More room or Overstocked??

[Dwarfs]

Okay the only one i cold find on fishprofiles.com is this one: Geophagus brasiliensis. Which one of the geos has the nicest colors?

Geophagus surinamensis, IMO
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They get about 10", and mine seems to fare pretty well with a larger ciclid in the tank (Severum) My sev is about 6", geo 5", but that's from nose to tail

Here, I found a pic of a mature Surinam geo

 

[nshockeyplaya]

Are you positive that these fish wouldnt tare apart my bala sharks, after all it is a chichlid

Also are they commonly found in fish stores?

 

[Dwarfs]

I wouldn't keep fish that aggressive

IDK how common they are, I've only seen them in stores 2-3 times It doesn't hurt to look though Live aquaria has them for sale, if you are willing to try them.

 

[nshockeyplaya]

Yea i wouldnt mind trying them, so your saying that theres pretty much no chance of a Geo killing any of those three fish??

By the way, that mature one has very nice colors i think that one is the prettiest.

 

[Dwarfs]

My geo doesn't bother any other fish, except for occasional territory disputes (which don't lead up to physical contact, merely displaying) with my gudgeon
I could imagine a Geo trying to take a hiding place away from the clown loaches, but fighting probably wouldn't happen

Surinam geos start out pretty bland in coloration, but gradually become more and more beautiful Besides, what they lack in color they make up for in personality

 

[nshockeyplaya]

Yea, i love fish with personality, Hey also, i was wondering if you think an Acara or Severum would get along with my fish selection???

I would love to get another chichlid to join the oscar. But i dnt want an agressive one. Im just trying to keep my selection open in case i cant find exactly what im looking for at my LFS's

 

[Dwarfs]

That's a pretty big tank, so I'd say a sev or an acara could fit, so long as you have good filtration and an adequate amount of water changes

 

[nshockeyplaya]

Yea but do you think they would get along with the balas clowns and oscar??? liek the geo?

 

[Dwarfs]

Yea but do you think they would get along with the balas clowns and oscar??? liek the geo?

I don't have very much expierience with acaras but severums are very pecaceful for a cichlid

 

[nshockeyplaya]

Okay thanks Dwarfs, youve been very helpful.