Just when I thought I knew enough about Geophagus orange heads...

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hbluehunter;5024595; said:
I have an extra 40 gal that I was gonna use for a low ph Satanoperca tank, do you think a pair would be cool in a 40 ??
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It could work temporarily. When the fry get older you can take the parents out and use it as a fry tank :)
 
That's pretty wild, my OHs came from jd too and they are growing fast, they were on average 1" and I can see a difference already. One weird thing is they all have only 1 lateral spot on their right side nothing on the left. Lol I'm not sure how old they are but looking at your you tube channel I would guess 40-50 days I wonder if mine will lay as early as yours! Ill post if they do lol
 
Just to wrap this up - the first pair produced free swimming fry :) I pulled the fry and they spawned again shortly after.

Meanwhile, a second pair formed (still in the discus tank) and spawned. Got free swimming fry also.

So I guess it's official - 7-8 months old orange heads are old enough to make babies :D

video dump!! :nilly:

Pair #1
fry
[YT]6jYftXXyTcc[/YT]
eggs again
[YT]6qzMrG9xggU[/YT]

Pair #2
pre-spawn
[YT]tFoQTq1FT9Q[/YT]
eggs
[YT]tXvrYTwKY9Y[/YT]
picking up and holding
[YT]Hwvy6VFYSGk[/YT]
fry
[YT]WIm3SYGhzX8[/YT]
 
WOW !! You're turning into a regular OH Factory..lol :headbang2
 
Well, it happened again - some leftover fry from last fall paired up and spawned a few days ago. They are holding fry now. These are barely 6 months old and 3", even younger than when their parents did it.

[video=youtube;Ojxs1rAS0bg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojxs1rAS0bg[/video]
 
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