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    Geo Interest

    Hi All

    What is the general consensis on keeping Geo's - do you generally keep one geo species in a tank or different geo species in one tank?

    I am going to make a move into Geo world and set my tank back up as a geo tank.

    Just starting to look into it so am firstly trying to agree on what species I want - whilst personally liking the all one species look, cannot decide.
    Aaron

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    1 species per tank as they can cross breed

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    Hey Jothy,

    I take it that = BAD.

    Does this include like species such as Geo sp Rio Branco (Guyana) and Columbia/Venezuela (Abalios) or is it crossing Geophagus sensu stricto types with Gymnogeophagus eartheaters?

    Sorry if I am sounding dense. New to these guys.

    Setting up that tank of mine in about 4 months - I can't wait.
    Aaron

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    i have never heard of Geo's crossing naturally with Gymno's, nor have i heard of distinctly different Geo's crossing. On top of that i strongly i doubt you would have fertile spawn even if they did.
    Just to be safe i would not put Geo sp Rio Branco (Guyana) and Columbia/Venezuela (Abalios) together

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    I keep orange heads , Rio Brancos , and at times a whole host of them together , have never seen any cross breeding . If I was to be selling fry then species only would be the safe option.
    I have kept geos with Discus , chocolate cichlids , fire mouths , bristlenose , whip tails , no problems at all . It all comes down to tank size and basicaly less aggressive types , all the best

    Pat.

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    i keep f1 orangehead tapajos (actually from keiths old pair, not like some who pretend to have them ) got a group of 7 and 3 breeding pairs, female currently holding , also have a m/f pair of Geophagus araguaia orangehead, Breeding colony of Geophagus c/v, Possible Breeding pair of some Altifrons manaus, a colony of subadult geophagus rio brancos and will be getting some pindares soon.

    I currently breed my tapajos in a species only tank incase they cross breed with the araguaia.

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    Thanks for the feedback guys.
    Aaron

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