What kind of geophagus is this ?

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jake37

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Wetspot is selling a fish they received from the Caqueta region of Colombia under the name cf winemilleri:


They have a 5th stripe at the base of the tail unlike winemilleri; the other thing (and more to my concern) the region they come from has cooler temperature - i'm presuming perhaps incorrectly that this fish prefer 75-76 degree water which is 5 or so degree less for winemilleri and who knows what size they grow to....
 
Does Wetspot have anything more on catch location? I'd expect cooler native temperatures only if it's from the upper Caqueta-Japura river, not the middle or lower sections. There's a Geophagus sp caqueta-- not that fish, which has different barring-- with typical recommended geo temperatures of 75-82. So even if this fish did come from slightly cooler water than most 'suriname type' geos, I'd expect staying in the 70s would be safe. I generally keep mine under 80, anyway, but during hot spells in the summer they can get about 84 and winter nights down to about 74 (back to upper 70s during the day), none of it a problem for geos I've kept-- I haven't personally found that fish need dead-on, unvarying temperatures, which is unlikely in most wild habitats.

As a potentially new or uncommon type I'd be pretty tempted, but at the moment I have other plans.
 
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