Guianacara stergiosi (pics and pics and pics)

[peathenster]

Well let's get it out of the way first..... According to LO´ PEZ-FERNA´NDEZ et al [Copeia, 2006(3), pp. 384–395]:

Guianacara stergiosi can be distinguished from all other species in the subgenus Guianacara by the possession of a round midlateral spot almost entirely below the upper lateral line, forming the darkest area in the midlateral bar. In other species with a midlateral spot, the spot is oval-shaped and located on and above the upper lateral line (G. sphenozona), or on and below the upper lateral line (G. owroewefi). In Guianacara stergiosi the midlateral bar progressively fades into a midlateral spot in all but small juvenile specimens, distinguishing the species from G. geayi, which generally has a complete midlateral bar; in G. geayi the midlateral bar can be reduced to a midlateral spot in large specimens, in which case the black coloration of the anterior dorsal-fin lappets is lost, whereas it is maintained in G. stergiosi at all sizes. Guianacara stergiosi is known from the Caronı´ and lower Aro River drainages, and from the upper Caura River basin upstream of the Para rapids.

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Saw some very nice ones at Ken's and of course he wouldn't sell them to me....so....got these a couple of months ago from Jeremy Basch (aka fishboy20 on some other forums). A group of 5 - 1 dominant male, perhaps 3 females, and 1 smaller unknown. They've spawned half a dozen times....I'm positive it's the same male but not sure if it's the same female....got fry last time but killed off by my male atabapo :( I guess they'll get to it again soon enough.

Day 1 in the tank (I think)
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_022809_05.jpg

Earlier pics of the male. He's a lot bigger/fatter now.
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_022809_02.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_022809_03.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_032509_09.jpg

Females...hard to tell the females apart...
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_032509_01.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_032509_06.jpg

Female in breeding color
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_032509_07.jpg

Going at it
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_031909_02.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_031909_03.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_030909_02.jpg

ta-da....
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_030609_01.jpg

A different batch
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_0411109_01.jpg

Keep off!
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_031909_01.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_032509_12.jpghttp://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_0411109_03.jpg

my...pre...cious...
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_fry_041309_01.jpg

[SusieQ]

Peter.... Congrats..:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: they are adorable.:drool::drool::drool:.. Good luck with the spawn and more pic updates please..:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn: Sue:D:D

[Camphilophus]

those are awesome. Congrats on successfully breeding them.

[Ramcharger]

very nice great work

[japes]

Wee lovely, Guianacara are very underrated.

[ewok]

guinacara are awesome. i love those little guys. :)

[tydus]

Nice work! Your group looks amazing.

[edburress]

Looking great Peter!

[peathenster]

Thanks guys!

A crappy vid of them making out.
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[Mad About Cichlids]

Beautiful fishes and setup!

How big are those guys?

[peathenster]

Beautiful fishes and setup!

How big are those guys?

Thanks!

The male is probably 4". Females are smaller... All still growing. I hope they don't out grow the 120 though...

[peathenster]

vented all of them last night - turned out one of the "females" and the smaller one were both males! So I actually have a dominant breeding pair, and a subdominant reverse trio.

Separated them into two tanks....see what happens :)

[peathenster]

breeding pair into a 20 (temporary...no bashing please). Left a third one in to make them jealous, and a tiny con to keep them on their toes.

took a couple of days for them to get busy, then bam! Largest batch of eggs!

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/20g_050509_01.jpg
http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo160/peathenster/Guianacara%20stergiosi/Guianacara_caroni_050509_01.jpg

[peathenster]

ta-da

Siphoned out a few dozen...more are hatching as I type ...

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[jgentry]

Very nice Peter.

[peathenster]

Thanks. Got about a hundred wigglers out last night. Saw more in the morning but decided to leave them in the tank - see what happens.

These guys are not the best parents. Quite a few wigglers were scattered around and just wriggling on the sand substrate, but the parents didn't seem to be paying much attention...still guarding the eggs.