Gymnoheophagus Balzanii - Paraguay Mouthbrooder

[Eläköön]

i picked up a little one today, hes almost completely yellow, all the pictures on the net they arent this colour, i seem to find much information out about them either. or many good photos at least that look like mine.

does anybody here own them? if so please can you show some pics

 

[peathenster]

Ken has a pair....we are all waiting for the fry to grow up

And are you going to post a pic??

 

[Loves severums]

r they Mouthbrooder?

 

[edburress]

does anybody here own them? if so please can you show some pics

From the Rio Uruguay

 

[Sab_Fan]

I don't have g. balzanis, but I have a pr of g. meridionalis and a pr of g. "blue neon", and I think they are great fish, very colorful . . . they have tried to breed, but no luck with the eggs . . .

one things I've regularly read is that it is beneficial - - some say necessary - - to give these fish a "cool" period of maybe 2-3 months when you keep them at temps in the 60s . . . haven't done it yet, but I plan to give them their own separate tank, at which time I will try it . . .

 

[David R]

Mine don't really show any yellow.

 

[peathenster]

Mine don't really show any yellow.

Very nice David! I believe the argentina race doesn't have much yellow.

 

[peathenster]

From the Rio Uruguay

Good luck catching another male this year! How big is your female now?

 

[edburress]

Good luck catching another male this year! How big is your female now?

Thanks Peter, We're not going to the north this year, but Felipe is going to have me a small group to bring back. My female is only 3" but she's doing quite well.

 

[David R]

Very nice David! I believe the argentina race doesn't have much yellow.

Does the Argentina race come from further south thank the Paraguay race?