How big is it? Theres not really much info on them but from what ive seen the females dont have the gill markings or if they do there a lot fainter.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

I would say Apistogramma sp. Steel Blue too (I'm not very knowledgeable on American cichlids at all, but I do remember a cichlid looking very similar at Aquajardin ~2 years ago). If I'm not mistaken, the females are more yellow?

 

[ApistoNut]

I would say that was yellow, would any of you? the other steel blue i had was this colour

My link

he went even brighter as he floated nearer and nearer the top :

 

[kizno1]

I would say that was yellow, would any of you? the other steel blue i had was this colour

My link

he went even brighter as he floated nearer and nearer the top :

Compared to that it definitely looks female but i dont know enough about them to say for sure.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Having just googled Apistogramma sp. steel blue, I came across a link that mentioned Steve Chester (ste12000 on this forum and several others) having kept this species and no doubt breeding them, which might help you make an informed decision.

 

[ApistoNut]

Goat its me from BCA forum, ive posted on there no sign of ste yet but got some info from Andrew. To be honest its a waist of time you get more advice from TFF!!!

 

[ApistoNut]

ste might sort it now just sent him a message