Name That Geo!

[Phoenixbaby]

If I post some pictures up, can some1 tell me what geo's (pair male n female) I have?

 

[duncs]

Will do mah best

 

[Phoenixbaby]

Ok well anyway heres some pics, excuse the mess on the sand, plecos and goby are messy!

 

[duncs]

Kinda hard to tell because they're juvenile, still got their stress colours on a bit and the blurring on the tail further complexes the identification!

However.. he looks like the same species as the picture that I showed you the other day, in the other thread.. which is a fish I still haven't truly identified - just presuming it's one of the undescribed species from the Geophagus sp. "altifrons" complex.

Either way mate they're going to turn in to a gorgeous fish. However.. I would say.. get him on a power feeding Frozen foods twice a day for as long as you can keep it up - looks a bit thin!

Take some more pics in a fortnight and maybe I'll be able to help you a bit better then. Sorry

 

[Phoenixbaby]

they had a whole cube of bloodworms to themselves

yeh i know theyre a lil stressed, only had them 24hours lol, and i know they need to plump up lol

they hoovered the bloodworm, are they ok to eat some shrimp now, or shud i wait till 2moz morning?

 

[duncs]

What time did you feed 'em?

I usually try and feed 11am-1pm ish, then again in the evening, 7-8pm.

Course it's not your fault bud, they're just new I'm sure you'll do a sweet job of getting them nice and fat

Look at this beast.. (courtesy of Google Image Search)

 

[Phoenixbaby]

well i normally keep bettas, ive got 6 tanks lol, and i take great care of them all

just new to these guys and wana get it right fed them an hour ago, are they ok to take a cube of shrimp?

i can see theyre gonna colour up well, u can just tell by looking closely at them

they guy said they were geos, but an unidentified species, and were labelled as fireworks

WOW WOW WOW

 

[duncs]

Nah mate leave 'em 'til tomorrow now Don't wanna overload your filter's bioload Feed 'em tomorrow.

 

[Phoenixbaby]

lol im setting up a 2nd filter on that tank next week, thats IF i manage so sell the rest of my female bettas lol

awwww theyre swimming together, how cute, n cuddling up in the log stump

 

[Phoenixbaby]

theyre a little brighter today, just hoovered up bloodworm and shrimp, will try n get some pics later

 

[Phoenixbaby]

duncs, quick question

do these guys need a cave of some sort?

i have a tree stump ornament in there atm, but i want to take it out, for more plants or a cave if they need it

ps, what should my ph be for these guys?

 

[duncs]

In the wild their natural habitat would be sand substrate, with leaf litter and tree roots in the water. To replicate this I tend to just use sand and lots of good bits of bog/mopani wood. You can use leaves too, as long as they're the right type [I forget which] but I tend to find they just become a pain in the a**e after a while.. They won't need any caves, especially if you consider that these guys should reach almost a foot TL...

pH wise their natural habitat will be 5.5 to 6.5, though they can live in 7. I'd try and make your water more acidic if possible.

 

[Phoenixbaby]

my ph is 7 out of the tap

sould i add some peat to my filter?

 

[duncs]

Yeah, hoy some peat in a filter net or a tight/stocking, put it in your filter and watch it stain the water. Your fish will appreciate it muchly and it will hopefully make it a little bit softer and more acidic

 

[Phoenixbaby]

im going to have brown water lol

will my carbon not absorb the staining, like it does for my bogwood?

also i have a queens, and a magnum pleco, are they ok in a slightly more acidic water?