Mrs Frog Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Hi all Yay I just brought this neat fish but I know nothing about them or their species. Heres a pic of the fish, any info would be great thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Its a Geophagus Surinamesis, i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 I LIKE lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Rule 1 of fish keeping: NEVER buy a fish unless you have researched about it, know what it can go with, know its water requirements and know what it is called! Rule 2 of fish keeping: Refer to rule 1 Rule 3 of fish keeping: Refer to rule 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Rule 1 of fish keeping: NEVER buy a fish unless you have researched about it, know what it can go with, know its water requirements and know what it is called! Rule 2 of fish keeping: Refer to rule 1 Rule 3 of fish keeping: Refer to rule 2 I have googled this fish but its nicer when other owners of this fish type can tell me directly about them, or maybe someone who knows a bit about them, and its going into a tank by itself so no worries there, but thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Wow i would b board if iw as by myself lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Wow i would b board if iw as by myself lol I will eventually put more fish in with it when I know what would be best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 get more of those they look awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 get more of those they look awsome I would love one more but I have actually never seen them before, and I'm always scouting out the local petshops lol. I wonder if they are hard to get a hold of?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 ask a petshop to get 1 in 4 u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 They're probably one of my favorite fish. I've had several. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 We don't have a pet shop here Oscarboy, just a garden centre with a few tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 thats TOTAL BS you should have a pet shop lol. wheres the closet pet shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Nelson - 1 and a half hours away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 I have seen them in a few petshops here in chch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 ouch would they send fish to u? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 I'm actually heading down to CHCH to pick this one up, I live half way between Nelson and Blenheim, must be close to previous posters And yeah the petshops around here are okay but not a lot of selection aye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 just ask them to get a fish in that u want and they should Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 They're probably one of my favorite fish. I've had several. Hey cool, so what can you tell me about them, being someone who has actually had them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 just ask them to get a fish in that u want and they should Yes the lady in a local petshop is really nice and I reckon she would be good to get stuff in from somewhere else, I brought my RES from her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Thats a prety cool fish 8) Have a read up on them here. http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile97.html Hope you have space for it (30cm adult size). But at least it appears to be pretty peacefull for a large cichlid, even it they have a habit of re-arranging the furniture. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frog Posted December 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Thats a prety cool fish 8) Have a read up on them here. http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile97.html Hope you have space for it (30cm adult size). But at least it appears to be pretty peacefull for a large cichlid, even it they have a habit of re-arranging the furniture. Cheers Ian Hi Ian Yes I have space for it, I was rather impressed by the size it can grow too, the one I have just brought is 13cm apprx at the moment. I think it will be neat watching this fish do its thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 how big is your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 They are brilliant fish, rather slower growing, alot of Geophagus are... love a sand substrate as they are sifters... sand is alot better due to the fact that stones and tank pebbles can graze and damage the insides of their mouth... They can be territorial... we have kept them happily with other cichlids however, do far better with less aggressive species, they can be kept with Jurapari, we kept both species together and they looked great together. Larger tetras and some catfish do well with these fellows. They can also be kept in a tank with robust well rooted plants... as long as you leave enough room in the tank bare sand/substrate so they can happily sift away. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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