Geophagus I.D. help PLEASE ..

[jworth]

they are Altifrons... no question about it.

 

[japes]

Geophagus altifrons - unsure on locale variant.
Geophagus sp. "Orange Head" - also unsure on variant.

Just because it's got an orange/red head doesn't mean it's from the Rio Tapajos.

 

[Nemesis]

The 2 spots on the Orange heads really throws me off

 

[japes]

The 2 spots on the Orange heads really throws me off

Happens to many species - commonly seen on A. heckelii, Orange Head variants, G. brachybranchus. Sometimes it's double spots, sometimes it's warped spots that blend with lateral barring. Ed Burress has wild Tapajos variant Orange Heads with double spots from memory - one of my big beautiful dominant male Araguaia variant Orange Heads had double spots on one side and a very vertical spot on the other. I've kept and scene both locally and internationally A. heckelii with "Clusters" of 3, sometimes 4 lateral spots.

 

[Nemesis]

Wow, that's new to me. I've seen the warped/blended spots before, but never two completely separate spots. Thanks for the info. Now I want one of these oddballs...lol.

 

[japes]

Not really oddballs - they're quite common

 

[peathenster]

looking through some old pictures and found this guy, so I guess it happens.

 

[stingraybranden]

I am the new owner of the orange heads and the largest of the three has a caved in top of his head right in front of his dorsal fin. I don't think there is a picture of him yet. I will take one later.

Does anyone have any experience with this and know what may cause it or it is if fixable?

He is otherwise healthy. Thanks

 

[hbluehunter]

Here's a pic of the Red Head that Brandon is talking about..

 

[stingraybranden]

Anyone know what is wrong with this guys head? Genetic? Diet? Any way to help fix?