ID please, I think it maybe a Geo.

[cdc]

I just got this guy from the LFS and she did not know exactly what it was called. I think it maybe a Geo as it sifts through the sand for food.

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

definitely a geo

 

[Nemesis]

Looks like a brasiliensis.

 

[cdc]

I hope its a Geo, its hard to get a good picture of it.

 

[we4wieners]

def. a geo brasiliensis. Pretty fish !!!

 

[Loves severums]

def. a geo brasiliensis. Pretty fish !!!

nope it a gymnogeophagus rhabdotus.

 

[cdc]

nope it a gymnogeophagus rhabdotus.

I just read they need a cool down period for three months out of the year, other than that I cannot find anything about sizes and things.

When I search the name some of the pictures dont look like the fish I have. Do they change color at a certain age or something?

 

[Loves severums]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=307978&highlight=gymnogeophagus

 

[HiImSean]

looks like a gymno to me. its hard to know the exact species w/o knowing the collection point. they do need a cool down period, i'd recommend just keeping them without a heater. as for size, they max around 5-6". its best to keep in smaller groups or pairs. just like geos they need/like sand. in my experiences they are a little fiestier than geos.

 

[peathenster]

Definitely a Gymnogeophagus of the rhabdotus group.

See if you can match it up with anything here - http://www.aqvaterra.com/cichlids_other_fishes.php