Horseface cichlids?

[AusMFKer]

Hey everyone, recently i have been seeing alot of these so called " horse face cichlids" in LFS's around here. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with these fish and what sort of tankmates would go well with them.

 

[Oddball]

pic? Geophagus surinamensis is the only cichlid I know of that's been called that.

 

[AusMFKer]

nah no pic, but they seem to be available at most LFS's in australia

http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/7ca15c6eff422cc76b4bb9928fd55d5e9b6aea5.pjpg < pic

 

[peathenster]

Satanoperca jurupari?

Of all the fish I've owned they probably have the longest face....relatively speaking.

 

[japes]

Horrible common name.

Because you're in Australia (differs elsewhere I'm sure), here's the scientific names for them:

Red Horse Face: Geophagus brachybranchus
Green Horse Face: Satanoperca leucosticta

Essentially the same requirements for tankmates, diet, social structure etc.

Must have: Sand substrate, 4+ (Preferably at least 6) specimens with a decent M/F ratio, High quality diet of small sized food (1mm pellets for adults), 5x15' minimum tank footprint.

Very externally peaceful fish that can show a reasonable amount of conspecific aggression. I recommend keeping colonies by themselves or with medium sized South American dwarves such as Laetacara/Cleithracara sp.

 

[AusMFKer]

Horrible common name.

Because you're in Australia (differs elsewhere I'm sure), here's the scientific names for them:

Red Horse Face: Geophagus brachybranchus
Green Horse Face: Satanoperca leucosticta

Essentially the same requirements for tankmates, diet, social structure etc.

Must have: Sand substrate, 4+ (Preferably at least 6) specimens with a decent M/F ratio, High quality diet of small sized food (1mm pellets for adults), 5x15' minimum tank footprint.

Very externally peaceful fish that can show a reasonable amount of conspecific aggression. I recommend keeping colonies by themselves or with medium sized South American dwarves such as Laetacara/Cleithracara sp.

thanks mate

 

[dent20]

Horrible common name.

Because you're in Australia (differs elsewhere I'm sure), here's the scientific names for them:

Red Horse Face: Geophagus brachybranchus
Green Horse Face: Satanoperca leucosticta

Essentially the same requirements for tankmates, diet, social structure etc.

Must have: Sand substrate, 4+ (Preferably at least 6) specimens with a decent M/F ratio, High quality diet of small sized food (1mm pellets for adults), 5x15' minimum tank footprint.

Very externally peaceful fish that can show a reasonable amount of conspecific aggression. I recommend keeping colonies by themselves or with medium sized South American dwarves such as Laetacara/Cleithracara sp.

Is that the red face in your avatar? Very pretty, cool looking fish.