has anyone kept red striped eartheaters?...

[dempsy12]

or Geophagus Surinamensis
i was thinking of getting some and would like to know a little more about them if anyone has experiance with owning them
what is the best ph, water temp, ext
do they like sand or rock subtrate
any advice would be very much appreciated

Thank you!

 

[Kanta]

I Guarantee they are not true surinamensis. Every time one gets labeled as such it's false due to the collection points. Most likely will be an altifrom. But if your keeping geos. Lower ph with softer water and sand substrate. Hence the name eartheater. They sift sand.

 

[dempsy12]

okay thank you
how do you tell if they are the real thing?

 

[Andrewtfw]

It is difficult to determine if it is a surinamensis or not. Many thought that megasema was surinamensis. I believe surinamensis is now a type like altifrons is. Weidner's book South American Eartheaters is the best resource for ID that I know of. It is not easy to come by.

 

[Ponyo]

very fine sand and lots of drift wood. high on the water temp around 80+. very soft water..

 

[aclockworkorange]

It is difficult to determine if it is a surinamensis or not. Many thought that megasema was surinamensis. I believe surinamensis is now a type like altifrons is. Weidner's book South American Eartheaters is the best resource for ID that I know of. It is not easy to come by.

It's actually quite easy to come by as they sell it on Amazon... Problem is that it's a few hundred dollars!