Pictures of Guianacara geayi fry

[confusion]

My Guianacara geayi have apparently been busy.

I came in after getting home from work and saw this:

Sorry about the picture quality. I was rather excited at the time.

I have several more pictures here: http://www.aquariu.ms/images/main.php?g2_itemId=865

I had a pair of adult angels in the tank, and they were pretty much plastered to the opposite side of the tank, though I sawno real signs of agression by the gaeyi. My wife talked me into moving them to a different tank.

What I am really fascinated by is the behavior of the fry. They seem to intuitively obey the mother. It's night time, and they are packed into a tight cluster under the pot you see in the picture. Cool stuff. I do not know if I should take them out or leave them with the parents. I can find NO information on breeding Guianacara geayi. Anyone familiar with them? Anyone interested in some Guianacara geayi? I DO NOT recommend them for planted tanks. They are home wreckers.

 

[legendaryfrog]

Thats very cool! I'm not much of a cichlid guy, so I cant really advise.

For anyone else whos getting thrown off by the name....its an apistogramma (I think)

 

[Charise]

Wow, these fish are cute

I googled them, but couldn't find any info on them...how big do they get?? What's the basic info on them??
Thanks!

 

[Lady G]

OMG...they are sooooo tiny!!! If I had my 75 done I'd take some, hmmm I wonder how long they need before you can get rid of them.

Anyway, I found these articles about them. Hope they help.

http://www.sydneycichlid.com/bandit-cichlid.htm

http://aquavisie.retry.org/Database/Aquariumfish/Guianacara_geayi.html

it's not much I know, but wow...info on these are really scarce!

Hopefully someone with personal experience will chime in soon

 

[wataugachicken]

they look a lot like keyholes to me. . .

 

[Hooked Newbie]

Very nice!!! I've no first hand experience, but I think you'll best be off leaving them with the parents for ~ 2-3 weeks and then moving them to a growout tank. Just a guess though... err on the side of caution, if you wait too long I think the parents may feast.

 

[Hooked Newbie]

they look a lot like keyholes to me. . .

Definitely not Keyholes, I've seen them once. They were being sold as "Mohawk Apistos" at $12 ea. Neat fish!

 

[wataugachicken]

i just looked them up, i guess they're cousins within the acara family.

 

[confusion]

yes, I had read that they are part of the acara family. I think their name has even been changed.
The fish are currently about 3.5" long. They are absolutely beautiful fish, and they are remarkably peaceful, even with fry.
Thanks for the advice, Hooked Newbie. I will do that. They seem to be quite obedient little fry.

 

[confusion]

By the way, it's nice to have a common name to use - bandit cichlid. I had named them the "shovel fish". They are, without a doubt, the fish equivalent of a bulldozer.