help me id this female apisto

**oqs** · 26th Mar 2002, 21:43

got this from Gan a few weeks ago. (he caught it for me) thot it might be a A. Rotkeil female but have some doubts cos it looked a bit different from another female A. Rotkeil that A.Moae chose for me.

**A. Moae** · 26th Mar 2002, 21:45

OQS, difficult to see man, hard to tell fm this pic

**Simon** · 26th Mar 2002, 21:51

from the pic, still looks like a rotkeil.. female have the abdominal markings.. take a clearer pic

**benetay** · 26th Mar 2002, 21:59

need a clearer pic to ID this apisto, but what Gan got in his apisto tank is mostly a.rotkeil

**oqs** · 26th Mar 2002, 22:02

ok will try to... seems like she has formed a territory among the dwarf sag... hard to catch her outside.. she's not letting the male rotkeil in... dunno what's she's up to.

**benetay** · 26th Mar 2002, 22:12

After lights are off, slowly go towards your tank with a torch and look at the female like spying on them, maybe you have a better chance of looking at your apisto that way.

**oqs** · 26th Mar 2002, 23:21

another attempt to take her photo... hope it's clear enough.

**benetay** · 26th Mar 2002, 23:22

It's clearer OQS but i think u still need to get a full view of it...the tail part was covered by the plants.

**candidi** · 27th Mar 2002, 20:06

That is not a female apisto. Its real name is Apistogramma Gibbiceps and it is a male fish. I have one in my apisto tank at this present moment.

**Simon** · 27th Mar 2002, 20:21

u mean the A. cf. gibbiceps 'yellow'? very possible, similar face markings

**candidi** · 27th Mar 2002, 22:57

A better identification features are those vertical black bars around the stomach area. That is still a young fish, the dorsal and tail fins shows that. An adult Apistogramma Gibbiceps is a real gem.

**benetay** · 27th Mar 2002, 23:05

Apistogramma Cf Gibbiceps "yellow" this is what i assume it is.

**oqs** · 27th Mar 2002, 23:23

whao.. looking at some pics of A. Gibbiceps on the net... really looks like the fish in my tank. argh... let's hope the other one is a true female A.Rotkeil.

anyway thanks for the ID, candidi. anyone knows where i can get a female A.Gibbiceps?

**benetay** · 27th Mar 2002, 23:32

The best chance is still GAN cos you got it from there. I've nv come across them in any aquarium..

**oqs** · 27th Mar 2002, 23:37

yah i guess so... but i sucks at identifying fish (seriously.. i never thought that fish is a male b4.. he was yellow and all.... thot 'she' was in breeding colours) and even if i can i think i don't have the patience to catch it out of the tank! heh... maybe i should get one of those apisto books first.