Geophagus winemilleri and Satanoperca daemon tank

[peathenster]

Love the vid! Too bad my hard and high pH water here in Cali won't house most Geos without getting a RO or DI unit.

They look amazing Peter. I absolutly love the tank and plants. I could watch that tank for hours.

Beautiful tank!Sure beats a TV any day.

Beautiful....one day i will set up a SA tank!!!

Thanks guys

 

[luvinbluegills]

Tremendous! The Geos would get so much more respect if people were able to see this quality from them as babies in the shops. Patience is not something the average person has!

 

[fishman09]

wow never seen a combination of high quality fish and aquascaping like that. stunning

 

[dxdx]

very nice setup!

 

[dogofwar]

Great fish and aquascape, Peter!

Armand - you could probably get away with the winemilleri (or other altifrons-types) but daemon really, truly are picky with regard to water. My local water is a little hard and alkaline (not too bad), so I need to ensure that there are enough tannins in the water for them.

I lost a couple of big ones in my group from skin infections by doing too many water changes - dilluted the tannins in the water too much without replacing them. I use Indian Almond leaves and they seem to do the trick...

Matt

Love the vid! Too bad my hard and high pH water here in Cali won't house most Geos without getting a RO or DI unit.

 

[Spartacus]

thanks for sharing!

 

[peathenster]

Tremendous! The Geos would get so much more respect if people were able to see this quality from them as babies in the shops. Patience is not something the average person has!

wow never seen a combination of high quality fish and aquascaping like that. stunning

very nice setup!

Great fish and aquascape, Peter!

Armand - you could probably get away with the winemilleri (or other altifrons-types) but daemon really, truly are picky with regard to water. My local water is a little hard and alkaline (not too bad), so I need to ensure that there are enough tannins in the water for them.

I lost a couple of big ones in my group from skin infections by doing too many water changes - dilluted the tannins in the water too much without replacing them. I use Indian Almond leaves and they seem to do the trick...

Matt

thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the kind words

Matt is right that Geos are in general more tolerant of harder water than S. daemon. Some species (e.g. orange heads) actually look uncomfortable when my pH drops below 5 and I have to bump it up slightly.

 

[dogofwar]

I actually keep the red heads I got from Peter in local tap...

Matt

Thanks for the kind words

Matt is right that Geos are in general more tolerant of harder water than S. daemon. Some species (e.g. orange heads) actually look uncomfortable when my pH drops below 5 and I have to bump it up slightly.

 

[Rupununi]

Your winemilleri and daemon are stunning. I have a pair of winemilleri that were 1" when purchased and 8 months later are about 4". Yours are HUGE--how old are those fish, and when should I expect to see mine coloring up?

 

[jgentry]

They look awesome Peter. Great looking tank!!!