i wanna get a Geophagus jurupari and blue ram

Hans

Hans

I will eat your fish.
Oct 24, 2003
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they are selling baby Geophagus juruparis, about an inch and a half long for 2 dollars, and i want to get a ram as well, anything i should know? i cant find too much about them, what i have in teh 30 gallon right now is just 9 odessa barbs, a few corys and 3 small silver dollars, thanks!
 
Jurupari are very cool cichlids. Although, they do dig in the gravel quite a bit and will reach about 24cm. So, they will need a larger aquarium eventually.

Their color is not very interesting, but their shape is unusual. They always look kind of intelligent to me. :cool:
 
wow funny you should be asking this. i had a couple jurupari in a 55 but the bigger was always attacking the smaller so i moved the smaller one into the 29 gal planted aquarium which happens to hold a trio of apisto cacatoo (see tank change safty thread).

i was worried that the jurupari might go to town on the other fish but that hasnt been the case at all. the male apisto is so set in his territory that he defends it against the larger fish, constantly pushing him around. i do not plan on leaving the jurupari in there long because i think if he were bigger he could decide to beat the hell out of the apisto and possobly eat his smaller tankmates. he will also get up to 10" which a 29 gal wouldnt be enough for him alone. im sure there are smaller geo type fish that would go fine in a 30 with a ram. mabye gymnogeophagus labiatus. neat looking pretty little guys.
 
Originally posted by Hans
that is one goofy looking fish you have as your avator lol thanks
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LOL! That hurt his feelings!!! :sad

He's about 12 inches (30cm) now -
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seems it was a geophagus then they switched it to satanoperca or somthing like that. and as an update: i need to move the jurupari soon as now not only is the male apisto chasing him the females have decided to also. i dont want the jurupari in there when he realizes hes abouth 3 times as big as the females and doesnt have to be bullied.
 
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