GYMNOGEOPHAGUS, To Cool or not to Cool?

[jgentry]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing that darth pike!! There probably is some truth to it. I know that all of my Uruguay fish started breeding right after a warm up outside. When mine are outside in the hotest part of the summer the water has to get to at least 90 and I didn't have any trouble. But at the same time when I moved them out the water was still in the 60's. As soon as it hit mid 70's they started breeding.

The rhabdotus group is definately impossible to kill. They are one tough little fish.

 

[BigPic]

back in the early 90's we had a few shipments of "Meridionalis" here in Winnipeg, most of the people that got them didn't have any success, myself included! We were all keeping them in tropical conditions and they didn't thrive at all, no bloat, more like they all wasted away. Years later, when people started bringing them into Canada more, along with the fact that more and more information about their habitats was available, everyone began to figure out how to keep them going, a cool down period. . . just my $0.02. I now have my first juvies, getting them ready for the first winter in the bottom tanks with no heaters, we shall see

 

[Savier808]

I wouldnt risk the gymnos with bichirs, they'd just become expensive feeders

Even if the gymnos were bigger? I'm getting two 2" senegals. Still risky?

Great info guys, thanks! I might just try some smaller geos... maybe the tapajos. Any suggestions?