Geo ID
- Thread starter Joshuakahan
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G. brasiliensis or another species from the brasiliensis group.
Thank you! A friend just gave it to me and didn’t know what it was
My mistake. I just glanced at photos while trying to grill steaks. Lol
Lol all good, I thought the shape was wrong for an acara, but I’ve never kept a geo or acara until now
Yeah mouth and head shape is different.
A. Pulcher has a line of color on the dorsal and strip pattern is different.
Plus it’s getting harder to find any Normal Blue Acara since the Electric blue Has came onto the scene.
The shape looks wrong because the brasiliensis group are not the same as surinamensoid-type geos. They are usually written as ‘Geophagus’ brasiliensis because they are likely to be reclassified into their own genus soon. They are not constant sand-sifters like the surinamensis group are.
Here is one species of the brasilisnsus group (G iporenguensis) to compare
Now a rep of the Acara clade, Andinoacara coerleopuntatus to compare.
You may want to google the images of Andinoacara pulcher
female above, male below
You may also want to google the Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus group, many in this clade also look very similar
Now a rep of the Acara clade, Andinoacara coerleopuntatus to compare.
You may want to google the images of Andinoacara pulcher
female above, male below
You may also want to google the Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus group, many in this clade also look very similar