Geophagus info

[cmsbthebest]

I'm curious about getting some of these and am a total noob about them, what's your personal experience, and would they get along well in a 125 with a Severum, 3 bala sharks, and clown loaches?


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[notho2000]

IME, severum and geophagus ( 'brasiliensis' and 'iporangensis' not so much) do very well together - sevs upper half, geos lower half. The others, IDK about.
-Jim

 

[cmsbthebest]

IME, severum and geophagus ( 'brasiliensis' and 'iporangensis' not so much) do very well together - sevs upper half, geos lower half. The others, IDK about.
-Jim

Thank you, I don't think the balas could hurt anything, mine won't even hurt a fly, clown loaches I think are basically the same, I've never seen any aggression, so if the geo's are peaceful, hopefully everything could work out.

Another question: do geo's need sand, or is gravel ok


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[Decker504]

IME, severum and geophagus ( 'brasiliensis' and 'iporangensis' not so much) do very well together - sevs upper half, geos lower half. The others, IDK about.
-Jim

So true, my iporangensis male is nasty.

Sand is recommended for all Geos, but I have some seriously healthy, plump and gorgeous geos in other ta ks w/ gravel too. Flame on....lol

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[bbortko]

I have 4 iporangensis including a breeding pair in my 125 and they get in stand offs with my rotkeil and ebjd a few times a day better never anything physical. They've never bothered my heckeli but killed my Nic so they can be a bit unpredictable. Since all of the non-geos get a decent size geophagus sp. Tapajos would be a good choice since they stay smaller than your average geo.

 

[Matt S]

I'm curious about getting some of these and am a total noob about them, what's your personal experience, and would they get along well in a 125 with a Severum, 3 bala sharks, and clown loaches?


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My 180 has two 8 inch Bala sharks seven 3 inch severums two 6 inch clown loaches 1 abalios geophagus and a pair of redhead tapajo geophagus and I havnt had 1 problem there is no aggression and my tank also has gravel and my geos are perfectly healthy happy and have awesome color so I say go for I would be pretty surprised if you had a problem I'm not say it won't happen but the chances something doesn't work out is very very low good luck with your fish


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[cmsbthebest]

My 180 has two 8 inch Bala sharks seven 3 inch severums two 6 inch clown loaches 1 abalios geophagus and a pair of redhead tapajo geophagus and I havnt had 1 problem there is no aggression and my tank also has gravel and my geos are perfectly healthy happy and have awesome color so I say go for I would be pretty surprised if you had a problem I'm not say it won't happen but the chances something doesn't work out is very very low good luck with your fish


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Sweet! My future stock and your current stock are really similar!


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[ryansmith83]

In a 125 I'd suggest a group of smaller geos with your current stock. A minimum of four is best but six would be better. You can go with the smaller ones like orange heads, parnaibae, or pindare. Orange heads are a favorite: peaceful demeanor, nice color, not too large, and easy to find. All of my geos have been great with severums.

I always use sand. They sift it all day, plus it's way easier to keep clean than gravel IMO.

 

[cmsbthebest]

In a 125 I'd suggest a group of smaller geos with your current stock. A minimum of four is best but six would be better. You can go with the smaller ones like orange heads, parnaibae, or pindare. Orange heads are a favorite: peaceful demeanor, nice color, not too large, and easy to find. All of my geos have been great with severums.

I always use sand. They sift it all day, plus it's way easier to keep clean than gravel IMO.

Alright my lfs has some for sale that are like 2 inches, I'll see what species they are


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[ryansmith83]

If they are labeled Geophagus surinamensis, they are most likely G. altifrons and are a large-growing fish. They're beautiful but a group would probably require a tank upgrade at some point.