Anyone help ID these

[h0ckeyfreek20]

I bought (7) Geos and are growing much faster than anticipated. I may have bought the wrong fish for my tank.
About 8 months old and shown in order of size.

Biggest two are 7.5", the rest 6.5", the oddball 4"

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[Joe Fish]

maybe geophagus surinamensis

 

[vr6fan]

I see altifrons, heckelii and is the last one pellegrini?

 

[h0ckeyfreek20]

maybe geophagus surinamensis

I see altifrons, heckelii and is the last one pellegrini?

Looked them up. Definitely Altifrons and Surinamensis.. and Probabaly Heckelii but I don't think the last one is Pellegrini, it remains a mystery haha

 

[h0ckeyfreek20]

Also now the question is are they worth anything if I sell? because I don't think i can keep them

 

[jonclark96]

The last one is most likely a steindachnari rather than pellegrini. Pellegrini are pretty hard to come by.

I'm no geophagus expert, but I do not believe any of them to be true surinamensis.

 

[h0ckeyfreek20]

The last one is most likely a steindachnari rather than pellegrini. Pellegrini are pretty hard to come by.

I'm no geophagus expert, but I do not believe any of them to be true surinamensis.

Doesn't look like steindachneri either although i suppose it could be. what makes you say they aren't surinamensis?

 

[UnstoppableJayD]

The last one I believe is steinbackneri

this will help figure out the "surinamensis" types

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...lleri-altifron-and-abalio&highlight=altifrons

 

[jonclark96]

True surinamensis are rarely collected from the wild. There are lots of fish that are imported and sold as "surinamensis", but usually they are another species from the complex. Jason's link is a good read.

 

[Miguel Monteiro]

1. G. abalios
2. G. dicrozoster
3. G. steindachneri