Rhytisma

[flowerpower]

Here's a list of tankmates. They're ALL in a 220. Very mellow though.
Regani male 11", female 8"
Syn male 8", 2 females between 6-7"
Bahia Red male 6", 3 females at 3"
Carpintis males 8" and 6.5", 3 females at 5-6"
Lyonsi males 11" and 6", 3 females at 3", 3.5" and 8"
Umbriferum x 5 between 3-6"
Aureum male 5"
Clown loaches at 5" and 6.5"
Silver dollars x 9
4 line pim
And some fancy pants plecos.
The aureus is the biggest stressor in the tank.
As you can see I got ahead of myself with a few growout project and now I'm inundated. I'm currently working on splitting this group in half between this 220 and my 180.

 

[DanG13]

I got these guys from Ira Harris at about 2.5-3.5". They're about 4-6" now. For comparison, I acquired a group of brasiliensis that were .5" a few months later and, while the female geos are still smaller than the female rhytisma, the male geo is the same length as the male pictured above only bigger bodied. I'm probably comparing a relatively fast grower with a relatively slow grower but you get my point. On the other hand though, compare them to grammodes or any other painfully slow growing species and they're not so bad.
The fact that these guys come from the southern most part of central America has me more inclined to treat them more like an 'eartheater' than anything else: sandy substrate, calm tankmates, and an ever watchful eye out for any rough stuff (especially when kept with rowdier central Americans). I may be completely wrong mind you.

Here's a list of tankmates. They're ALL in a 220. Very mellow though.
Regani male 11", female 8"
Syn male 8", 2 females between 6-7"
Bahia Red male 6", 3 females at 3"
Carpintis males 8" and 6.5", 3 females at 5-6"
Lyonsi males 11" and 6", 3 females at 3", 3.5" and 8"
Umbriferum x 5 between 3-6"
Aureum male 5"
Clown loaches at 5" and 6.5"
Silver dollars x 9
4 line pim
And some fancy pants plecos.
The aureus is the biggest stressor in the tank.
As you can see I got ahead of myself with a few growout project and now I'm inundated. I'm currently working on splitting this group in half between this 220 and my 180.

Thank you kind sir!