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    Help in sexing Apistogramma elizabethae

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    I had the below sold to me as the female of a pair. Do you guys think this is a female? Thanks.

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    Apistogramma agassizii, Apistogramma bitaeniata "Careiro", Apistogramma brevis, Apistogramma elizabethae, Apistogramma eremnopyge, Apistogramma sp. "Miua", Dicrossus filamentosus

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    Don't look like a juvenile, hence don't think it will morph anymore. So its a female for me. Rounded tail, short dorsal membrane, short anal fin and short ventral fins tell me she is a very beautiful female.
    Eugene (^_^)
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    Thanks Eugene for the confirmation.
    Now I will need to start looking for a male as the male had passed away.
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    Apistogramma agassizii, Apistogramma bitaeniata "Careiro", Apistogramma brevis, Apistogramma elizabethae, Apistogramma eremnopyge, Apistogramma sp. "Miua", Dicrossus filamentosus

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    Need help again on the other Apistogramma elizabethae I have. This is the wild elizabethae from the NKS batch.

    The fish in question below


    When flaring






    Does look like a male to me when flare, what do you guys think?
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    Apistogramma agassizii, Apistogramma bitaeniata "Careiro", Apistogramma brevis, Apistogramma elizabethae, Apistogramma eremnopyge, Apistogramma sp. "Miua", Dicrossus filamentosus

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    Looks female at first glance. However, it may be too early to tell due to the age. Female apisto will also puff up their gills and attain the reddish pigmentation on their fins when flaring.
    Eugene (^_^)
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