DanceswithDingoes Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Hi I need to get some information on the following Geophagus varients, 'Rio aereos' and 'Bohai Red' and help/pics appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Hellow DWD, Long time no chat...lol By info on them, do you mean where to get them? Or info on their care and maintenance? Cheers, Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceswithDingoes Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 G'day Andrew, tis a long time I have located some but need some info before going ahead with these or going down the mbuna path again. Tank size, parameters, food etc and some pics would do the trick. Thanks, Jason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 It's Geophagus "Bahia red". Very similar requirements to Brasiliensis. Geophagus sp. 'Rio Areoes', somewhat like surinamensis.... IMO, they may get lost in the hobby being somewhat so similar. I've seen both these variants when I was in Europe last.... certainly not a 'poster fish' for South American earth eaters, but something new I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Here is a couple of pictures Geophagus sp. 'Rio Areoes' Geophagus "Bahia red" I think Aquamojo at one stage had Geophagus sp. 'Tapajos Orange Head' so he may know a bit more about these two. Ged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceswithDingoes Posted May 17, 2005 Author Share Posted May 17, 2005 Thanks for the help I'm also curious about altifrons and pindare, any comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I agree with kevkoi, that the "Rio Areoes" could end up being lost or crossed. It is a remarkably similar fish to a lot of "surinamensis" floating around. The "Bahia Red" are stunning, and IMO, well worth the acquisition. G. altifrons is another highly variable species, which pops up in the hobby from time to time. There are many variants, from different localities, and it could indeed be difficult to know if you "have what you have". If you can be confident of what you're buying, then by all means, look into it. Don't forget, however, that altifrons and surinamensis are very similar in appearance - and often confused as a result. G. "Pindare" is another member of the surinamensis complex - but a highly distinguishable one. It's defining characteristics are the marbled pattern in the caudal fin and heavy orange-red striping on the flanks. Care is as for G. surinamensis. They do very well in the same conditions as Discus, and may be kept with Discus. It already enjoys some representation in the Australian hobby, and I see no reason why this fish would end up lost or hybridised - so long as the price remains high enough to maintain the level of appreciation...lol Cheers, Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishrock Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 saw some geophagus bahia red today at a LFS and they wanted one hundred and thirty five dollars each. nice looking fish though even at two inches. also had some other rare geos too, one i have never even heard of even and i love my geos. why have we not got any satonoperca daemon yet??? c'mon adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.