Gymnogeophagus Terrapurpurra (pics)

[I Like Rare Fish]

Here’s a photo dump of my group of Gymnogeophagus Terrapurpurra. I will make an article following the same format as my Bichir Article from a few months ago, but during the summer. These guys live in an outdoor ingested 55g acrylic tank. It has 5 different kind of plants, and some Xiphophorus Variatus, Mosquitofish, and Flagfish as dithers. It is also infested with snails in a good way

These are Gymnogeophagus Terrapurpurra. They change colors with the sun (fade or darken). Each fish is different. One has agreen, yellow, blue, and red dorsal fin. Another has neon blue fins with no red. Another has fins with red tips and blue/red patterns. The most prominent color besides their background beige is red. I’ve had them since half an inch, and have been fortunate enough to have them while they were spitting sand at each other

Enjoy

 

[OliveFish05]

Stunning! *adds to bucket list of fish to keep”

Cannot wait for the article! When do you expect them to start spawning, if ever?

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Stunning! *adds to bucket list of fish to keep”

Cannot wait for the article! When do you expect them to start spawning, if ever?

They are supposed to spawn 3 times over the summer, and will start this year in the spring. It’s gonna be my breeding fish.

 

[Lajos_Detari]

Beautiful fish and they don't grow too large which is good for medium size tank.

Probably I should get this in future. LOL

Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura summary page

www.fishbase.se

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

They also do not need a heater, in fact they like no heater, and enjoy seasonal cooldowns and warmups. The juveniles spit sand at each other.

 

[GaryE]

When I kept Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus and a then undescribed one, they had some serious aggression issues as they grew. I have rarely ever seen a more beautiful Cichlid than the ones from that group, so they are worth any trouble.
I'd keep an eye on things in a 55 - when they got mad at each other, both species were very angry fish.

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Yes, the main goal is to get a breeding pair, but a group would’ve been nice. So far no agression issues. I got th when they were around half an inch, and they are now only an inch and a half or so. So I hope they won’t fight together.

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

@Uberhoust some pics of my group! I need to make an article soon…but my expert on them seems to be away for the moment.

 

[Back in the fold]

Those are nice fish and that's a great tank they're in. The plants look really good. It's nice to see something unusual .

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Spawning behavior is starting…water changes every other day, and colors are very bright.

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

The 2 shown below are paired up. They are guarding an area of the tank.

 

[lnsaneM]

Very cool fish, how big do they get?

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Mine are a year and a half and probably 3”, but they get to 4+”