Wilsta Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Just curious to know what geophagus/satanoperca keepers we have here? Which is your favourite species? What do you feed them? who here breeds them? And has there been any problems that you have come across whilst keeping these fish? If you have photos of your eartheaters upload them so we can have a looksey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropheusQueen Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Hey hey, Proud owners of breeding adults and juveniles of brachybranchus, altifrons and jurapari Had a disaster a few weeks ago where a heater malfunctioned and we lost a tankful - biggest heartbreak our 30cm oldest male brachy Other than that we have happily co existed with these americans for 6-7 years now and love them to bits. They have been kept over this period of time with discus, knife fish and at times each other. They love their low PH, fast flowing water for breeding and water a bit warmer than most - oh and their food . Breeding pairs best kept on their own where they dispay the most amazing bi parental care every seen. Enjoy them. Cheers Aline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsta Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 Hey Aline, Sorry to hear about your loss of your brachy and other eaters kept with discus thats amazing! I'd thought they would push them about! Must be fairly docile being the gentle giants to other tankmates... I havent had brachy or jurapari before but I am quite keen to get some in the near future. Thanks for sharing.. gotta love eartheaters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfishLegacy Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 As far as their aggression goes...there isn't any. They're basically giant dwarf cichlids. I used to keep cardinal tetras with mine and the 6"-7" fish never showed any signs of wanting to eat them. Fantastic fish to keep, I have seven Satanoperca leucosticta with more to come. Used to keep and breed Geophagus brachybranchus, and once I move house and set up a fish room, I'll keep them again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsta Posted January 17, 2005 Author Share Posted January 17, 2005 I just picked up 4 Juvenile Geophagus Steindachneri. CatfishLegacy, I just put the redhumps in with my larger altifrons 3x the size and I am surprised that they didnt go for em! If you ever breed the Satanoperca leucosticta I would definantly be keen as I hardly seem them about. I like the look of them but I am still training my eye, l cant distinguish the difference between them and similar ones such as jurapari and acuticeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emp1re Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 how much did Geophagus steindachneri cost you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsta Posted January 18, 2005 Author Share Posted January 18, 2005 got them for 4 for $15 from a breeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfishLegacy Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 Has anyone seen Geophagus dicrozoster around? I have seen juveniles for sale for big bucks, but I can't find any references that this species even exists...and the juveniles I saw for sale looked veeery similar to juvie G. brachybranchus. Could they be a scam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsta Posted January 18, 2005 Author Share Posted January 18, 2005 no sorry i havent seen Geophagus dicrozoster could be a scam. but here is a link to them http://www.cichlid-forum.com/profiles/species.php?id=444 so they must exist? beautiful looking fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish-E Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 wilsta, do you know if the breeder has anymore Geophagus steindachneri, if so can you please send me a PM with his details, quite lkeen on these guys for a while but cant find them. cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabros Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hi there, these fish are ATM. Geophagus abalios Geophagus altifrons Geophagus altifrons 'rio tocatins' Geophagus altifrons 'rio xingu' Geophagus brachybranchus Geophagus braziliensis Geophagus dicrozoster Geophagus sp.'araguaia' Geophagus sp. 'pindare' Geophagus steindachneri Geophagus surinamensis Satanoperca acuticeps Satanoperca daemon Satanoperca jurapari Satanoperca leucostictus these fish are here in Oz HTH Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsta Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 can someone explain how you tell the difference between these? Satanoperca acuticeps Satanoperca jurapari Satanoperca leucostictus they all look the same to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emp1re Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 read this Jurapari Project HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsta Posted January 20, 2005 Author Share Posted January 20, 2005 cheers for that emp1re. kind clears things up a little but i am somewhat still confused "that a fish with an unspeckled snout is an immediate mouthbrooder, either S. jurupari or a species closely related to it; and that Satanoperca with speckled snouts are S. leucosticta and practice delayed mouthbrooding" Therefore, Satanoperca jurapari - no speckles on the snout, immediate mouth brooder Satanoperca leucostictus - speckles on the snout, delayed mouthbrooder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabros Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 Hi Guys, Acuticeps Acutus is latin for sharp,pointed : ceps latin for pointed headed It has a more pointed head distinguishing this fish from it closest relatives. Has abit of a red eye. red blue green in caudial - anal - tail - 4 large spots on side of body last being on the the caudal peduncle are its unmistakable markings there are more features to this fish but they are just some that catch the eye. Jurapari was derived from the local people and it roughly means devil. Has the plainest coloration of all Satanoperca species. Most striking way to tell is the head pattern(greenish dots on the face) Can be kept in harder water then the rest. leucos = white stiktos =spotted referring to the light reflective spots on the head There is alot more spotting over the body The best person to get more info from would be Chris Davies or Kevin Sorenson. Chris is link to hell I think and Kevin is Sorosen I think. HTH Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 i got my first geophagus today a breeding pair of Geophagus brachybranchus. They look really good! Im also hopeing to get a breeding pair of Satanoperca leucostictus but well see what room i have left in the shed lol! Thanks for all the info guys its excellent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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