Horseface Jewel Geophagus???

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Hlee019

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I was at my LFS and I stumbled across a tank labeled Horseface Jewel Geophagus. Inside the tank, there were several Geophaguses about 4-5 inches long, which had a nice iridescent green color with beautiful finnage. I wanted to get one but I decided to do a little more research before I shelled out 29 bucks for one. I could not find anything about this Geophagus and I was hoping someone from this forum could enlighten me. Unfortunately, I do not have pictures of the cichlid but only the name that was written on the tank at the LFS. I looked online and tried to snag a picture of what it looks like but the closest one I could find was this picture, but the ones at the LFS had no red on their fins. I am sorry for being so vague but I was hoping someone on this forum has heard of horseface jewel geophaguses, and could give me some input on what I am dealing with.

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Thanks for the prompt reply. I think they could be Satanoperca leucosticta because I don't recall the fish having a black spot on the lateral side like Geophagus surinamensis. Looking at the pictures online there see to be a lot of color variations of Satanoperca leucosticta. Does it develop that red as it gets older? because the ones at the LFS had no red at all.
 
driftwood;4559253; said:
I've never heard of a horseface Geophagus. Did you read and article about Sarah Jessica Parker maybe?
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:ROFL:I've seen Geophagus Altifrons and Geuphagus Abalios sold as "horseface" locally.

OP you really have no luck getting an ID on a geo without a picture of the actual fish. The differences from one spcecies to another can be rather small. You digged up a wonderful pic of Ryan's G. altifrons 'tocantins' :drool: though.
 
I've never heard of a horseface Geophagus. Did you read and article about Sarah Jessica Parker maybe?
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LOL

Yea, I figured it was a long shot to get an ID, but I was hoping someone had heard of the name. Well I thinking about picking it up tomorrow after work. So, I will get some pictures of it up as soon as i can. Thanks all for the help!
 
Alright guys well I picked up the so called horseface jewel cichlid and here are a few pics of it. I am pretty sure it is a Geophagus surinamensis, but a second opinion would be great. I tried digging up some info on these guys but I found a lot of conflicting information. The LFS owner said that they get to about 7 inches long, but I read online they can get up to a foot. Also, some people say that it is a large aggressive fish and others say that it is a medium sized peaceful community fish, could anyone clear this up for me?

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