Growing Geos

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DiXoN

DiXoN

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I need some info on growing geophagus as quickly as possible.
anyone have any good food ideas if you have them what have been there growth rates.
i am talking about altifrons,altamira,surinamensis.
i want to put on a few inches as quick as poss i need them to be around 6-7'' + and the fish i will have are from 4.5-6''.
thanks
 
i have abalios, and i fed them krill, oscar grow, spirulina, shrimp pellets, and one of the two i have is the largest fish in the tank, and I got all of them at the exact same time. :)
 
Benfica540 said:
i have abalios, and i fed them krill, oscar grow, spirulina, shrimp pellets, and one of the two i have is the largest fish in the tank, and I got all of them at the exact same time. :)
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wjhat sizes are they ans how long did it take to grow them
 
hi dixon where did you get the altimira nefer heard of that type do you have a pic of them

cheers woolfie
 
a shop up here has geos look like brazi's but they are different huge eyes he says they are wild caught
 
i got them at about 1-1.5 inches and in less than three months, my largest geo is pushing 4 inches. I'm pretty sure its a male at the rate its growing. :)
 
woolfie said:
hi dixon where did you get the altimira nefer heard of that type do you have a pic of them

cheers woolfie
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here is a pic
to find out what type i got the info from my book with stated how many bars,eye colour flank spot and very high dorsal fin plus lack of body colour and green base colour.
this fish has all these traits.
you probably find a lot of these listed as surinamensis or altifrons kicking about without people knowing.
as for the braziliensis there are a few types and different locations they are picked up from.


thanks for the info benfica that some growth rate i will try your food suggestions out.
 
mate ....you need to get hold of a book called south american eartheaters
......it looks to me like a rio pindare or an aripuna .... i have 8 different types and they are fairly slow growers.......they don't mind a feed of boiled vegies(zuccini,broccollii and carrots) once a week either. mine also love meal worms and smashed up snails (not garden snails, but the small ones from ponds)
 
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