ID my new Geophagus

[dvsgp6]

pick it up yesterday is about 6-7inches want to know what kind of Geophagus it is and i know there eartheaters whats the best diet for them?

 

[scubasteve06]

Looks like my two jurapari.

 

[Mr Pleco]

pics are a bit fuzzy...looking at the banding..
I'd say Geophagus dicrozoster

 

[Westie]

Geo. Juro.

 

[rallysman]

It's not a jurupari. The head/mouth/colors are wrong. To me it looks more like a surinamensis

 

[DiXoN]

most likely altifrons due to lack of black flank spot, you really need to find out the collection point.
geos are hard to id without lots of info, most look pretty much the same anyway.

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

I'd say surinamensis as well.

 

[DiXoN]

true surinamensis are very hard to come by.

 

[dirtyblacksocks]

Depends on where you're located, DiXoN.

Out here in California they're actually one of the most common geo's we see - but others like Tapajos that are a dime a dozen anywhere else are a rarity.

 

[DiXoN]

we have many a geo labelled as surinamensis here too, its just most if not all actually not surinamensis.
true suris are not usually exported from suriname that often although things can change and its been a while since i was that heavily into geos.