~~~LET'S SEE THOSE EARTHEATERS~~~

[titansfever83]

I want to see your Eartheaters!!!:)


Please post the type of Eartheater you are showing to help others ID theirs or we can help you ID yours;)


ENJOY EVERYONE:D
:popcorn:
Here's a few to get started

Geophagus Orangehead "Tapajos"
186098
side of the same fish above
186099
Geophagus Altifrons "Manuas" (growouts)
186100
Geophagus Orangehead "Tapajos" (babies)
186102

[japes]

I've only got juveniles.

Acarichthys heckelii

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march7/heckelii1.jpg

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march7/heckelii2.jpg

Geophagus steindachneri

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march18/stein3.jpg

Saw some Geophagus sp. Rio Pindare for sale today, a species I'd been after for months, and I now have no room. Raging I tell you.

Terrible shot of my Steiney too, had only been in for an hour and my tanks dirty because of meds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHdpOT931i8

Video from same period.

[robmcd]

Dude I LOVE that orangehead!!!! Wher did you get that thing??? Awesome lookin fish!!

[titansfever83]

Dude I LOVE that orangehead!!!! Wher did you get that thing??? Awesome lookin fish!!


:)From my secret source Rob;)

Japes, I like the heckelii with the double lateral spots! He/she will be nice when they get older.

[voss345]

Im speechless after seeing your red head

[ewok]

i love this thread already

[labiatus55]

very nice, Ive always wondered why they are called earteaters?

[moparitus]

Jurupari
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/livingpictures/Fish/DSC_2638.jpg

Surinamensis
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/livingpictures/Fish/DSC_2642.jpg

Bahia? I have since traded this fish. He was a little too aggressive.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/livingpictures/Fish/DSC_2657.jpg

[Red Devil]

here are some of my earth movers...:)

[titansfever83]

very nice, Ive always wondered why they are called earteaters?

Watch some videos on youtube of geos and you'll see;) They gather substrate(sand or small gravel) in their mouth and sift through it for various types of food; spitting out anything that is not edible.

[moparitus]

"Red Devil'
Nice pic's of your Jurupari !!

[Red Devil]

"Red Devil'
Nice pic's of your Jurupari !!

yours too !!! Thank you!

[japes]

They're actually Satanoperca leucosticta ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHdpOT931i8

Terrible video of my Steindachneri 'moving' earth. Only 2~", he chugs a lot of sand.

[Modest_Man]

Bahia? I have since traded this fish. He was a little too aggressive.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n257/livingpictures/Fish/DSC_2657.jpg

That's an A. robertsoni.

[Westie]

These pics don't do his color justice-

[Red Devil]

They're actually Satanoperca leucosticta ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHdpOT931i8

Terrible video of my Steindachneri 'moving' earth. Only 2~", he chugs a lot of sand.

yes they are ..!!!:D

[convict94]

here are some of my g. brasiliensis:


the male

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg176/cichlidkid_TJD/c257.jpg



the female
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg176/cichlidkid_TJD/c256.jpg



both of them
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg176/cichlidkid_TJD/c121.jpg

[moparitus]

That's an A. robertsoni.

"Modest_Man"

Thanks for the info!

Randy

[titansfever83]

Nice pics everyone!:)



LET'S SEE MORE!!!

:cool-1:

[japes]

Possibly picking up a couple more steindachneri, pending whether or not I'm able to sell my 3-4" Female Blue Acara.

Saw a handful of Geophagus sp. Rio Pindare for sale in a quality store yesterday, a fish I'd been after for months and months. Didn't have any cash on me and I don't have the room anyway, I'm not impressed let me tell you :p

[warfrik]

Here is a few of mine

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/8500/cimg0830xd2.th.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0830xd2.jpg)

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/867/cimg0814ml3.th.jpg (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0814ml3.jpg)

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7618/cimg0835me3.th.jpg (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0835me3.jpg)

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5711/cimg0832xd8.th.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0832xd8.jpg)

[Bobears]

Here's one:

[titansfever83]

Great looking specimens so far!

Any Biotodoma, Guianacara, or some Retroculus out there?!?! I would love to see some nice full grown Altifrons, too:naughty:

Please, if you KNOW the ID of your fish, post it at the top of the pic. If you need help with its ID let us know and we will try our best to help you;)

I would like for future MFKers to be able to refer to this thread if they are unsure of their particular Eartheater.

Thanks
Jamie


KEEP THEM COMIN!!!:D
:popcorn:

[warfrik]

Guinacara Geayi

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8274/cimg0822qd9.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0822qd9.jpg)

male geo altifrons 6.5"

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2558/cimg0825gd2.th.jpg (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0825gd2.jpg)

[robmcd]

Dude I LOVE that orangehead!!!! Wher did you get that thing??? Awesome lookin fish!!
Doohhh DUDE your killin me!!! C'mon bro throw me a bone and send me the info in a PM. PLEEEEASE......... I can keep a secret.....

[ewok]

Guinacara Geayi

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8274/cimg0822qd9.th.jpg (http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0822qd9.jpg)




great to see them! full tank shots please! :headbang2
have they bred for you too?

[ewok]

here are mine that i sold to warfrik

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/tienyeo/prespawning008.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/tienyeo/guinacaras001.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/tienyeo/prespawning006.jpg

[japes]

What species are they ewok? Sorry, couldn't be bothered looking them up. Gymnos?

Couple of average new shots.

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march21/stein1.jpg

Steindachneri

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march21/heckelii.jpg

Heckelii

[haluk]

Here is the only one I have.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1572/picturehaluk009qb3.jpg

[ewok]

mine are guinacara gaeyi

[ewok]

Here is a few of mine



http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/867/cimg0814ml3.th.jpg (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0814ml3.jpg)



where did you get the satanoperca from?

[Jakob]

i have got a Geophagus Brasiliensis
http://www.fishfiles.net/up/0803/1yhwcvl3_Picture_104.jpg

[convict94]

nice g. brasiliensis...he looks like he's got some meat on him, how big is he? i want mine to get that beautiful

[Jakob]

he´s about 6 inches and showing his colors 100%.
Also very aggressive to my oscars

[Jakob]

He eats very much and is fat hehe

[titansfever83]

Absolutely beautiful Jakob!!!!! That is one of the best looking Brasi's I've seen;):)


Ewok, what were you thinking?!?! Warfrik got some nice ones:naughty:

[Jakob]

Tanx i have never seen other brasils and i have wondered how cool mine is
Thanks again

[moparitus]

Jakob,

Nice Brasiliensis !!

[Modest_Man]

My male G. brasiliensis in 05. (I'll be getting the pair back next week, male is now 12")

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/Haole_Built/100_1083-1.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/Haole_Built/100_1059.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/Haole_Built/100_1078.jpg

Female
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/Haole_Built/100_1047.jpg

[Jakob]

more pics of the brasiliens.
http://www.fishfiles.net/up/0803/efl7dsta_Picture_378.jpg
http://www.fishfiles.net/up/0803/8noeklte_Picture_384.jpg
what do you think?
Thei are ok to me;)

[titansfever83]

A 12" pair of Brasi's..... :headbang2:headbang2



definitely post some pics once they get settled in, I would love to see how much they've changed in 3 yrs:WHOA:

[Modest_Man]

Can do. It's really only two years, as I shipped them out in very late December 05. The male is 12", female is only 6" or so.

I grew them from 2" to 8" (5" for her) but was made an offer I couldn't refuse and shipped them out to NJ. Be nice to get them back.

[warfrik]

great to see them! full tank shots please! :headbang2
have they bred for you too?

They have not bred for me yet. Too much going on in the tank. I will get full tank pics soon. All the fish that I got from you are doing well. The guinacaras and the nic grew quite a bit.
Got the S. daemon from Ed aka paradise so as the altifrons.

[warfrik]

Here you go as requested

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/8430/cimg0916fn7.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0916fn7.jpg)
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/809/cimg0911em3.th.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0911em3.jpg)
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/60/cimg0907co6.th.jpg (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cimg0907co6.jpg)

[warfrik]

Nice brasilensis modest_man. I missed mine. Looks very identical to yours, lots of pearls in th body.

[ewok]

They have not bred for me yet. Too much going on in the tank. I will get full tank pics soon. All the fish that I got from you are doing well. The guinacaras and the nic grew quite a bit.
Got the S. daemon from Ed aka paradise so as the altifrons.

cool
i'm very glad to hear that :)

[ewok]

Ewok, what were you thinking?!?! Warfrik got some nice ones:naughty:

sigh i know... that's what you get when you are impulsive and sell off your entire collection... took me a good month or more to find them and they arrived in pretty poor shape and i had to nurse them back to health.
they did breed for me like 1-2 weeks after arrival though :D :D :D

as long as they are in the area and there is a breeding group, i'll be ok :)

[Opiate]

thought it looked like a juvie umbee... haha

[titansfever83]

Bump for some more pics!!!


HaHa, got lucky on this shot;)
187573

[japes]

Bad and good news. Lost my steindachneri as a result of unknown circumstances yesterday. Only a juvenile luckily, but he didn't eat that night and was 'lazing' around on the gravel, behavior I thought was rather normal as I've seen photos of numerous Red Humps doing it. That night he was hovering vertically at the surface and had no idea what was going on around him and had passed away by noon the next day.

Good news, picked up a new addition from a specific breeder.

Geophagus altifrons 'Tocantins'

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march24altifrons/alti1.jpg

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march24altifrons/alti2.jpg

Only a 6-7cm Juvenile, sorry to disappoint :p

[zerelli]

Here is the male of my pair. They have started spawning again.

[Nic]

some real nice geos regret selling mine..

[nmrsco]

here are some recent pictures of my altifrons
http://www.*************.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11

[nmrsco]

why doesnt that link work

[Onion01]

because there is no site with 13 * as a name LOL

replace the * with water_wolves (minus the _)

[jakeca77]

Geophagus Altifrons 188103

[ewok]

nice trailers
too bad the dorsal fin is split

[jakeca77]

It gives him a little character. The blue in his scales didn't come out too well in the pic.

[japes]

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march30/alti.jpg

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march30/alti2.jpg

2" Geophagus altifrons 'Rio Tocantins/Tocantins"

[titansfever83]

Very nice Japes!! Can't wait until they get bigger, they get nice long trailers like the Altifrons 'Rio tapajos'. How are your heckelii getting along with the others?

[Burtess]

dicrozoster....
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y225/Burtess/dicrozoster1.jpg

steindachneri....
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y225/Burtess/steini2.jpg

Burt :)

[japes]

Very nice Japes!! Can't wait until they get bigger, they get nice long trailers like the Altifrons 'Rio tapajos'. How are your heckelii getting along with the others?

Heckelii are very robust fish and seem quite aggressive, Altifrons gets chased here and there but it's nothing to worry about. Only issue in my display is my larger Severum is a glass banger and constantly picks on my other Severum but ignores my three Geos.

Hard to get good photos of Geophagus though in all seriousness, they're a fish that I have seen people avoid because a lot of photos make them out to be plain, and the juveniles also lack colour or flavour at that size, especially because they're in stores. Beautiful fish under the right lights, even my photos don't do them justice :)

Full tank shots for fun.

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march30/full.jpg

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march30/full2.jpg

[titansfever83]

Love the setup Japes, looks very natural! I change mine about every 2 months, never could do the aquascaping and be happy with it

I've got to get some dithers or something with my redhead and uaru tank. Uarus chase the redheads and then the two large redheads chase the smaller one.

inhabitants are 2 Uaru A., 3 redheads, two debauwi cats, and one albino senegal. I hate danios and can't really think of another good dither that would look good and not get eaten by the senegal??? BTW the debauwis are being moved, there was three:grinno::grinno: senegal wanted dessert I guess

[japes]

I'd consider moving the Birchir to a different tank if possible and going with any of the higher bodied Tetra, Serpae or Diamond Tetra would be my picks :)

I'm considering adding some Corydoras to my tank pending whats available at the next auction I attend.

[ciciwan]

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg177/ciciwan/DSC05402.jpg
8"brasiliensis
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg177/ciciwan/DSC05398.jpg
12"brasiliensis
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg177/ciciwan/DSC05396.jpg

[titansfever83]

I'd consider moving the Birchir to a different tank if possible and going with any of the higher bodied Tetra, Serpae or Diamond Tetra would be my picks :)

I'm considering adding some Corydoras to my tank pending whats available at the next auction I attend.

I've got several 'Yoyo Botia' Loaches with my Geos. I love them, they get about 3-4", look really good on light colored sand, and they are great at eating the left over food.

I'm gonna move the senegal soon, he is only 4" now. I really like the Congo Tetras but I'm really not sure about their behavior. I assume they do school when in groups? Problem is, around here the LFS charge like $15 a fish:screwy:. I'm making a wish list soon and I'll see if the vendors here can work their magic and get me some to go along with my order. I need dithers in two different tanks so $15 a pop will be too expensive.

8"brasiliensis
12"brasiliensis


Very nice ciciwan! Looks like they could do some major damage!!!

[scubasteve06]

I've only got juveniles.

Acarichthys heckelii

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march7/heckelii1.jpg

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march7/heckelii2.jpg

Geophagus steindachneri

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/march18/stein3.jpg

Saw some Geophagus sp. Rio Pindare for sale today, a species I'd been after for months, and I now have no room. Raging I tell you.

Terrible shot of my Steiney too, had only been in for an hour and my tanks dirty because of meds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHdpOT931i8

Video from same period.


You could get away with one more japes.

[Jakob]

Wow Awesome brasiliens. youve got there ciciwan

[japes]

You could get away with one more japes.

Of Rio Pindare? I'd want a trio at least ;)

[MDH]

Can do. It's really only two years, as I shipped them out in very late December 05. The male is 12", female is only 6" or so.

I grew them from 2" to 8" (5" for her) but was made an offer I couldn't refuse and shipped them out to NJ. Be nice to get them back.

Have you picked them up yet? Any recent pics?

[Modest_Man]

Not yet, we're having trouble with shipping. Going airport to airport but I'm only available for pick up on Tues and Wed. As soon as they're settled in I'll post shots.

This is actually better for me as it gives me time to get my 210 running.

[Bogwoodbruce]

Thread fin dominant male:
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/Updates/april%2008/SS102710.jpg

Rios Tocacans:
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r35/BogwoodBruce/Updates/april%2008/SS102713.jpg

[tankmates]

Geophagus suranimensis

[jayclarke]

7'' Abalios (sorry bout the pic quality was taken on my phone)

[ben&debbie]

ours

[titansfever83]

Jayclarke, very nice! Some monster Loaches too!!!




Ben&Deb, how big is he/she??

[Modest_Man]

All right, here's a REALLY bad shot of the 12" male G. brasiliensis. And yeah, he has a nuchal hump. He has a couple torn fins that will heal up just fine.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r265/Haole_Built/100_2074.jpg

[Hot Slime]

dam that looks more like a green terror than a geo

[barley pop]

I've got to get some dithers or something with my redhead and uaru tank. Uarus chase the redheads and then the two large redheads chase the smaller one.

inhabitants are 2 Uaru A., 3 redheads, two debauwi cats, and one albino senegal. I hate danios and can't really think of another good dither that would look good and not get eaten by the senegal??? BTW the debauwis are being moved, there was three:grinno::grinno: senegal wanted dessert I guess

titan... i have to see this tank !!!! it sounds amazing !!!!

I'd consider moving the Birchir to a different tank if possible and going with any of the higher bodied Tetra, Serpae or Diamond Tetra would be my picks :)

I'm considering adding some Corydoras to my tank pending whats available at the next auction I attend.


japes, excellent ideal and choice. if you wanted cheaper dithers you could do black skirt tetra.

[japes]

Hooray for bump.

Little outdated, my Eartheater's are growing nicely.

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/april6/altifrons.jpg

G. altifrons 'Rio Tocantins'

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/april6/heckelii1.jpg

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/april6/heckelii2.jpg

I've got 2 A. heckelii but I believe that's the same one in both shots :p

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/april15/fulltank1.jpg

Full tank shot for effect.

Plans are to sell my A. pulcher, and when that happens I'll be moving my 2 Keyholes to my planted community and introducing 3 Geophagus araguaia.

[Adam-011]

My F0 Jurupari
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/adam78362/75Gallon054.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/adam78362/20-4-08004.jpg

[titansfever83]

titan... i have to see this tank !!!! it sounds amazing !!!!

japes, excellent ideal and choice. if you wanted cheaper dithers you could do black skirt tetra.



Barley, I will try to get some new pics soon. I am doing a huge remodel with my tanks this weekend. I'm starting up a few new ones and breaking down and selling some of my smaller tanks. I'm getting rid of some fish and getting new ones too!


Jamie

[titansfever83]

Modest Man, He's a beast!!!!


Japes, your heckelii looks awesome! Can't wait until they get bigger!!!

[ewok]

do gymnogeos count?

:redface:

[alfa]

Geophagus brasiliensis and abalios, I have fry from these 2 geo so far

[japes]

Great looking abalios, alfa. It's actually worrying how much alike they are to G. altifrons, I could sometimes swear I'm looking at the same fish.


Japes, your heckelii looks awesome! Can't wait until they get bigger!!!

Cheers mate, and neither can I.

do gymnogeos count?

:redface:

Sure do, post those little guys!

[titansfever83]

do gymnogeos count?

:redface:


YES!!!:headbang2:headbang2:headbang2What you got EWOK?!!



LOVE the Abalios, Alfa!

[addicted2cichlids]

nice geos everybody! :headbang2

[Mad About Cichlids]

Amazing photos and fishes everyone.



I love how many different brasiliensis there are.

[ewok]

here we go... gymnogeophagus sp. catalan
there's another pair that formed in the tank. i had a spawning around last week but the fry didn't make it cuz i had an outbreak of ich, and i was more concerned with curing the tank. now the fish look a lot better.
the male of this pair is the same male as the last one who is going after the other female now.

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/tienyeo/IMG_0093.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/tienyeo/IMG_0098.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/tienyeo/group.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/tienyeo/male.jpg

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u263/tienyeo/display.jpg

[warfrik]

I love your setup Tien. You still have the hookups from that guy with the catalans?
They look bada.. with them flaring at each other.

[ewok]

I love your setup Tien. You still have the hookups from that guy with the catalans?
They look bada.. with them flaring at each other.

yeah set up a tank for some gymnos man ;)
pm me again - i'll point you in the right direction... i think he has some meridonalis and rhabdotus now. they are really good looking fish

[warfrik]

I just sold my meridonalis a few weeks ago. I might be interested ub the rhabdotus if its the yellow kind. Definitely diggin the catalans. What size of tank are they on right now? I still have some balzani along with some geos. But I want to setup an unheated tank soon.

[ewok]

i have 8 that are 2.5-3.5" or so in an unheated 50 gallon low tech plant set up. they had some algae eating friends, three of whom died in the great ich war of april 2008... :(

i think i'm gonna get a siamese algae eater and be done with it...

[warfrik]

They are very susceptible to ich somehow. I lost quite a few with ich and bloat problems.

[ewok]

hmmm never had bloat.
ich was my own fault for dropping in stuff that wasn't quarantined...

[Red Devil]

A couple pics i took of mine this am..

[Adam-011]

O Gymnos count? What about Migrogeophagus?
Here are mine if any1 can ID it please do so.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/adam78362/75Gallon035.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/adam78362/GeoMystry001.jpg

My ram lol
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r255/adam78362/DSC00247.jpg

[japes]

That third photo is a Blue Ram, Mikrogeophagus ramirezi. Regardless of the genus name characteristics, they aren't earth eaters, but beautiful fish none the less.

(Edit: Nevermind, just saw you weren't looking for the ID on that one. Still can't help you with the first Geo, I thought your other thread pretty much cleared that up though.)

Stunning male S. leucosticta Liz!

[scubasteve06]

I'll have to get some pics of mine on here since I got the digi working they are growing their trailers now and are spangling and coloring up red nicely.

[polomax24]

My gymnogeophagus

rhabdotus
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/rabdoduts1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/rabdoduts.jpg

meridionalis
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/fgfg1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/fgfg2.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/meridionalis.jpg

balzani
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/balzani_female.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/balzani_male-1.jpg

Extremely rare ones
Gymnogyneys sp. "long snout"
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/gymnogenys3-1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/gymnogenys1-1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/gymnogenys2-1.jpg
Sp. "blue lips"
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/bluelips.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/bluelips1.jpg

BTW, I no longer keep geos anymore...

[polomax24]

Jurupari
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/jurupari.jpg

Different variant of Jurupari 'red lips'
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/redlips.jpg

Daemon
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/daemon.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/daemon1.jpg

[polomax24]

red hump
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/redhump1-1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/redhump2-2.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/redhump1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/redhump3-1.jpg

geophagus sp.??
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/aereos.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/aereos1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/aereos2.jpg

Brasilensis
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/Brasiliensis-2.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/Brasiliensis1-1.jpg

[polomax24]

Some the babies that I bred

red head "tapajos"
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/redhead.jpg

cupido
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/polomax24/cupido.jpg

[warfrik]

The red hump looks funny. Looks like a clown. Awesome collection G.
Is that the current pic of the brasilensis?

[polomax24]

The red hump looks funny. Looks like a clown. Awesome collection G.
Is that the current pic of the brasilensis?

Thanks. The pic of the brasilensis is about 2 month old. He is a little bigger now. BTW, I still have some sajica fry's.

[big dovii]

love the brasiliensis.
by far my favorites.

[ewok]

daemon FTW :)

gary - i think long snout is like labiatus sp. maldonado or something or another...
i'm gonna get some gymnogenys from ken when they come in! :D

[Mad About Cichlids]

Here's two pix I took at the fish show a few weeks ago.


This was my favorite fish there.

Geophagus p (something:grinno:)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/MadAboutCichlids/Fishes/Geophagusp4-26-08018.jpg


9-10" male brasiliensis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/MadAboutCichlids/Fishes/Geophagusbrasilienses4-26-08011.jpg

[HiImSean]

i picked up my first eartheaters yesterday! 2 Brasilensis and a jurupari. i cant wait for them to get big

[HiImSean]

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/IMG_3516.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/IMG_3515.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/IMG_3502.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/IMG_3505.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/IMG_3518.jpg

[japes]

Picked up some G. araguari yesterday to complete my tank.

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/may12/fulltank.jpg

Full tank, had to fully replace all of my driftwood after catching the fish, which ended up being a puzzle piece.

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/may12/araall.jpg

The three of them, still not fully settled, as you can see they're not really showing their orange heads yet, just slight hints of it.

Left and Right are Males I believe.

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/may12/ara1.jpg

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/may12/ara3.jpg

Males (?), these were the two most sub-dominant, wasn't allowed to take the breeders single dominant male from the batch as he was keeping it for himself, was a stunning fish.

http://www.darrenpack.com/random/jptank/may12/ara2.jpg

Female (?)

[scubasteve06]

Been saying it for a while time to post em' up these camera pics do no justics to the trailers on these guys and the red underbelly's they posess;)..here they are I just love watching them move piles of nerd candy sized gravel.

[titansfever83]

Very nice Daemons scubasteve!!!
:headbang2


Those are my favorite of the Satanoperca, wish I had some nice specimens like yours:)

[scubasteve06]

Very nice Daemons scubasteve!!!
:headbang2


Those are my favorite of the Satanoperca, wish I had some nice specimens like yours:)


Is that the scientific name I never looked it up, they were sold to me as jurapari. I think they are both male from looking at other's pics. They are both a good 5" SL.

[titansfever83]

Definitely NOT Jurupari.

Satanoperca Daemon are the type you have. If you payed the price for a Jurupari then I would say you got a good deal since Daemon tend to run a little more.

[scubasteve06]

Definitely NOT Jurupari.

Satanoperca Daemon are the type you have. If you payed the price for a Jurupari then I would say you got a good deal since Daemon tend to run a little more.


Well that just goes hand in hand with my lfs I once thought was great is now only good. This is not the first mislabeling fish tag I have seen there, but the first for me personally. They do flash their black vertical bars a lot and that made me think jurupari along with the very red/blue caduals and anal fins, they also have a lot of blue spangling on their dorsals and on their trailers.

[*KrAmEr*]

Picked this little guy up last week!!!
My first geo cant wait to see how it turns out once it gets bigger.

[sam2000]

awesome fish DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[westle]

Heres a video of my Tapajos laying eggs. I have 10 of them in a 125g
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff317/skwestle/th_Tapajoslayingeggs.jpg (http://s243.photobucket.com/albums/ff317/skwestle/?action=view&current=Tapajoslayingeggs.flv)

[dodgeboy]

dont know if these are earthmovers or not any help, please
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/cdndodgeboy/may650-1.jpg

[vfrstephen]

Red Horseface and Orange Head.

[titansfever83]

WOW:drool: Very nice specimens!! More pics PLEASE!!!!:)

[Allan01230]

Love the setup Japes, looks very natural! I change mine about every 2 months, never could do the aquascaping and be happy with it

I've got to get some dithers or something with my redhead and uaru tank. Uarus chase the redheads and then the two large redheads chase the smaller one.

inhabitants are 2 Uaru A., 3 redheads, two debauwi cats, and one albino senegal. I hate danios and can't really think of another good dither that would look good and not get eaten by the senegal??? BTW the debauwis are being moved, there was three:grinno::grinno: senegal wanted dessert I guessGet some mascara barbs. Their color is spectacular on the adults.

[cris]

can anyone id this geo for me. i just recued him/her and was wondering what kind it might be? and also if you can sex it thanx



http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee103/necromancer4/geo.jpg

[vfrstephen]

Another one of my Orange Head and Green Horseface.

[ohhsweetness]

my two geo's brasilensis's
my male 10"
283132
my pair
283133
my female
283134
my female
283135
he's shy most of the time
283136

[LeahisAwesome]

What types are these?
My first ones. :D

[travis2k]

Bought these as geophagus altifrons, is that what they are?

http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr194/travis2k/IMG_6372.jpg

[ewok]

What types are these?
My first ones. :D

first fish maybe a g. distocruzer... not sure
second one looks like gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

[bigfishrcool1193]

geophagus surinamensis:headbang2http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=966&pictureid=10241

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=966&pictureid=10243http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=966&pictureid=10244

[SusieQ]

Hi all... Absolutely beautiful fish.. I'm getting the geo bug no doubt about it. Gonna start hunting some for my sev tank.
Jamie do you have any full tank shots of the tank with the redhead/orangehead Tapajos???
Japes for some reason I can't get your photos.. any ideas??
Anyone else that can post a full tank shot that would be great help to me.
Beautiful beautiful fish everyone. Can't wait to get mine. Sue:D:D:D

[titansfever83]

here's a crappy video I took with my p&s camera;)


http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=196259

[SusieQ]

Hi Jamie/Titansfever
For some reason I can only pull up my reoly to this as well as several other folks comments when I click to open the video.... but you did get some nice comments including mine.. Don't know if they can be moved here or not..
Anyhow...My sevs have selectively decided which plants bother them and left others alone.. it seems so far to be more a placement kind of thing than a plant type.. but they have only been in there for 3 months and were rescued as adults from a tank with only plastic ones.. The juvie rot sev has not bothered the plants at all. I'm sure everything will change when I get the geos tho...

When I emailed Jeff I just asked for shipping quote and said I was looking at Abalios or redhead Tapajos.. He didnot comment on the types of geos. His site lists Altifrons Tapajos.. are those different than yours?? N-E Cichlids also show geo redheads are they differnt also? Guess there are a lot more varieties than I thought. Better do a bit more reading before ordering alothough I'm sure I would like them all I really love your orange/red heads. What sort of pricing should I expect to pay?? Thanks Sue :D:D:D

[titansfever83]

SusieQ,



I don't know the correct scientific term, BUT, there are several "variants" if you will, of the Geophagus Altifrons. They are named after the original origin ex. Geophagus Altifrons "Tapajos" or Geophagus Altifrons "Trombetas" or Geophagus Altifrons "Manuas".

A Geophagus Altifrons "Tapajos" is NOT a Geophagus Oranghead "Tapajos"


There are only two types of Orangheads= "Tapajos" and "Araguaia" They are VERY similar in appearance!

There are a lot of Altifrons variants= They are just given the added name(Trombetas, Manuas, etc.) from which waterway they were captured from. 9 times out of 10, people selling altifrons will not know were they are originally from. I only buy Altifrons from people that have them shipped directly from the source to the US(wild caught). They do have markings to distinguish between their respected locale, but they are extremely hard to identify unless you know what to look for.



Sooooooo, to answer your question;):), Jeff Rapps has Geo. Altifrons "Tapajos" and NE Cichlids have Geo. Orangehead "Tapajos". A new vendor, SNOOKN21, has some right now, though he has them labeled as Redhead Altifrons(<~~~wrong). They appear to be Oranghead "Tapajos", I would need a clearer pic if I was to put a bet on it.

[Cichlaholics Anonymous]

we have a couple of little geos right now, a small male red hump (steiney) and a balzani..will get pics of those later

[SusieQ]

Hi there Jamie/Titansfever.. Thanks for the breakdown. Now I'm really confused..just kidding.. I understanding what you mean. As a matter of fact I have also emailed to Snook21 about the shipping charges. Please let me know after you see his pics of the actual fish if they are indeed Orangeheads.

I may just end up seeing what the lfs here can get me.. I know they can get Steni but not sure about any others. Since I don't know how long it's gonna be before we move to Ct. (now since the economy's downturn, we have to sell this house first), I might just start with those easily available to me and then when resettled go for the gusto...
Whatever they will be geos and I can experience them and see if they are gonna be as fun as I think.. They might just sway me from remaking this a discus tank in the future in Ct. You never know... certainly seems like they will require a bit less maintenance as well and that's always nice.
Any opinion as to the combo of geos with the ecocomplete in the tank??

Thanks again for all your help. I'm sure I'll be back for more LOL Sue:D:D:D

[Crispy]

Here are some of my redhumped eartheaters (geophagus steindachneri).
I have one male and three females and they breed like crazy. I have so many fry, I don't know what to do with them. The third photo shows a female holding eggs.

[jgentry]

Funny, I never noticed this thread before. Everyone has some great looking fish. Your redhumps look great Crispy. I think they are a very under rated Geo. Here's a couple of pictures of mine, they were already posted in another thread, but here they are anyway.

A. Heckelii and Geo Altifrons

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd343/jgentry12/Picture389.jpg

4 tiny little Geo Pindare

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd343/jgentry12/Picture387.jpg

I also have 2 Geo sp. red bahia and a pair of A. Robertsoni. The robertsoni's are not really eartheaters, but they do sift a lot.

[Crispy]

Nice. I've always loved the geos... whenever I get more tank space or a new setup, I would love an all eartheater tank!

[japes]

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/jan11/altifrons.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/jan11/heckelii.jpg

Posted in another thread a few days ago.

Top: Geophagus altifrons 'Rio Tocantins'
Bottom: Acarichthys heckelii

http://www.simulationeight.net/random/salejan13/dombalz.jpg

Terrible photo of my male Balzanii that I'm saying goodbye to tomorrow when he and his female flies off to a new home in a colony where they can be given a proper cooldown period. ;)

[jgentry]

Awesome Heckelii Japes!! I can't wait for mine to get that big.

[SusieQ]

Hi Japes... beautiful fish.. can't wait to get my orangeheads and be a part of the geo club.. hopefully just a few more weeks before I get the babies..Sue

[Crispy]

Got a few good pics of my male tonight and thought I'd post 'em.
Geophagus steindachneri

[japes]

Big boy, very nice.

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/jan16/altifrons3.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/jan16/altifrons2.jpg

Geophagus altifrons 'Rio Tocantins'

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/jan16/heckelii2.jpg

Acarichthys heckelii

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/jan16/leuco.jpg

Satanoperca leucosticta

[x06jsp]

some very nice fish in this thread but japes you
'Acarichthys heckelii' is by far my fave!!

Josh

[SusieQ]

Hi Japes... Love the fish..as always HAHA.
That Heckelii is amazing:drool::drool::drool::drool:

You are definitely pulling me to the darkside.. Hopefully in about 2 weeks I will have my orangehead babies and then the geo addicttion will know no bounds..:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:. Looks like my tank is gonna be the geos, my angel, bn a school of lemon tetras and maybe down the line some rams... I will post pics when it comes together but they won't hold a candle to yours.. Sue:D:D

[Chelydra Serpentina]

japes, the fish look great...and u did a really nice job w/ the photography

[edburress]

I just went through this thread, everyone has very nice fish!

Japes... the heckellii is very nice and looks like he poses also:popcorn: I'd like to see more shots of the Satanoperca if you could post them! How big is the one in the picture? Age? Do you know their locality? Thanks!

Ed

[kmackoi]

Simply stunning photo of your A. Heckelii japes. Well done!

[japes]

I just went through this thread, everyone has very nice fish!

Japes... the heckellii is very nice and looks like he poses also:popcorn: I'd like to see more shots of the Satanoperca if you could post them! How big is the one in the picture? Age? Do you know their locality? Thanks!

Ed

The Satanoperca are around 2-2.5" long. No idea what locality unfortunately as we don't get to see much information on the Wild Caughts that are often smuggled over here. I've had them for around a month and a half, and I'd estimate them to be about 4months old or so.

[trashcan]

At what size do heckelii start to get the cool trailers and coloration?

[japes]

At what size do heckelii start to get the cool trailers and coloration?

Approximately 5".

[trashcan]

Thanks Japes.

[japes]

Badump.

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/march8/full4.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/march8/altifrons.jpg

140G followed by Geophagus altifrons "Tocantins"

Updates:

1x Geophagus altifrons "Tocantins"
4x Acarichthys heckelii
5x Satanoperca leucosticta
2x Panaque maccus (L104)
8x Corydoras panda

Notes:
- Chasing a few female G. altifrons "Tocantins" to get a legitimate pair or trio.
- Picking up 4 more S. leucosticta to grow out a colony and keep the nicest 5 or 6.
- 6x3x2 in the works.
- C. panda are currently still a touch small and are growing out in my other community, don't want to risk my A. heckelii or G. altifrons on tiny, deadly spikes.

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/random/march7full5.jpg

70G.

7x Geophagus sp. "Araguaia Orange Heads"
4x F0 Laetacara dorsigera
20x Pristella maxillaris
14x Hemigrammus rhodostomus
6x Nannostomus beckfordi
4x Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus
2x Rineloricaria eigenmanni
9x Corydoras julii

Notes:
- Just chasing a pair of L. dorsigera, will sell off the two remaining males if (when) one forms.
- Going to eventuate with a colony of 5 Orange Heads.

That's probably about it :p

[edburress]

Super nice tanks and fish

[bl00]

Rockin the eartheaters, Japes. I'm pretty jealous of how awesome your tanks are.

[leopio]

very nice setup japes.

[Juand15]

How about a Bump.

to start of with
Juv.
Geophagus Altifron Tapajos F0 1 out 4
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/clownredhumps018.jpg

Geophagus Red hump.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/clownredhumps047.jpg

Satanoperca Jurupari
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/geos056.jpg

Geophagus red head Tapajos
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/geos089.jpg

Geophagus Altifrons.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/apisto069.jpg

altifrons
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/apisto068.jpg

red head tapajos
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/geos070.jpg

Geophagus Aereos (notice the heart shape dot)
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/geos063.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/gg007.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/gg009.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o128/Juand15/gg024.jpg

hope yall liked them!.

Best Regards

Juan

[SusieQ]

Hi fellow addicts>>>
Japes.. as always awesome fish and pics:thumbsup::thumbsup: In your 140 gallon tank I don't see anything green.. are there any live plants in there or floating??
Juan... beautiful fish..:clap:clap. do you have a full tank shot and some info on the tank as to tankmates, size etc. Would love to see the full tank:popcorn::popcorn:
I'm glad this thread is being kept alive to feed the addiction:ROFL: Sue:D

[japes]

Japes.. as always awesome fish and pics:thumbsup::thumbsup: In your 140 gallon tank I don't see anything green.. are there any live plants in there or floating??


Certainly isn't. Was thinking off possibly adding some Valisneria and powering up all of my lights (I only ever run all 4 tubes for photos) so it covers the surface and is shady enough for the Eartheaters (they generally like it dark, the S. leucosticta particularly).

[peathenster]

Impressive collection Juan! Very nice.

[Juand15]

Hi fellow addicts>>>
Japes.. as always awesome fish and pics:thumbsup::thumbsup: In your 140 gallon tank I don't see anything green.. are there any live plants in there or floating??
Juan... beautiful fish..:clap:clap. do you have a full tank shot and some info on the tank as to tankmates, size etc. Would love to see the full tank:popcorn::popcorn:
I'm glad this thread is being kept alive to feed the addiction:ROFL: Sue:D


Thanks,

Tank mates are Gymnogeopaghus who are leaving today, a JD, 3corys,4x L333, 2x L134, 3xLamontichthys llanero, 1xfarowella V., 1whiptail catfish, 1bristlenoseplec.

i will post a pic of the tank a 125gal later today,


Impressive collection Juan! Very nice.

Thanks.

[trashcan]

My altifrons is finally starting to develop some trailers. Tiny compared to everyone else's, but it gives me hope.

[Mad About Cichlids]

small brasiliensis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/MadAboutCichlids/Fishes/Geophagusbrasilienses2-16-091.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v131/MadAboutCichlids/Fishes/Geophagusbrasilienses2-16-09.jpg

[peathenster]

hey that poop shot looks famalier :D:D

amazing colors (fish)....

[peathenster]

a jurupari pic to keep the thread going...definitely the least colorful fish in my tank but somehow quite interesting to look at.

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_jurupari/Jurupari_022609_01.jpg

[japes]

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/march22auction/oh.jpg

Orangeheads (Flash)

Dominant male S. leucosticta (caudal base appears flat in the best photo, rage!)

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/march25leucos/male1.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/march25leucos/male4.jpg

Will be giving a big tank update in a few days.

[SusieQ]

Hi there... These are not my best shots but wanted to show off my baby orangeheads that are just beginning to show some color.. The biggest is about 2 1/2 inches and the smallest about 1 1/2. I apoligize for the pics but I am just learning about photo bucket and my skills leave a lot to be desired..
Hope you enjoy... Sue:D
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo15/DiscusQueen/ramandgeo011.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo15/DiscusQueen/ramandgeo014.jpg
with their other tankmates including some blue rams and angels
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo15/DiscusQueen/ramandgeo040.jpg

[peathenster]

nice baby orangeheads everyone!

Japes - what species are those?

[japes]

Just plain old S. leucosticta.

In other news I'm not only keeping Orange Heads and Leucosticta. Sold off all of my larger Eartheaters ;(

[peathenster]

Just plain old S. leucosticta.
I meant those juvie orange heads...

In other news I'm not only keeping Orange Heads and Leucosticta. Sold off all of my larger Eartheaters ;(
Hmmmm....what are you cooking Japes....;)

[japes]

I meant those juvie orange heads...


Hmmmm....what are you cooking Japes....;)

They're Geophagus sp. "Araguaia Orange Head".

Not cooking up anything, Growing out 7 Orange Heads for a final colony of 5 in my 5', and growing out 9 S. leucosticta for a colony for 5-6 in my 140G 4'.

Sold my A. heckelii colony because they're aggressive bastards and 4' isn't enough room for them, and selling my G. altifrons "Tocantins" because I'd like him to go into a colony because of his quality, but I can't make the room for one.

Going to do up a big tank update thread either a bit later, or tomorrow.

[Casper2000]

Leucostica, this fish is gangsta. He keeps beating up my JD's and once in awhile will charge the lyonsi and bifa. Check those trailers, you can tell no body is chasing this guy around in the tank.

[peathenster]

Sold my A. heckelii colony because they're aggressive bastards and 4' isn't enough room for them
Man I'd love to get a hold of those...did you sell them with a MFK POTM certificate? :)


Leucostica, this fish is gangsta. He keeps beating up my JD's and once in awhile will charge the lyonsi and bifa. Check those trailers, you can tell no body is chasing this guy around in the tank.
Beautiful colors...I wonder why mine are not that red...too old maybe?
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_032709_05.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_032709_04.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_032709_02.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_032709_01.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_031509_01.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_031509_02.jpg

[Casper2000]

Darker substrates? The sand probably washes them out a bit. I thought mine was as long as yours but I was wrong, he's only slightly over 6". How old are your guys?

[peathenster]

You are probably right - I have white substrate. Should try to mix some black sand in. Mine are about 7", pretty much the same size as yours.

[darth pike]

Only some races have the red, most don't. Changing the substrate most likely won't add the red if the race doesn't have it. Leucostica is very varible depending on locaiton.

[japes]

Unsure what locale mine are, but they're on a bright white substrate and that male would be 4 1/2" (looks tiny in the photos though).

[peathenster]

Thanks for the info - no black sand for now I guess....

Off the topic - is there such a thing as a large, peaceful, and BLUE SA fish?

[darth pike]

Caquetaia spectabilis would be the 'mellowest' larger blue SA. I'd keep them with heckelii and maybe altifrons, but not with Satanoperca species or smaller geo's.

[Juand15]

just something i find very interesting about Satanoperca Jurupari, well couple months ago a lady was selling her Silver dollars well i jump on them and got 2 BIG ones, i then put them in my 125gal with my 2 satanoperca jurus and few hours later i saw no movement what so ever most of the geos thought the Silvers were piranhas and everytime the silvers would swim close to the geos they would go lay on the bottom and change coloration to the darkest coloration they have.

Well this was just something i wanted to share an dwanted to know if someone has ever experienced something like this with their fish.

this is a very nice thread and lets keep it rolling will add pictures of the Satanopercas tomorrow.


Best Regards


Juan

[darth pike]

I haven't seen it in person, but it makes sense. Satanoperca pappaterra has been observed in the wild using one or two members of their group to watch the school of piranha ... hence why they are found in groups. A lookout while the others feed, switching out.

[peathenster]

oh that's so cool!

[Casper2000]

Quick question. I know having 3 geos is a bad mix incase the 2 pair up and gang up on the third, but what if you had 3 males? Would that be able to balance out or would it just result in even more aggression?

[peathenster]

Quick question. I know having 3 geos is a bad mix incase the 2 pair up and gang up on the third, but what if you had 3 males? Would that be able to balance out or would it just result in even more aggression?

I'd say once they establish a pecking order things should settle down...

A few random pics -
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_040809_08.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_040809_07.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_040809_05.jpghttp://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_leucosticta/Satanoperca_leucosticta_040309_02.jpg

[japes]

Spam spam.

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/april6/altifrons.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/april6/leuco3.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/april6/leuco4.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/april6/leuco1.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/april6/leucos.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/april7/ohead1.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/april7/ohead2.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/april7/ohead4.jpg

http://www.simulationeight.net/fish/april7/ohead5.jpg

[cichlid fiend]

Here is my only earth eater!!

[abarilot]

Lovin all the Earth Eaters!!!:popcorn:
My trio of Gymnogeophagus n. sp. "Sequeira" (ex meridionalis)!!!

[HiImSean]

here's my jurupari doing what he does best
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_5443.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_5444.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_5445.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_5446.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_5447.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_5448.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_5449.jpg

[peathenster]

Bumpy bump....

Biggest male is almost 6" now :D Smallest female is still under 3" :(

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Gymnogeophagus_Balzani/Gymnogeophagus_Balzanii_051009_02.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Gymnogeophagus_Balzani/Gymnogeophagus_Balzanii_051009_01.jpg

[Tongue33]

Let me in :)

[peathenster]

keep it going :)

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Gymnogeophagus_Balzani/Gymnogeophagus_Balzanii_052909_03.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Gymnogeophagus_Balzani/Gymnogeophagus_Balzanii_052909_07.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Gymnogeophagus_Balzani/Gymnogeophagus_Balzanii_060309_01.jpg

[Dovii dude]

heres my geos:
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt63/yanker_2009/DSC00041.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt63/yanker_2009/DSC00046.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt63/yanker_2009/DSC00040.jpg

http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/tt63/yanker_2009/DSC00039.jpg

[peathenster]

heres my geos:



They look good! Dump some sand in there and they'll be happier ;)

[RonBurgundy]

Shot these last night to help a fellow MFKr....enjoy!

[peathenster]

Shot these last night to help a fellow MFKr....enjoy!

Nice clean tank, and looks very peaceful...

A few random pics:
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Geophagus%20sp/Geophagus_abalios_060309_02.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Geophagus%20sp/Geophagus_abalios_052109_03.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Geophagus%20sp/Geophagus_abalios_052109_02.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Geophagus%20sp/Geophagus_abalios_052109_01.jpg

[RonBurgundy]

You have some very very beautiful geos there!

[abarilot]

I love the trailers!!!

[blkg35]

Bumping this thread with some pics of the newest addition to my Eartheater tank. I added 2 S. Daemon and 2 S. jurupari. Also, what lights bring out the best colors of eartheaters???? I'm using Actinic white bulb but its washing out the reds/greens.
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn234/blkg35/geo1.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn234/blkg35/geo2.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn234/blkg35/geo3.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn234/blkg35/geo4.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn234/blkg35/geo5.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn234/blkg35/geo6.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn234/blkg35/geo7.jpg

[Street Fish]

Here is the only one I have.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/1572/picturehaluk009qb3.jpg

Can someone ID this fish? I just bought these as brasilensis... and I am almost positive they are not...Suri?

Also, what would be a reasonable price on one of these?

[peathenster]

Bumping this thread with some pics of the newest addition to my Eartheater tank. I added 2 S. Daemon and 2 S. jurupari. Also, what lights bring out the best colors of eartheaters???? I'm using Actinic white bulb but its washing out the reds/greens.


Nice daemon and leucosticta (not jurupari)!

[africancichlidlovers]

http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae286/africancichlidlovers/IMG_6779.jpgjust got into the geo hobby. here's some of my pics
http://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae286/africancichlidlovers/IMG_6811.jpghttp://i980.photobucket.com/albums/ae286/africancichlidlovers/IMG_6849.jpg

[peathenster]

just got into the geo hobby. here's some of my pics


.....and you started with some best-looking ones ;)

[peathenster]

heckelii counts, right?

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Acarichthys_heckeli/Acarichthys_heckelii_071709_05.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Acarichthys_heckeli/Acarichthys_heckelii_071709_04.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Acarichthys_heckeli/Acarichthys_heckelii_071709_03.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Acarichthys_heckeli/Acarichthys_heckelii_071709_02.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Acarichthys_heckeli/Acarichthys_heckelii_071709_01.jpg

[blkg35]

Africancichlidlovers, you have some amazing looking Redheads. I've been keeping african cichlids for a long time and just started getting into eartheaters also. They are so entertaining to watch.
Peter, thanks for the correction on the leucosticta. The guy sold them to me as jurupari and gave me one amazing deal on them. Did you get rid of your leucosticta yet? I don't see them in your tank. Also, your heckelli is gorgeous. Do they require a cooling off period?

[RonBurgundy]

Outstanding looking fish! I am using Hagen Powerglows on my geo tank and it really enhances the color of the jurupari colony I have in there. Again you have some really beautiful fish!

[africancichlidlovers]

can you tell me the differences between the leucosticta and the jurupai? photos of these two would be great and whats the reasonable price of them if i were to get them,

[peathenster]

Did you get rid of your leucosticta yet? I don't see them in your tank. Also, your heckelli is gorgeous. Do they require a cooling off period?

The leucostica group are at Ken's now. I don't actually know if heckelii needs a cool down period but am pretending that they don't :D

can you tell me the differences between the leucosticta and the jurupai? photos of these two would be great and whats the reasonable price of them if i were to get them,
Here - http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3294347&postcount=21

[africancichlidlovers]

thanks peathenster. im see if my lfs has it. the leucosticta is pretty common right?

[jgentry]

Africancichlidlovers, you have some amazing looking Redheads. I've been keeping african cichlids for a long time and just started getting into eartheaters also. They are so entertaining to watch.
Peter, thanks for the correction on the leucosticta. The guy sold them to me as jurupari and gave me one amazing deal on them. Did you get rid of your leucosticta yet? I don't see them in your tank. Also, your heckelli is gorgeous. Do they require a cooling off period?

No cool down on Heckelli. They are said to be found in several amazon rivers but seem to be best known from the rio negro drainage. The most south that I know of is the north end of the rio tapajos. So they are definately completely tropical and would probably prefer water slightly warmer then a lot of aquarium fish. I keep most of my fish from this area at 81-84.

[peathenster]

thanks peathenster. im see if my lfs has it. the leucosticta is pretty common right?

Yep they are not too hard to find. You can also get my group from Ken (fishfarm) - he's a vendor here.

[TC-Chen]

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys

male
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r20/cloakklic/20090803/IMG_0793.jpg
female
http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r20/cloakklic/20090803/IMG_0792.jpg

[Loves severums]

here my male Satanoperca jurupari

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1969&pictureid=21839

[HiImSean]

here my male Satanoperca jurupari

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1969&pictureid=21839


nice but its a Satanoperca leucosticta. this is a Satanoperca jurupari (my 3 S. jurupari)

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_7802.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_7803.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_7805.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_7801.jpg

[essy]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/Manglerrrr/Bobbycolored.png

Picture doesn't do it justice. He has a really bright red lining on his fins, you can't really see it in the picture.

[kevbc03]

Nice eartheaters guys

[navygirl76]

i just bought a group of gymnogeophagus blue neons-and i LOVE these fish! ive never owned eartheaters, and wish i now had discovered these guys alot sooner! i wish i could take some pics, but alas i have a crappy camera with slooow shutter speed..

these guys are so active-and theyre beautiful even as juvies.

[HiImSean]

i just liked this pic of my jurupari

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/HiInSean/fish/IMG_8094.jpg

[peathenster]

i just liked this pic of my jurupari



Nice!

How are they doing with the bichirs?

[HiImSean]

just fine. the bichirs pay no attention to the cichlids. my psittacus was mouthing the new big ones the first few days but leave them alone now

[climacoolair]

OK i'm now an eartheater fan !!

Picked up 2 x breeding colonies and within 24 hrs i have 2 red hump females with mouthfuls.

Advice welcome.

Dave

[Freshwater Tim]

7" Altifrons...HATES my 2 7" Bala Sharks

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z248/magnum-016/Fishtank017.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z248/magnum-016/Fishtank018.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z248/magnum-016/Fishtank019.jpg

[peathenster]

OK i'm now an eartheater fan !!

Picked up 2 x breeding colonies and within 24 hrs i have 2 red hump females with mouthfuls.

Advice welcome.

Dave

Congrats! What's the other breeding colony?

7" Altifrons...HATES my 2 7" Bala Sharks


Sharp looking altifrons!

[FSM]

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x284/RAmenFSM/P1040648.jpg

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x284/RAmenFSM/P1040645.jpg

[climacoolair]

Congrats! What's the other breeding colony?


The Leucos in the pics. Question how long will the red humps hold eggs/fry in their mouths for ? I have removed the male as he was just being crazy hyperactive and molesting his women so they are in the tank with the leucos alone.

Dave

[andy1985]

Here are some pics of my Geo's some are in a 4ft being grown to but in the large one.

I know there is a beaten up fish they are a pair and were in a devied tank with another pair and some how the female got into the other side and got beaten up, but she is on the mend now, i brought another femal for him so now he has to to go after

[Savier808]

Looking for a geo for my "small bichirs" tank...

Do I need a few to produce effective sand sifting (moderate cleaning)???

What species is just mildly agressive and sifts a lot of sand???

[peathenster]

a few random pics....

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Satanoperca_daemon/Santaoperca_daemon_090109_01.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Acarichthys_heckeli/Acarichthys_heckelii_090109_02.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Geophagus_tapajos_orangehead/Geophagus_tapajos_083109_06.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Geophagus%20sp/Geophagus_abalios_071709_02.jpg

[Savier808]

What are the species names of the fish in the post above? ^

[JK47]

Didn't realize I hadn't got to kick in pics of mine in yet. My 225 will be dedicated to the G. Abalios and Heckelii. I will be adding x3 more Abalios and x2 Heckelii to the 225g and moving the Mapiritensis to the 135g.

The 135g will be dedicated to red head Tapajo/S. Daemon and the S. Mapiritensis. Keep an eye on my sig for the tank build thread... :naughty:

Geophagus Abalios

403931
403932

Acarichthys Heckelii

403933

Satanoperca Mapiritensis

403934

[peathenster]

Didn't realize I hadn't got to kick in pics of mine in yet. My 225 will be dedicated to the G. Abalios and Heckelii. I will be adding x3 more Abalios and x2 Heckelii to the 225g and moving the Mapiritensis to the 135g.

The 135g will be dedicated to red head Tapajo/S. Daemon and the S. Mapiritensis. Keep an eye on my sig for the tank build thread... :naughty:



Love the mapiritensis :)

[titansfever83]

:iagree: Very nice JK47!!!


I would be posting a lot more but my P & S camera sucks! It takes HD video but the actual pictures I take turn out horrible, could be me! I'll just try to get a vid and post an update on my collection. I've got some nice additions that should be shipped out sometime this week! I'll post a video once they settle in.


Any members got pics of some Retroculus?;):naughty:

[peathenster]

I would be posting a lot more but my P & S camera sucks! It takes HD video but the actual pictures I take turn out horrible, could be me! I'll just try to get a vid and post an update on my collection. I've got some nice additions that should be shipped out sometime this week! I'll post a video once they settle in.

Can't wait :)

I checked Mark's website but didn't see any of the fish you are getting. Does he have a secret list? ;)

Any members got pics of some Retroculus?;):naughty:

Josh migh have been the last to own it....

[darth pike]

Any members got pics of some Retroculus?;):naughty:

I doubt we'd see them in an eartheater thread after that paper Kullander published yanking them from the Geophagine tribe due to DNA evidence.

[edburress]

I doubt we'd see them in an eartheater thread after that paper Kullander published yanking them from the Geophagine tribe due to DNA evidence
Yeah, I'm still wondering about that one. They seem more Geophagine than Crenicichla lol. Retroculus have their own sub-family now right? Retroculinae?

[darth pike]

Nope, baseline Cichlasomine according to the article summary, so closer to port cichlids than geo's ... still scratching my head about the pikes too *lol*

[edburress]

Wow, when was the Retroculus article published? Do you have it? I haven't looked for it, but will...

[darth pike]

When I get back home, I'll fire the name/date of the Kullander article to you in PM. I am on vacation so don't have my usual references handy. I really want to read that article though. I mean I suppose I can accept bringing Guianacara back into the Geophagine family despite not having the classic Geophagine markers, but leaving out Retroculus is puzzling since they do have the classic Geophagine markers. I mean I understand the theory of convergant evolution but come on ... *l* I think DNA is going to royally FUBAR classic taxonomy.

[titansfever83]

Can't wait :)

I checked Mark's website but didn't see any of the fish you are getting. Does he have a secret list? ;)



Josh migh have been the last to own it....


Join his Yahoo group and keep tabs on it this week. Our German order should arrive Tuesday and then Mark should have his Belem list posted soon after that.

[warfrik]

some of my collection
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4973/dsc0443pp.jpg (http://img195.imageshack.us/i/dsc0443pp.jpg/)

[JK47]

some of my collection
http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4973/dsc0443pp.jpg (http://img195.imageshack.us/i/dsc0443pp.jpg/)

That a hell of a collection. You got any larger pics or full tank shots of the group? Love the Uaru too.

[peathenster]

Trailers!!! :D

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Geophagus%20sp/Geophagus_abalios_090609_01.jpg

[warfrik]

That a hell of a collection. You got any larger pics or full tank shots of the group? Love the Uaru too.

That's only half of my geo stock. I will get better and bigger pics

[HiImSean]

welp, i no longer have any geos :( sold my trio of jurupari last night

but i've still got my gymnogeos :D

[titansfever83]

welp, i no longer have any geos :( sold my trio of jurupari last night

but i've still got my gymnogeos :D


They're still Eartheaters! How's the new pike doing?

[HiImSean]

the pike's doing a lot better. ick is going away and should be gone by sunday. im doing 50% WC daily and treating with salt. he's started eating which is good

[JK47]

Trailers!!! :D



Nice bro. Is that the "bully"?

[peathenster]

Nice bro. Is that the "bully"?

used to be - not anymore ;)

[Savier808]

Are Orange Head Tapajos the same as Red Head Tapajos???
(Different stores using different names for same species???)