What is the smallest eartheater

[Timthedrifter]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the smallest eartheater species is? Geo. or Satanoperca basically anything you would consider an eartheater.

 

[japes]

Biotodoma sp. Biotodoma cupido for example.

Guianacara sp. and some Gymnogeophagus sp. are quite small also, around the 4-6" mark.

 

[Timthedrifter]

awesome i forgot all about cupids... now i gotta track some down..thank you

 

[darth pike]

Geophagus parnaibae is supposed to be the smallest of the genus at 3-4" though there are pics of them reaching 6" or so in the aquarium.

Satanoperca pappaterra is supposed to be the smallest of the Satan's perch at 6".

Though if you are talking about the entire Geophagine family, several apistos stay under an 1".

 

[Timthedrifter]

Geophagus parnaibae are pretty awesome looking also, i've never seen those available anywhere. Are they a difficult find? I can see myself ending up with 10 tanks just full of eartheaters, something about them i have always loved.

 

[fishfarm]

Gymnogeophagus in the Rhabdotus group stay very small, most wild fish are under 3", Ex-meridionalis rarely get bigger than 3" Ken

 

[darth pike]

Jeff Rapps has some of the Geophagus parnaibae in atm:

http://www.tangledupincichlids.com/

And Ken usually has a metric boatload of Gymnogeophagus available.

 

[Timthedrifter]

well that site just may be where all my next paycheck is goin.

 

[Eric A]

Good luck mate.

 

[mcsx]

mircogeophagus =]