What fish is this?

[Mitch90]

Can anyone tell me what fish this is?

Bought it today, and the guy said it's name. Completely went out my head and have googled and googled. Can't find anything that it looks like.

Thanks in advance.

The only thing I know is that it's not a chiclid - well, not an aggressive one anyway as its allowed in a community tank.

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Looks like an apistogramma hongsloi

 

[Byron]

That is a cichlid, and it does certainly bear a resemblance to Apistogramma hongsloi as suggested above [I am not saying it is not, I just don't have enough experience with these fish].

A suggestion going forward...never acquire any fish you have not fully researched with respect to its habitat, maintenance requirements, temperament, size, numbers it (as a species) may require, etc. Doing this can save a lot of grief, and the poor fish should it not be suitable.

 

[raylove]

Apistogramma viejita 'Gold

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Apistogramma viejita 'Gold

Ooh yeah, that's way more likely

 

[raylove]

Actually could also be Apistogramma macmasteri
It's clearly a gold variety of an Apistogramma species. I'm not an expert on these but have seen them from time to time.

 

[Mitch90]

Thanks for the advice, looking at the variants of that type of fish, I think its actually the Apistogramma Macmasteri. wouldn't have found or remembered it without your suggestion lol.

In terms of your advice Byron, the fish keeper was asked if it would be suitable in the tank I had with the fish I had already, to which he said yes - that's the advice I follow as its far to easy to get these things wrong, so best leaving it to the expert to guide on what will work in tanks.

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Unfortunately the fish keeper (or the bloke selling you the fish) isn't always the expert. Don't ever take what they tell you at face value, always do your own research or come here for advice. In my experience, the shop want to make a sale and will tell you anything to get it

 

[Byron]

Thanks for the advice, looking at the variants of that type of fish, I think its actually the Apistogramma Macmasteri. wouldn't have found or remembered it without your suggestion lol.

In terms of your advice Byron, the fish keeper was asked if it would be suitable in the tank I had with the fish I had already, to which he said yes - that's the advice I follow as its far to easy to get these things wrong, so best leaving it to the expert to guide on what will work in tanks.

I've no idea as to the level of knowledge of your store staff, and I am assuming it was a store, but your own research is the only safe guarantee. On the other hand, if this fish came from a hobbyist who asked you about your tank and knew all the issues one needs to know about your present setup, that would be very different.

 

[Sgooosh]

despite all the confusion, that looks like a really happy and pretty little fish

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Fairly sure it’s appistogramma macmasteri ‘gold’

 

[Caesar]

It is an amelanistic a. macmasteri.

 

[chillipop]

Nice pics of a good looking fish