geophagus jurupari

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i havent owned one...i do own geophagus though. jurupari are very beautiful! not to say firemouths are not, but everyones aware of firemouths. get something different! jurupari!
 
i have owned a geophagus jurupari and yes i would suggest it over a firemouth.
 
How about we split it down the middle and call it a Geophagine;).

I suppose whether it's a good idea to suggest one over the other depends on how much room you have for it . These guys are fairly socialble and do best in groups of say 5 or more. Couple that with the fact that they get larger than Firemouths (around 10") . Water requirements are different and they really need excellent water quality or they will suffer from HITH in a heartbeat. If your not opposed to large tanks and a lot of maintenance, then I'd recomend them. If not then I'd go firemouth.
 
thatcichlidguy;3698447; said:
How about we split it down the middle and call it a Geophagine;).

I suppose whether it's a good idea to suggest one over the other depends on how much room you have for it . These guys are fairly socialble and do best in groups of say 5 or more. Couple that with the fact that they get larger than Firemouths (around 10") . Water requirements are different and they really need excellent water quality or they will suffer from HITH in a heartbeat. If your not opposed to large tanks and a lot of maintenance, then I'd recomend them. If not then I'd go firemouth.
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.. or even an Eartheater ;)

Pretty much what thatcichlidguy has stated, 4+, sand substrate with quality water. Wouldn't suggest these fish for beginners or people not sure it's what they want as you need to keep them quite particularly.
 
I have 2 satanoperca jurupari, but they are kinda hard to find here in sweden I would love to have some more of them.
 
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