Red Striped Earth Eater - Geophagus Surinamensis

[Piscine]

I haven't been able to find much info on them. Does anyone have any tips on caring for them? I acquired a pair (not sure of sex) and I am keeping them with a few yoyo loach, a few polka dot loach and 9 giant danio(for a little while anyway) in my lightly planted 75g tank w/ a 15g actual capacity wet/dry sump with driftwood and root structure..

Temp - 80
Ph - ~7.5
Param - 0,0,<5

Currently doing weekly 30% water changes.


Any advice or experience???

Pictures of adult specimens??

Any info is greatly appreciated!!!

[Piscine]

Should I have posted this somewhere else? No one else keeps these?

[jay2487]

No I haven't kept them, but it always seems to take a little longer to get replys on the cichlid forums to me. If you posted in wrong spot, a moderator would have moved it by now. Patience grasshopper lol

[Piscine]

Lol. Grasshopper eh?

I also wanted to say this....

I have read that Geophagus Surinamensis is often used as a catch-all name for other species of Geo. Does anyone have a picture of a true Geo Surinamensis?

I'd like to note that both of my fish have red coloration on the pelvic fins. I will try to get pictures up asap.

[Piscine]

Pictures

[Piscine]

[Piscine]

Is anyone able to help me?

[jay2487]

looks like your sol. That tank is really nice though and the fish are beautiful. I love that mangrove driftwood.

is that your quad in your profile pic?

[Piscine]

That's just a generic picture I found on google.

Here's mine.



A little endo action in there too.

[rothenb1]

I'm actually planning on getting one of those guys rather soon. I've read a ton about them on various web sites, it should help you, too!