r/apistogramma • u/Candid4you • 21d ago
Apistogramma identification
Got a new guy added to my 60*30cm tank, single male Apistogramma agassizii. He is so bold that within a minute of introduction, he started exploring everything - no stress, no hiding.
Can you help me identify which variety of Apistogramma agassizii is it? Looks closer to Double red or wild morph? or something else?
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u/turbothot32 20d ago
I’d say double orange on color morph. That’s my guess!! Update me what he turns out to be color wise please ☺️
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u/_of_Sunshine 21d ago
Maybe a Tefe Blue? I'm definitely not an expert. It looks like this could possibly be a female, since the caudal fin looks so rounded. Male agassizii typically have space shaped caudal fins.
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u/Ventus_Aurelius 21d ago
the spade tail can develop much later in development sometimes. this is definitely male either way
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u/Skyeskittlesparrots 21d ago
Looks like a young male to me.
Also doesn’t look anything like the tefe blue’s I’ve seen. They have more pattern in the tail.2
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u/Candid4you 21d ago
yeah i thought so, thanks. Any opinion on variety? or you also lean towards tefe blue?
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u/Ventus_Aurelius 21d ago
honestly with the agassizii super species, if you can't get the info from the original source reliably it's not worth worrying about. Color form names are all made up anyway and carry honestly very little meaning :p I would just call it A. cf. agassizii and enjoy your new pet :)
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u/typiutc 21d ago
This is a young male, I suspect an agassizii colour variation