Geophagus steindachneri comes from the Rio Magdalena, Rio Sinu, and Rio Cauca drainages in Colombia, and tributaries of the Maracaibo basin in Venezuela. The species is sexually dimorphic; males grow to 13.
Description: Geophagus steindachneri is a rarity- a mouthbrooding South American cichlid. Originally typed by Eigenmann and Hildebrand in 1910, it is native to the Rio Magdalena in Columbia and the Maracaibo basin in Venezuela.
Juvenile Geophagus steindachneri
Digging in the sand for food.
All in all I highly enjoy the change. Malawi cichlids were fun and interesting, but as Francesco said on our first MCH meeting, there is more in the world than this lake alone.
In my 128 L tank I have a pair of Geophagus steindachneri (still only 3 inches) a pair of Nannacara anomala and a male Apistogramma cacatuoides with two females A school of Tetras (serpa) I have read that I should have some more females but the shop ...
A In the case of Cichlids that use oral incubation, the fry can return to the shelter of the female's mouth (here Geophagus steindachneri).
The fry are then supervised by their parents until they are independent.
Mouth brooding ...
(3) Geophagus steindachneri is an immediate mouthbrooder. After the eggs are fertilized, they are taken into the mouth of the female where they are incubated until the young can fend for themselves.
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