Geophagus Altifrons
The fish that you will receive will measure around 6cm. It will take a little time to show its full coloration.
We also reccommend that you keep the tank dark as they do prefer black water. Make sure that you have plenty of oxygen in the tank as they love the bubbles.
Large Community
These Geophagus are very peaceful cichlids. They are a bit of a scavenger and will continually sift through the sand and stones on the bottom for anything that they can eat. They can be territorial during breeding but not to an extent that they will cause other tank mates any real damage.
Adult Length:13-15cm
Temperature Range 22 - 27°C
pH Range: 6.5-7.8
Special Requirements: Fairly easy to keep.
Tanks Mates: Any South American larger community fish under 15cm, providing they are not too large to intimidate the Eartheater. THey can be housed happily with some of the large tetras etc.
Feeding: . The geophagus like to sift feed, meaning they will take large mouthfuls of debris and pick out the tastey bits of food. Ideally fed on pellets but will eat virtually anything that it can find.
Please note – Some images used are library photos and will show the colour potential at a fully mature size, as our fish are juveniles they may vary.
We always aim to supply the fish as close to the purchase size as possible. On rare occasions if this is not possible we will contact you.
The fish are selected at random however you are welcome to make a note on the order and the fish manager will do his best for you, requests are dependent on stock at the time of your order.
