R1_Ridah;4553396; said:
Wild caught, probably about 8" and I believe was imported about 4 years ago. It came from Ken Davis.
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Wild caught, probably about 8" and I believe was imported about 4 years ago. It came from Ken Davis.
I have both F1 and wild caught. In my experience the don't like change. 
The two wild caughts are 3.5 - 4" and live with 6 juvie satanoperca with no problems. I don't use RO, but I do use a UV sterilizer, and keep the tank at 86. I have 5 F1s all 7+ inches. 3 of them live with 2 adult wild caught daemons who're about 9". They get along fine, though there is some posturing, no wild chasing or serious nipping. The other two live in solitary splendor, since they were beating the other 3 in to a corner of the tank, and they weren't even the largest.
Mine have grown like weeds, attack fresh spinach like exodons. The pH is just under 7, fairly soft water, all at 86 degree, all with UV, all over well filtered and get a 30% water change every other day.
Easily my favorite fish in the world, the daemons a close 2nd.
The two wild caughts are 3.5 - 4" and live with 6 juvie satanoperca with no problems. I don't use RO, but I do use a UV sterilizer, and keep the tank at 86. I have 5 F1s all 7+ inches. 3 of them live with 2 adult wild caught daemons who're about 9". They get along fine, though there is some posturing, no wild chasing or serious nipping. The other two live in solitary splendor, since they were beating the other 3 in to a corner of the tank, and they weren't even the largest. Mine have grown like weeds, attack fresh spinach like exodons. The pH is just under 7, fairly soft water, all at 86 degree, all with UV, all over well filtered and get a 30% water change every other day.
Easily my favorite fish in the world, the daemons a close 2nd.
Nyvar;4553525; said:I have both F1 and wild caught. In my experience the don't like change.
Mine have grown like weeds, attack fresh spinach like exodons. The pH is just under 7, fairly soft water, all at 86 degree, all with UV, all over well filtered and get a 30% water change every other day.
Easily my favorite fish in the world, the daemons a close 2nd.
I just read this from Oddballs post.
"Spinach is probably not a good idea on a regular basis because of the toxic oxalic acid found in their leaves"
Okay, it seems to be the norm that they get somewhat agressive and pushy towards certain tank mates.
Perhaps I need to find another punching back for the two so they can ease of my bug GEO...
Here's the big guy they chase around.
I've mentioned mine in multiple threads here, but I did have six F1s a couple years ago and had to let them go due to HITH issues. The fish grew like weeds and were very active/aggressive, but I could never get the HITH under control. I have a pH of 7.6 and fairly hard water, and I just don't think it worked for them even though other fish (like my notatus severums) do well in it.
My observation is that they are more aggressive than regular Uaru amphiacanthoides, they love all types of veggies, and they are quick growers. Mine went from 2" to about 6" in a few months. The wild-caught fish are always sensitive during acclimation and a lot of importers/vendors report big losses with them, much like Altum angels.
If you can find some F1s and have the ability to provide soft water, I'd say go for it. They are awesome fish, just a bit more demanding.
My observation is that they are more aggressive than regular Uaru amphiacanthoides, they love all types of veggies, and they are quick growers. Mine went from 2" to about 6" in a few months. The wild-caught fish are always sensitive during acclimation and a lot of importers/vendors report big losses with them, much like Altum angels.
If you can find some F1s and have the ability to provide soft water, I'd say go for it. They are awesome fish, just a bit more demanding.
Dragon Hunter;4553646; said:
I need to actually think of something to draw the attention of the Pandas to another fish...lol... This GEO is bomb bro. I don't want to get rid of it....lol.... Have you ever seen a 10" Geo? if not swing by.. When I first saw this my jaw just dropped. I couldn't stop staring at it... Biggest Geo I've ever seen.
R1_Ridah;4553799; said:
i might be int he neighborhood tommorow. ill call you. BTW what kinda GEO is it that?
ryansmith83;4553758; said:
Just wondering. Was the HITH already present when you got them, or did they develop it over time?
^ When I got the fish they were only about 2" and they did have some symmetrical marks up their forehead that appeared to be sensory pits. I have seen these on regular amphiacanthoides as well, and sometimes they are very noticeable. But as the fish grew, so did the pits. They never got to the point of being severe when I had them, they were only about the size of a head of a pin, but I passed the fish on to a good friend and despite his efforts to treat them and soften their water, the marks did continue to grow until they were fairly severe.
what do people feed their uaru f. I feed my uaru amp nls pellets cucumber when the plecos eat and blood worms and im also starting to see problems distinguishing between sensory pits and hith
