ID Geophagus

[EzieG]

I think Geophagus should be under this section.

Anyone knows their scientific name and share infos of them?

pics taken from discusforums.com

kev, manage to bring in these species?

thanks in advance...

[EzieG]

and this one... If i am not mistaken, this species is same as the second pic above...

[EzieG]

ok, found the name and info for 2nd and 3rd pic geophagus...

http://members.aol.com/pmchefalo/JURUPROJ.htm

how ab 1st pic??

[Cichlid Connections]

1st pic is Acarichthys heckelli.... how many you want? About the most common geophagine found, although its strictly not a geophagus.

As for G.jurupari, its the most common mistake in the trade. Real jurupari is not often in the trade the species mostly found is Satonopercna leucosticta, also very common.

[EzieG]

Thanks CC...

do they wix well with Labiatus?? aggressive?? i will find for more their info...

[EzieG]

Originally Posted by Cichlid Connections

1st pic is Acarichthys heckelli.... how many you want? About the most common geophagine found, although its strictly not a geophagus.

As for G.jurupari, its the most common mistake in the trade. Real jurupari is not often in the trade the species mostly found is Satonopercna leucosticta, also very common.

so it is G. Jurupari or Satonopercna Leucosticta?? i know nothing ab Geo...

[EzieG]

CC, how ab this one, what is the name and do you have its info?? can get?? what is the max size??

[EzieG]

is it Geophagus Tapajos orange head??

[Cichlid Connections]

KB,

The jurupari sp. is S.leucosticta. All within the jurupari complex. Some morphs are very difficult to tell apart.

As for your last pic.. it is indeed Geophagus sp "Orange Head" or more usually referred to as "Red Head" in the hobby. We have some in stock now, but from previous batches sold to LTO, he has indeed pointed out to me the i.d on Cichlid-forum which has confused me too. There are 3 similiar looking species, i.e Orange head from Rio Tapajos, Rio Araguari and sp Tapajos II. Both the Tapajos and Araguari are very similiar.. Tapajos II has no red/orange on the head. As for the species in stock, I am leaning towards Tapajos Orange head as they are more commonly available in the hobby, the other two sps. are not. We also have Geophagus sp. Bahia Red.. which resembles Geophagus brasilliensis, many think they are the same. We don't know until some scientific papers come out. As for now, they are two different sps.

Btw, I thought Kev gave you a geophagus 101 lesson already ?

[EzieG]

Thanks Joe...