other than the bichirs I'm not really sure what the other things are. but some cool top water stuff could be african butterfly fish? also i have a lima shovel nose that stays at the top more than the bottom lol. he just swims along the top of the glass.
Need some stocking advice for my 100 gallon.
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Geophagus Altifrons are eartheaters. Max size 12" but, like with all the other maximum sizes, they don't usually hit a foot long..
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I'm not a huge fan of Sev's, they remind me too much of blood parrots, which I can't stand(no offense anyone)...
I'll google chocolate cichlids in a minute!
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Sorry for your loss on your Oscar. I remember he was a cute lil fella. Anyhow u could go for a Geo community tank. Don't just get the same type and add some red head Tapajos or different kinds etc. I find them much nicer then altifrons. Too bad we don't live close or I would sell u my pair of beautiful 7"-8" Suranimensis.
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Thanks ): I miss him.
Are they true Surinamensis? Because I know a lot of the time Altifrons are labeled as Surinamensis..mine was.
I like the idea of a geo community tank, but would really like a mid/top dweller. I'm trying to find one that I'll really like, trying to tone down just a littllleee my obsessed with bottom dwellers
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Thanks ): I miss him.
Are they true Surinamensis? Because I know a lot of the time Altifrons are labeled as Surinamensis..mine was.
I like the idea of a geo community tank, but would really like a mid/top dweller. I'm trying to find one that I'll really like, trying to tone down just a littllleee my obsessed with bottom dwellers
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Well I picked them up as Suranimensis and mine have a more purple tinge to their body color compared to the Altifrons. I've seen both at adult size and compared. I know everyone says Suranimensis are rare but they seem to be a dime a dozen here that I've seen.
Here's a pic of one of my large males.
As for a top dweller I don't know what u could go for besides a Arowana but a 100 gallon is kind of small for it.
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I can't see your picture, but here's what someone posted on another thread of mine, you can ID yours as a surinamensis or not
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Geophagus are usually identified using a combination of body and fin markings: lateral bar quantity and pattern, infraorbital stripe (or lack thereof), pre-opercular mark, mid-lateral spot (on the side of the body), and patterns in the caudal fin. Dean Hougen drew up some pictorial guides to go with an article he wrote about Geophagus identification. These do not include several of the newly named species, but you can see altifrons and surinamensis. The big difference with juveniles comes down to the size of the mid-lateral spot. On altifrons it's very small, and as the fish grow to adulthood it it ends up only covering a couple of scales. Sometimes it disappears completely. As you can see in the illustrations, surinamensis will supposedly have a spotted caudal fin, while the altifrons is a mix of spots and stripes. Dean warns not to base juvenile ID off of this feature because the tail pattern can change as the fish matures.
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Okay, I google Chocolate Cichlid and all the pictures looked like different types of fish...what do they look like?
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