Guys, I have a quick question.
A friend of mine ordered a pair of apistogrammas and we think the smaller "female" might be a sneaker male. However, he doesn't want to complain with the seller, yet, because he wants to make sure it is indeed a male before he complains to this reputable seller. Here are some pictures I took:
The smaller fish is displaying the courting... sideways spasming
, however doesn't get more yellow than in the pictures, the pelvic fin is not black (though some say some domestic strain females don't have this?), and the rear caudal fin is not round (granted you can see it's a little damaged). However! The dorsal fine is short and some people say they don't really go yellow till after the eggs are laid (which they aren't). Any opinions / reassurance would be great as he's planning to breed them, but an actual pair would be nice for that!
Also the larger male is now continually chasing away the smaller one, suggesting to me that possible the male is aware of the imposter? Please correct me if I'm wrong!
(If needed I have much larger version of the photos above)
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