Conflicting info on geophagus brasiliensis

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darth pike said:
I don't, this was pre-digital camera era (20 years ago or so). But it was a beauty, one of the ones that lived up to the old common name of "Mother of Pearl" cichlid. All blues and silver iridescence.
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Nice. Well if I do end up with a wet pet I couldn't think of a nicer looking one.
 
I don't have pics, but the aquarium strain male brasiliensis (with lots of red in the fins) that I had years ago was damn near aggessive as my male midas, and he got big, fast.

Get the other one, let the winner take all. :)
 
That was also back when we thought there was only one species, so who knows which variant it really is. I'd love someone to detail them out, but heck they haven't even been given a genus yet and are still orphaned so I don't expect that to happen any time soon.
 
Wow this is the one time my research didn't pay off. I should have done more I guess. I knew a fish with that much color couldn't be semi aggressive. How do the larger ones do with smaller fish? I have mine in with Firemouths and Platinum Honduran Redpoints who are bigger than him at the moment. They are my favorite fish.
 
That was also back when we thought there was only one species, so who knows which variant it really is. I'd love someone to detail them out, but heck they haven't even been given a genus yet and are still orphaned so I don't expect that to happen any time soon.
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Exactly......
 
I personally would not keep them with those fish in a 75 gallon, but that's just me. I would also be using a QT tank. (hint-hint)
 
RD. said:
Exactly......
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Surprised a fish with this much color and attitude hasn't been given more attention. I have been keeping fish for a very long time and this is the first I am running across them. Then again I live in upstate NY and we don't get as much variety as some other places. Saw my first Sysnpilium a few months ago.
 
RD. said:
I personally would not keep them with those fish in a 75 gallon, but that's just me. I would also be using a QT tank. (hint-hint)
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I may return the one I have. I wasn't looking for an aggressive fish. I have some thinking to do on this one.
 
Part of the reason is they are pug ugly brown fish as juvy's, which is the size most LFS get them in at.

If it turns out to be an iporangensis it should be fine, but one of the full sized species I'd be wary in a tank that size.
 
My iporangensis were nasty little buggers too, the male even against fish 3-4 times his size, but they would fit in better with Rivers stock than an 11" model. lol
 
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