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I picked up a trio of apistogramma today on an impulse visit to the LFS. They are all currently just under an inch in length and are being housed in my 10g tank.

The LFS labelling of the tank was typically poor and they were just labelled as "Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma" and they were actually being housed in their "rift lake" section of the store.

Two of the fish are very similar in colour and markings while the third appears different, I'm not sure if it's just that it is more stressed, a different gender or a different species completely. Maybe you guys can enlighten me from viewing the pics as I've never kept apistos before...

• yellow apisto (two of the three are similarly marked / coloured);

• plain apisto;

• two together

G_T

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

I'm no expert at all but they all look like female triple reds to me. I had one pair Male/female in my tank when I first started. Ask these guys and they'll tell you for sure: www.forum.apistogramma.com

troppo it is probably just stress.

make conditions ideal and just wait a little while.

there is always the possibility that is just was born with out color, or that it is another gender... but just wait a bit and see.

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Nice fish !

The yellow is the female, the whites are the male.
Both get darker when stressed or when trying to blend into darker areas.

I bought A agassizi's tonight. The female is hiding but the male's pic is over in Photo Booth

The Amazon Nut...

I like the yellow & black combination troppo.
Those eyes look huge though!

Should be interesting identifying what apistos you have there with the big eyes and all hehe

Maybe this will help good luck !

http://forum.apistogramma.com/

So how are they settling in ?

The Amazon Nut...

They should look really good once they mature a little and color up some more. Then you can post us some more photos for comparison.

I found the body of the pale / uncoloured apisto this afternoon seems it just didn't settle in very well.

The two yellow and black ones appear to be doing well though... they've been eating well and have been reasonably active so I have my fingers crossed that they have adjusted to their new surrounds. Only time will tell I guess.

G_T

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

ahh bummer, can't wait to see 'em grow up a bit.... keep us posted!

Sorry to hear you lost one Troppo

Best of luck with the other two.

The Amazon Nut...