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Old 10-11-2005, 02:47 PM   #1
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Default new Geophagus (earth eater)

i just purchased a decent sized geophagus from my lfs for $50. it's about 6 inches long. im thinking it's either a geophagus altifrons or a geophagus brasiliensis. after spending about 4 hours...maybe more in the tank i tried to feed frozen bloodoworms. he didnt show an interest, but later it demonstrated it's "earth eating" and was sifting around through the sand. He also established a territory and chased a few intruders out a couple of times.
i was just wondering id someone could give me a bit more info on him because im not finding a whole lot on the web. id also like to know what i should be feeding him.
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Old 10-11-2005, 10:47 PM   #2
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I found that as well. but since it had other fish that would go to the top to eat, it slowly followed suite. It still would sif through the gravel/sand bottom competeing with the clown loaches.

Ill def be getin a new one once im set back up.
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