UBER rare eartheaters (crappy pic week)

[JK47]

Those are some absolutely amazing earth eaters you got there! I hope they breed like crazy. That must feel amazing that youll be the first to breed them in the states. Good luck man

Thanks man I hope so. I don't really care if I'm the first, just want them more available to the hobby. I'm sure there is a quiet breeder out there somewhere who has done it and I just haven't found it. Not worried TBH.

 

[fishticuffs]

You got it Dustin, keep an eye on the marketplace. When I get them available I will post them there. Have too many people in line to keep it all straight haha

thanks man/ i will try to remember. i am working on growing out some red tiger motas right now. cant wait for babys. how far out from fry are you thinkin?

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

Got to get myself some heavier sand, mine gets sucked up quicker than the debris. Too light, it's the quickrete all-purpose.

 

[fishticuffs]

Got to get myself some heavier sand, mine gets sucked up quicker than the debris. Too light, it's the quickrete all-purpose.

i have been using s grade 3 m color quartz- black. works well for my geos

 

[JK47]

Got to get myself some heavier sand, mine gets sucked up quicker than the debris. Too light, it's the quickrete all-purpose.

I have this stuff in my 125g, your right it sucks..

thanks man/ i will try to remember. i am working on growing out some red tiger motas right now. cant wait for babys. how far out from fry are you thinkin?

Well the largest male is constantly courting the smallest female (4" TL) and she is not accepting his advances. I am trying everything in the book to trigger them. Unfortunatly there is just no other info out there about spawning behavior. Even Thomas Weidners book (the bible for eartheaters) says "Because there is no reliable records of this species being maintained in the aquarium, nothing is known of it's breeding behavior" so even if I think I may be close it could be tomorrow or next year. No one really knows. I am documenting everything I try though for future attempts and other who try after me.

Once I get fry abvailable to the hobby, Satanoperca pappaterra is my next conquest

 

[fishticuffs]

Well the largest male is constantly courting the smallest female (4" TL) and she is not accepting his advances. I am trying everything in the book to trigger them. Unfortunatly there is just no other info out there about spawning behavior. Even Thomas Weidners book (the bible for eartheaters) says "Because there is no reliable records of this species being maintained in the aquarium, nothing is known of it's breeding behavior" so even if I think I may be close it could be tomorrow or next year. No one really knows. I am documenting everything I try though for future attempts.

thats cool man good luck. we just got some small satanoperica daemon we are wanting to try to breed. i hear they are quite difficult too.

 

[JK47]

thats cool man good luck. we just got some small satanoperica daemon we are wanting to try to breed. i hear they are quite difficult too.

YEAH THEY ARE! It takes all but battery acid to get them to spawn (pH <5.5). They are spotted Satanoperca (daemon, lilith and acuticepts) and need very soft acidic water. I want to finish my work with the non-spotted species (leucosticta, jurupari, mapiritensis, pappaterra and the sp. 'redlip') before I dive into the spotted species. I have a chance right now to buy a group of Satanoperca acuticepts adults right now and it is soo hard to pass them up. Such rare beauties..

 

[Hoyo12]

Great looking Eartheaters. Good luck on breeding them!

 

[JK47]

Great looking Eartheaters. Good luck on breeding them!

Thanks Brady! You going to get some post-bday crappy pics up in honer of the offical crappy pic week??? we need ya!

 

[Hoyo12]

Thanks Brady! You going to get some post-bday crappy pics up in honer of the offical crappy pic week??? we need ya!

I might, lol, not sure what to take pics of though.