fin350 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hey Guys, heres a pic of my newly unfinished aquascape that im hoping to house acolony of Geophagus Altifrons ...ive kept tropheus up untill today i sold my beloved Tropheus Duboisi Maswa colony time for change .....anyhow , ive gone for the tahition moon sand for substrate only becauase i had it laying around .im hoping it doesnt make the fish look to dark? but bring colour out?any ideas on wat i should fill the middle part of the tank with ..plants on outside are fake but am wanting to replace or add real plants?also tank mates for geos? something that wont efect there breeding ....any opinion welcome ....studykitchencheersPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat williamson Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 very nice Peter I keep peppermints with my geos , but they are pretty easy to keep with any non agro Americans ie Uaru, chocolates, Angels , Rams etc but the chocolates would deter breeding if large enough. Are you having any luck with your colony or is it pretty quiet out there ? .You might want to introduce some fish to keep the god bio in your filter turning over , regardsPat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 Thanks Pat,Mate they seem to be pretty hard to come by ........One of those things when you are not looking there everywhere then when you want theres nothing ....Heres an updated pic with a couple of extra plants ,cheersPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priscacara Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Tank looks great, I wouldnt add anything else in so they have more swimming space and you get to see them more. Always kept a lot of rocks with my Africans but since I converted to Americans I like some room :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 A really nice aquascape. My only suggestion would be to move some of the rocks from the left to the centre. This may provide a more balanced look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 ok, so heres a few pics of the new occupants ... Colony of 6 Rio Brancos ;hope u like ..i cant believe its taken me this long to actualy consider Americans!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 More than like. I love the new setup. I now kow what it was missing to make it look more balanced....... Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 cheers mate , im stoked with the way it looks !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 have a look at some of these posts tetras with Geo's and aquascaping using woodhttp://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=46917&hl=&fromsearch=1http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=46796&hl=&fromsearch=1http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=45617&st=15&p=265532&fromsearch=1entry265532http://www.aceforums.com.au/index.php?showtopic=46638&hl=&fromsearch=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 hey chris , thanx for sharing that mate ...they look awsome..im gona hav a look at some tetras just not sure which ones yet ...do the geos leave them alone or do they hav to be a certain size so they dont get eaten ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat williamson Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 the rios look good mate well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat williamson Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 most geos are ok with the tetras etc I have found that the Tocantins are a little more eager to swallow their tank mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 thanx Pat..very happy with them ..the pics dont realy do them justice .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 basic rule of fish = if it's bite size it will be eatenif you go tetra maybe look at bleeding hearts,Buenos Aries or even Congothe other thing is to consider Rainbows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thanx chris , ill suss them out .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 heres a little vid i took this avo with my phone ; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joller Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 wow they're fiesty! look great dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 cheers mate,they go crazy for a bit then its like lets hav a break then there back into it ...good to watch . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 hey guys , i woke this morning and to my suprise i saw this if these eggs a fertalised how long till they hatch ???cheersPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 i cant believe my eyes !!!!just checked on my tank this morning and noticed on the other end of the tankanother clutch of eggs !!i guess there are 2 definate pairs !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Congratulations on the spawns. The incubation period is 3-4 days but they will not become free swimming for another couple of weeks as afar as I know. As I haven't kept them don't quote me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin350 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Cheers Ged, theyve actualy picked the eggs up ?? is this normal for these guys ?they left behind a small amount of unfertalised eggs ... i noticed today the female scaring off another fish and a coupleof eggs fell out and she quikly scooped them up .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattrox Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Hey congrats, that is exciting news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat williamson Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 nice well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 That is one of the interesting things about the geophagine group. Some are delayed mouth brooders and will pick up the eggs 1-24 hours after they have been laid on a flat surface. This is what you have observed. These are ovophilic mouthbrooders. They will hold onto the fry for 14 days and will release the fry into a sheltered section of the tank. Others will wait for the fry to hatch and will then take up the newly hatched fry for two weeks until the egg sac has been absorbed. These are larvo mouthbrooders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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