Is this a female apisto viejita or male?

[michellev512]

Sold to me as female.,.,


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[michellev512]

Also seen her be yellow!


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[HUKIT]

Looks like a female macmasteri in my opinion.

 

[Brookster123]

Looks like a female macmasteri in my opinion.

+1. True apisto Viejitas are pretty rare at this point, they'd have to be wc. The macs are much much more common. And yes. That is just parroted info.. but!! Parroted from the best

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[michellev512]

Is he a macmasteri


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[michellev512]

And they don't seem to like eachother much...which is why I thought it wAs a male


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[Gillie]

+1. True apisto Viejitas are pretty rare at this point, they'd have to be wc. The macs are much much more common. And yes. That is just parroted info.. but!! Parroted from the best

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You are correct, the real vejita are rarely imported, even Europe and Asia rarely get them. There are a few people in the states keeping and breeding them, but so far they are keeping a tight grip on them.


Op your fish is definitely a macmasteri and it looks like cf. red shoulder.

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[michellev512]

So do I have a male and female then?
Do they need more than 1 female?


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[Gillie]

So do I have a male and female then?
Do they need more than 1 female?


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It's a male, 1 female is fine

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[Gillie]

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Also seen her be yellow!


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Subdominant males will take on female pattern and color to ward off any aggression from the male.

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[Brookster123]

Subdominant males will take on female pattern and color to ward off any aggression from the male.

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Subdom females will also take on male coloration to ward off crazy chicks.. i can personally attest to this behavior..

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[michellev512]

So then I have 2 males...ugh


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[Gillie]

Just for reference this is a true vejita

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[michellev512]

I guess I really don't care which fish I have...just want to know how to make it happy. I love my macmasteri!


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[Gillie]

I guess I really don't care which fish I have...just want to know how to make it happy. I love my macmasteri!


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Just keep up on regular maintenance and feed it quality flake/ pellet and frozen food, if it doesn't like prepared foods then a diet of frozen and live foods is the ticket.

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[michellev512]

Is there anyway to pick out a female?


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[Brookster123]

Put a bottle of wine and some chocolate infront of the tank. .. she'll swim on over; )

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[michellev512]

?


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[Gillie]

Is there anyway to pick out a female?


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Females will be yellowish brown to lemon yellow depending on maturity and whether or not they've spawned before

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