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+9alan j t Sherah's Cichlids kinsol KMX 2SciCrazed CSnyder00 jeaninel Elrollo rustyx79 13 posters |
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rustyx79 Private
Posts : 16 Location : chester, va Favorite Fish: : catfish and cichlids
| Subject: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 12:43 am | |
| got it a couple months back. | |
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Elrollo Major
Posts : 870 Location : Virginia Beach Favorite Fish: : Blue Acaras...first fish I ever breed still have a soft spot for them
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 12:49 am | |
| Pretty sure it is a Geophagus surinamensis. link with some tips on caring for them http://badmanstropicalfish.com/articles/article30.html
nice fish | |
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jeaninel Corporal/Specialist
Posts : 79 Location : Northern California Favorite Fish: : I have lots of favorites. But some top ones are Ctenopoma Acutirostre, Angelfish, Jack Dempsey, Managuense cichlid, Salvini.
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 1:53 am | |
| Could be Geophagus Altifrons. From what I understand true G. Surinamensis are very rare. | |
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Elrollo Major
Posts : 870 Location : Virginia Beach Favorite Fish: : Blue Acaras...first fish I ever breed still have a soft spot for them
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 2:01 am | |
| Both are beautiful fish think jeaninel got it though...tail structure is slightly different cannot find a good picture to count dorsal spines to confirm which type it is, but do to the rarity of the suri's I think jean is right | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 3:02 am | |
| definitely some species of an eartheater and they get big. Not a 20 gal community fish. |
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CSnyder00 Moderator
Posts : 1648 Location : Pittsburgh, PA Favorite Fish: : Luwino Reef Zebra Chilumba, Ocellatus, Any bright-colored freshwater cichlid
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 6:45 am | |
| with FishVixen. Eartheaters get big. Little fishies will become lunch soon. | |
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2SciCrazed First Lieutenant
Posts : 650 Location : Middle TN Favorite Fish: : Anything that's not belly up!
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 10:45 am | |
| Can't those guys get up to 11"? Good Oscar companions I would think. | |
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KMX Admin
Posts : 16094 Location : Mansfield, TX Favorite Fish: : African Cichlids of all kinds.
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 10:54 am | |
| Geophagus of some sort. The Geo groups consist of 24 different species. I would say Altifrons. Very peaceful South American. | |
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kinsol Sergeant 1st Class
Posts : 218 Location : San Antonio
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 12:06 pm | |
| they just gave me two for my show tank but I forgot what they were waiting to hear back from my friend so I can look up some info on them. | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 1/9/2011, 6:11 pm | |
| They like sand to dig in, The crystal sands brand I told you about will treat them well! I have seen many people keep them in with discus or other mellow fish. Yes they do get large! Live blackworms are a very good food for them! They can live in the tank for months and with their constant sifting they find the stragglers from time to time! |
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Sherah's Cichlids Private
Posts : 6 Location : Alabama/florida Favorite Fish: : Tang. Cichlids
| Subject: re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 2/2/2011, 8:10 am | |
| Geophagus surinamensis. | |
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alan j t Major
Posts : 791 Location : reno nv Favorite Fish: : discus
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 2/2/2011, 3:31 pm | |
| i was gonna say suranamisis or brasilinis (sp) | |
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Dwbarger Corporal/Specialist
Posts : 82 Location : State college pa Favorite Fish: : Too many but if i had 2 choose would say my jag
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 2/6/2011, 7:55 pm | |
| I would say the brasilinis I have about 20 of them they get rather lrg but very gorgeous when mature. I bought the whole tank when a local pet store was going out and thought about breeding them but so far no.
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Terry Captain
Posts : 984 Location : Corsicana Texas
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 2/6/2011, 7:57 pm | |
| Not a brasilianis. Looks to be a surinaminsis or megasema type. | |
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fishman76092 Private First Class
Posts : 40
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 3/20/2011, 9:00 pm | |
| definitely a Geophagus in the surinamensis family. More than likely not true surinamensis as they are incredibly rare in the hobby since nobody collects in Suriname. Probably Geo abalios or altifrons. Spot looks a little large for altifrons but doesnt look prominent enough for abalios. If it disappears, its altifrons. | |
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jake Staff Sergeant
Posts : 164 Location : north fort myers Favorite Fish: : cichlids
| Subject: Re: idk what kind of cichlid i have 3/20/2011, 9:46 pm | |
| looks like a suri-did you get at petsmart? | |
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