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  • Scientific name - Geophagus Rainbow

    A friend of mine has a fish called a "rainbow" Geophagus and wants to know the scientific name.

    Does anyone have an idea what it is?
    380G For Sale $3000 Acrylic tank & stand
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  • #2
    Gymnogeophagus balzanii ????? maybe?
    25g - Reef
    3.5g - Surge Tank
    10g - Ichthyophthirius multifilis breeding colony

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    • #3
      my guess would be a surinamensis type

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      • #4
        ask nick he is pretty familiar with rainbows
        Tropheus Elitist Maximus
        150 Troph & Petro mix Link
        ** P.Trewavasae P.F.Chimba P.M.green **
        ** T.Zongwe**


        150 Tropheus Moorii "Murago" Link

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        • #5
          380G For Sale $3000 Acrylic tank & stand
          300G Petrochromis Trewavasae and Tropheus mpimbwe Red Cheek & Duboisi
          180G For Sale $1,100 Oceanic Cherry with Stand, T5HO Lights, (2) Eheim 2262
          150G Tropheus Annectens Kekese & Ikola

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          • #6
            25g - Reef
            3.5g - Surge Tank
            10g - Ichthyophthirius multifilis breeding colony

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            • #7
              that could be any # of geos, it could be brachybrancus, altifrons, dicrozosrter, paribae, proximus, many geos are labeled by completly bogus names, ex.
              i have picked up 7 different geos all labeled as surinaminsis, heres what they actually turned out to be,

              geophagus abalios
              geophagus brachybrancus
              geophagus dicrozoster
              geophagus proximus
              geophagus altifrons 'manaus'
              geophagus alitfrons 'british guyana'
              geophagus altifrons 'rio copure'
              & geophagus rio aires

              true geophagus surinaminsis are nearly impossible to find, do to years of hybridisation, and over fishing i have searched for 6 years to find true pure suris, noone has ever seen any.

              give me a pic, and i will id no problem, but without a pic, the best anyone can do is guess, there are hundreds of subspecies and geographic variations within sp.
              i would say more than likely that it is some sp. of gymnogeophagus.
              more than likely it is either blue neon, el norte, or or something similar.
              FRENCH FRY!!!

              55g - Vieja Synspilum 'Biotope'

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              • #8
                Originally posted by gotticgs View Post
                ask nick he is pretty familiar with rainbows
                I was asked not to talk about anymore.
                PLECOS SUCK!

                https://www.facebook.com/NickInTex1970

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                • #9
                  Tropheus Elitist Maximus
                  150 Troph & Petro mix Link
                  ** P.Trewavasae P.F.Chimba P.M.green **
                  ** T.Zongwe**


                  150 Tropheus Moorii "Murago" Link

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Nickintex View Post
                    I was asked not to talk about anymore.

                    nick not allowed to talk about rainbows or make witty and hilarious rebuttles

                    WTH is this world coming to!!!
                    FRENCH FRY!!!

                    55g - Vieja Synspilum 'Biotope'

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                    • #11
                      :icon_hang:
                      380G For Sale $3000 Acrylic tank & stand
                      300G Petrochromis Trewavasae and Tropheus mpimbwe Red Cheek & Duboisi
                      180G For Sale $1,100 Oceanic Cherry with Stand, T5HO Lights, (2) Eheim 2262
                      150G Tropheus Annectens Kekese & Ikola

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                      • #12
                        If I do, this thread may get locked.
                        PLECOS SUCK!

                        https://www.facebook.com/NickInTex1970

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                        • #13
                          I will see what I can do to get a picture from him. I appreciate all the most excellent answers....

                          380G For Sale $3000 Acrylic tank & stand
                          300G Petrochromis Trewavasae and Tropheus mpimbwe Red Cheek & Duboisi
                          180G For Sale $1,100 Oceanic Cherry with Stand, T5HO Lights, (2) Eheim 2262
                          150G Tropheus Annectens Kekese & Ikola

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