Cuong Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Just an update on my favourite colony of which some of you may remember from this thread http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?show...mp;hl=geophagus Just under a year later, the little tackers are now pushing 20cm and are now showing really spectactular colourations and fin extentions. They're not quite fully mature yet (probably another 6 more months and 3-4 more centimetres) but hopefully these guys will breed in the near future. There's alot of shimmying and displaying after waterchanges but so far I don't think any of the females are interested. Thanks for taking a peep, Cuong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellow Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 great photos.any chance of a full tank shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Wow huge difference from the first thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoges Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 They are spectacular fish Schmuck! Can we have the tank specs - size, number of fish etc. A full tank shot would be tops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Beautiful . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 They really are great fish to keep. The colony has lots of personality and some decent colours to go along with it. They're in a 6x2x2.7ish tank (around 225 gallons or 850L) with a whole bunch of cories, whiptails and plecos. It's filtered by an Eheim 2028, 2228 and more recently a Fluval FX5 aswell. If you happen to remember this thread, these are the same fish in this shot. Just taken 4-5 months ago when only a single fish had the dominant colouration. If you'd like I'll try and take a more recent picture later tonight when the lights come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli Powder Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Awesome fish and spectacular setup. Love the colors! I can't wait for mine to grow up. That's a huge growth rate though. I have had mind for about 4 months but I don't think I can achieve that growth rate. Did you feed them twice a day? What was your regime? I guess mine are with two large heckelli, 9 juvenile heckelli and 5 orange heads and 6 clown loaches!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Wow! Who's a pretty boy then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 These guys eat like pigs and I try feeding them whenever I can. Usually they'll beg at the front of the tank which signals that I should feed them again. I think their growth rate can be attributed to the basics of lots of feedings of high protein foods and at least weekly water changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli Powder Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 lots of feedings of high protein foods Do you mean live worms and the like or pellet food? I found that my fish didn't like the earthworms much. Tried it twice but they just hung around and got into my filters! They did nibble at some but left the majority of them alone! I didn't use huge worms or cut them up. They were like the juvenile tiger worms or whatever they are called! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 I've fed them a whole range of things including earthworms before, but their staple is tetrabits, mysis shrimp and a little bit of beefheart and bloodworms as a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrdog Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Absolutely gorgeous setup . Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevguy Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteFromTassie Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Oh man, those are stunning fish and your skills with the camera are superb! : Absolutely fantastic viewing mate, cheers heaps! Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Thanks for the comments guys. I hope to update when/if they breed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteFromTassie Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I'll be keen for a look man, it's a stunning tank/fish! :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybelZ Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Hi SchmucK, Nice photos, even tempts me to get some geos! How about some photos of your other bad boys :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 Yay! Not the greatest of shots but they show what the pair did last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassoonboy Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Hi, Nice shots. You might need to add some black dots to some of those shots. Cheers, Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteFromTassie Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 Oooh, congrats dude, that's awesome! :-) Nothing wrong with the pics at all dude, and again, they are spectacular fish!!! : Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 Thanks guys! All of the eggs hatched and were collected in the parent's mouths. A day later the parents deposited and defended them in a sand pit when the lights were on. Unfortunately this meant that when the lights were turned off they couldn't recollect all of them so approximately 10 or so were left out each night. This happened over a few nights until they were all gone Fortunately there is another pair cleaning the same rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tension 03 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Great stuff mate Youve somewhat inspired me to get some Geos of my own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashieFront Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Not a fan of Geos, but i must say they are very nice fish you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theosam Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 These pics look awsome !!! Your fish love the camera. Cheers Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteFromTassie Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I just setup a 3x2x2 cube and would love a colony, I'll be asking you for advice buddy for sure!!! :-) Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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