Please help ID Apisto

**fishyfishchan** · 22nd Aug 2011, 23:03

Kindly help me to ID the below Apisto pair. Thank you

**chris168** · 22nd Aug 2011, 23:33

Pelvicachromis taeniatus "Kienke" if i'm not wrong.

**Apistoinka** · 23rd Aug 2011, 00:21

Bro chris is right... It's not a Apisto species... But a dwarf chiclid family...

**squawkbox** · 23rd Aug 2011, 15:54

My guess it is a male Apistogramma Cacatuoides.

**fishyfishchan** · 23rd Aug 2011, 20:27

Thank you all for the reply.
Manage to find the actual name after searching the internet.
Pelvicachromis taeniatus "Moliwe"

**Lucrado** · 25th Aug 2011, 20:40

Very interesting fish which will breed when you least expect it to

Good choice for a community tank

**apisto31** · 30th Aug 2011, 22:09

I doubt that it's "Moliwe". It's P. Taeniatus yes but could be from Nigeria.

**guppee** · 30th Aug 2011, 22:27

Dunno the scientific name, but commonly called african krib. Foreground is a female, as males have pointed dorsal and anal fins.

**alfredliow316** · 31st Aug 2011, 01:54

females have very pink/purplelish tummy.

**fishyfishchan** · 31st Aug 2011, 02:15

Originally Posted by apisto31

I doubt that it's "Moliwe". It's P. Taeniatus yes but could be from Nigeria.

Yeah, you are right. It's P. Taeniatus Nigeria Red after looking the pictures on the internet again.
Was confused by the colour of both fish.
Thank you.

**apistomaster** · 26th Sep 2011, 09:02

It's P. Taeniatus, no doubt about that but 3000 miles of Atlantic Ocean separates Pelvicachromis from any Apistogramma species in the wild. The actual water chemistry and care are not all that dissimilar except many wild Apistos do need soft acid water and especially for breeding. Pelvicachromis can whip any Apistogramma so never combine them.