Id this fish for me please
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Agree one of th Guianacara species.
here is a black n white chart that explains species differences
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here is a black n white chart that explains species differences
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The photo I posted was of mine, I worked with them for about 5 years.
I started with 20 juvies (@1") bought from a breeder in Chicago, first put in a 75 gallon tank to grow out.
They started spawning about 2.5" , and their eggs are deep green in color, and were (at that point) moved to a 150 gal.
They are omnivores so a pellet containing a high Spirulina algae content was used
kept in a S American community cichlid tank with pike cichlids, and Acarichthys heckelli. Took them about 2 years to reach @5".
They are a shoaling species, and were never aggressive as a group in my tank, except with each other during the spawning rut, and when defending a spawning site, even then hardly aggressive compared to say....any Central American cichlids
In nature they appear in clear water and black water habitats, so I would occasionally use black water (achieved by soaking leaf litter) to imitate seasonal changes they might experience in nature (rainy season/dry season) the black, softer water seemed to initiate spawning .
My tap water pH averaged 7.8 so it was a little on the high side for them, and alkaline, so rain water was combined to my tap water to dilute the higher pH and mineral content.
I started with 20 juvies (@1") bought from a breeder in Chicago, first put in a 75 gallon tank to grow out.
They started spawning about 2.5" , and their eggs are deep green in color, and were (at that point) moved to a 150 gal.
They are omnivores so a pellet containing a high Spirulina algae content was used
kept in a S American community cichlid tank with pike cichlids, and Acarichthys heckelli. Took them about 2 years to reach @5".
They are a shoaling species, and were never aggressive as a group in my tank, except with each other during the spawning rut, and when defending a spawning site, even then hardly aggressive compared to say....any Central American cichlids
In nature they appear in clear water and black water habitats, so I would occasionally use black water (achieved by soaking leaf litter) to imitate seasonal changes they might experience in nature (rainy season/dry season) the black, softer water seemed to initiate spawning .
My tap water pH averaged 7.8 so it was a little on the high side for them, and alkaline, so rain water was combined to my tap water to dilute the higher pH and mineral content.
The photo I posted was of mine, I worked with them for about 5 years.
I started with 20 juvies (@1") bought from a breeder in Chicago, first put in a 75 gallon tank to grow out.
They started spawning about 2.5" , and their eggs are deep green in color, and were (at that point) moved to a 150 gal.
They are omnivores so a pellet containing a high Spirulina algae content was used
kept in a S American community cichlid tank with pike cichlids, and Acarichthys heckelli. Took them about 2 years to reach @5".
They are a shoaling species, and were never aggressive as a group in my tank, except with each other during the spawning rut, and when defending a spawning site, even then hardly aggressive compared to say....any Central American cichlids
In nature they appear in clear water and black water habitats, so I would occasionally use black water (achieved by soaking leaf litter) to imitate seasonal changes they might experience in nature (rainy season/dry season) the black, softer water seemed to initiate spawning .
My tap water pH averaged 7.8 so it was a little on the high side for them, and alkaline, so rain water was combined to my tap water to dilute the higher pH and mineral content.
Thank you for the info and pictures. I added 4 of these with 3 Geos Alts, 3 Bolivian rams, 3 gold rams, and a Electric Blue Acara. All around 1-2 inches in a 75g tank. Will upgrade in a year to larger tank of course.
Good dither fish for these guys? Tetras?
In the grow out 75, I used lemon tetras, and South American juvie cichlids.
The cichlids in the shots here, were Mesoheros gephyrum.
The cichlids in the shots here, were Mesoheros gephyrum.
Its funny, I never quite figured out which species I had (tho they were sold to me as G geayii.
They were very chameleon like, in that in the course of a few hours or even minutes could change markings, and color.
Here's what I mean, all same species, from the original group.
They were very chameleon like, in that in the course of a few hours or even minutes could change markings, and color.
Here's what I mean, all same species, from the original group.
