I'm aware that geophagus and gymnos are best kept in groups of 3+, but I was wondering what people's experiences were keeping a lone geophagus with other species of fish. I'm also curious if anyone keeps a handful of single species of eartheaters in the same tank.
Lone eartheaters
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I have kept one Geophagus surinamensoid sp. with several Juruparoid eartheaters.
He became extremely agressive, but I believe that most of the Surinamensis complex are very aggressive fish.
He became extremely agressive, but I believe that most of the Surinamensis complex are very aggressive fish.
I've found that the lone Eartheaters tend to become more aggressive. In my opinion, the main reason for having larger groups of each species is to spread aggression, as Geophagus tend to target their own type more often than any other species.
srikamaraja;2752992; said:
my 4 geo surinamensis are not at all agressive.
i also have 2 satanoperca jurupari
i too, believe that with geos the more geos present, the agression gets spread around (they are cichlids)
never kept geos/satanoperca/gymnogeos alone so i would like to know what happens agression wise when you keep one by itself.
There will be aggression as there will always be dominant specimens when keeping Cichlids, but it should be pretty evenly spread.
i've only kept a single geo. braziliensis with my other SA/CA community tank. he wasn't the most dominant or aggro but he was quite boisterous
My lone surinamensis/altifrons picks on my two heckelii that are larger and have been in the tank longer. Need to get a few more smaller ones for him to play with...