This opportunity made the decision very easy. Photo by Klaus Steinhaus.īut back to my story: The timing was perfect because I was getting bored with my Cyphotilapia frontosa set-up and was thinking about a change. Geophagus sp 'tapajos red head' male in the aquarium of the author Klaus Steinhaus. It is therefore advisable to have them in a tank of at least 1.2 meters (4 feet) in length which will provide them with enough swim room and some wood, rocks and plants for some hiding places. This gorgeous cichlid is quite lively and can be a bit aggressive towards conspecifics during breeding. However, in the aquarium these fish will accept a pH of up to 8.0 and a hardness of 20° dGH without any difficulty and will not stop them from breeding. The temperature is about 28° Celsius but it fluctuates up to 12° C during the year. The pH ranges from 6.2 to 6.8 and there is no measurable hardness. The water in this river is very murky which explains the nonexistence of permanently submerged plants. I had never maintained Geophagus species but have been interested in them due to their unique breeding habits and of course their beauty.Ĭhristoph Seidel and Rainer Harnoss discovered this species in 1991 in the Tapajós River which is a tributary of the Amazon and which joins this great river close to the city of Santarém. “Tapajos red head” and that they were quite difficult to find here in Ontario at the time. He told me that they are an undescribed species called sp. Then about 4 years ago a good friend told me that it was time for me to get involved with some “real” cichlids and offered me some juvenile Geophagus. " In the aquarium these fish will accept a pH of up to 8.0 and a hardness of 20° dGH without any difficulty " This has made me the subject of many jokes in my home club where South and Central American cichlid keepers are in the majority. The different shapes, sizes and behaviors of these cichlids has always fascinated me like figuring out the social structure in a group of Tropheus, the amazing parental care of some of the Neolamprologus species, the beautiful display of an Enantiopus melanogenys male trying to lure a female into his nest or laughing at the little shell dwellers when they re-arrange their tank. The focus of my cichlid keeping has been mainly Lake Tanganyika for the last 30 odd years with some exceptions. Geophagus sp 'tapajos red head' group in the aquarium of the author Klaus Steinhaus. Get the best cichlid books at the best price available in the marketĬlassification: Captive maintenance, South America. Sell your surplus cichlids of ask for those hard to find species with the Cichlid Room Companion trading system
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