JamieDC Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Hi everyone, I purchased what I thought were three lady fire red Apistos and one male. However, I am beginning to think one of the ladies (see pics) might be a male. The fish is starting to display what looks to be the purple/ dark red line down its back and it’s clearly been relegated to corner of the tank by the male. the two other ladies same age do not appear to have this coloring. What do you guys think? thanks Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyP Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Hey. I can spot the gender different quite easy most of the time. The females should have a black line on their belly fin. But this doesn't go for every kind of apistogramma. Hope I could help u ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 If you can move the fish or maybe even just put some sort of a divider up, my experience (with different apistos) is that the colors can change quite rapidly and he/she might tell you quite quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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