December 1; Japes' 140G Eartheater Display Update

[japes]

Been a while since I've really posted anything of great interest here on MFK, but after a slight rearrange in the tank and the removal and addition of a few Eartheaters, I re-present to you my 140G/600L Eartheater display.

Stocking updates;

Sold my three Geophagus sp. 'Araguaia Orange Head' to make room for a species that is a fair amount rarer over here, Satanoperca leucosticta, which I now have three quite small juveniles of. I've also sold my large aggressive female Severum and replaced her with a juvenile male without any issues.

2x Heros efasciatus "Green Severum"
1x Hypselecara temporalis "Chocolate Cichlid"
1x Geophagus altifrons 'Rio Tocantins'
2x Acarichthys heckelii
3x Satanoperca leucosticta
2x Ancistrus sp. "Bristlenose Pleco"

Photos aren't the best you've ever seen from me but they got the colours right at least.

Terrible full tank shot, I've removed all plants and gone for a scattering of leaves for the bottom, not a good angle to show what it really looks like.

Acarichthys heckelii

Satanoperca leucosticta, from the same (excellent!) source as my altifrons.

Geophagus altifrons 'Rio Tocantins'.

No shots of the big boys unfortunately, they don't like the camera.. at all.

Cheers.

 

[Camphilophus]

earth eaters.. Great looking fish, just not for me. That's one of the nicest setups I've seen and the fish are all beautiful.

 

[CubanB]

i really like they way you have aquascaped this tank, looks very natural. the Acarichthys heckelii and the Satanoperca leucosticta are just magnificent.

BTW - what camera are you using for these shots?

 

[craig_uk]

Sunning fish, Stunning photos Japes.

Need some more of the G.sp Rio Tocantins (Aereos )

I've got a female holding F1 fry at the minute. Fingers crossed.

Craggy

 

[cr8on]

Tank and fish looking great mate.

 

[japes]

Cheers everyone, I'll try and organize a better full tank shot for you tomorrow.

BTW - what camera are you using for these shots?

P&S Fuji S6500FD. EOS400D gets some nicer shots, will get them up around Christmas.

 

[CubanB]

i thought it would have been a dslr with the quality of those shots. you've got good photgraphy skills mate.

makes me rethink spending alot on a dslr when you can get shots like that with a P&S

 

[Passionate 4 pikes]

Cool!!! i love eartheaters, yours especcially. i am looking for some but all i can find is satanoperca jurupari.
those satanopercas look to be jurupari too.

 

[japes]

those satanopercas look to be jurupari too.

Definitely leucosticta, I can assure you of this

i thought it would have been a dslr with the quality of those shots. you've got good photgraphy skills mate.

makes me rethink spending alot on a dslr when you can get shots like that with a P&S

It's a reasonably expensive P&S shot in full manual with auto focus. DSLR nets these kind of results, time to show off a little.

 

[Camshaft Ramrod]

Love the Altifron. One of my favorite eartheaters.