Gymnogeophagus cf. gymnogenys "Arroyo Yerbalito" Pics

[PhaidOut]

Saw the new post on Gymnos and I just finished screwing around shooting some picks of some of mine. So I thought I would put up a couple... I should have cleaned the glass beforehand. The male insisted on hanging out in the shade as soon as the camera came out. The color isn't accurate, the real color is actually more intense. The crown of the male's head for example is much more orange gold to the eye then in the photos where it looks more brown. The reds are more intense as well. Still learning this camera. The female glitters much more in the tank then the photo. The females lack color compared to the males but they have just as much iridescence as the males and subtle shading.

 

[Troycool]

nice looking fish

 

[abarilot]

Awesome Fish! Glad to see others who keep gymnos!

 

[GuppyMan]

Nice fish

 

[PhaidOut]

Thanks,

I have 3 types of Gymnos at the moment and Meurta Creek are the ones I am waiting to see as they develop into adults. I have never seen them for sale, there is one person I know of breeding them and sellling them to a semi-local store. They already have a unique color to them, I hope it sticks and intensifies.

Wish I would have cleaned the glass better before taking the pics...

 

[CatsMeowww]

Very nice fish. Don't you love their irridescence?

 

[FishfarmUSA]

FYI, Your Gymnogenys from Yerbalito should be called Gynogeophagus gymnogenys "Quilero", yerbalito should be used for the G. labiatus from this region, some Florida farmers have mixed up the names and it will only lead to confusion, Felipe Cantera who is the only exporter from Uruguay named all these fish and all gymnogenys that have been exported from the Yaguaron region are called Quilero. I have been there and caught both fish. For reference on all the Uruguay fish in the hobby visit Felipe's site http://www.aqvaterra.com/cichlids_other_fishes.php We all need to use the same names for our fish to keep everything pure, there are many undiscribed Gymnos in Uruguay and as researches work out the nomenclature we will find there are lots of new species and we need to make sure we use the correct name. Ken