Gymnogeophagus Balzanii

These were all taken before I got a decent camera so bare with me......

I like these guys because of the great difference in appearence from male to female.
I let a buddy borrow them to spawn them, he works out of town and came home to a pond disaster.......so I too have been looking for more.


Male







Female






Pair





Brian

 

I LOVE them! Yep, on my list. Now to find a breeder.

Is 70 a good temp for them in the winter and up it to 78 during the spring and summer?

You do realize that you enable me to find species that I can't even pronounce, right?:;laughing I should've taken Latin instead of Spanish.

 

Wow, they both look stunning ^^ Congrats on such beautiful fish

 

great looking fish btate.

 

Love those Balzani. My lfs has one but it is missing it's gill covering. Still cute though.

 

Nice looking fish, but I'm leaning toward G. norte.
http://www.cichlaholic.com/uruguay_list.html#norte

 

Hello Brian. :;hi2 Beautiful fish and great photos as always. I love the female photo where she is peeping out from behind the terracotta pot. Too cute! I always appreciate it when you share your fish with us!
Ken

 

Yes, ToddnBecka i have a nice trio of Ex-Meridionalis, very pretty fish, less aggressive than Balzani.

 

Thanks. I would try for 74* normally and anything under 68* or so for the winter and you should be fine. I have kept the Gymno's at 78* and have found they do way better around 74*, but thats just my opinion.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Huh??? Are you talking about the first pic? The first pic the fish in the middle of the pic looks like a Norte, but it is a Gymnogeophagus n. sp. Blue Neon. And the Balzanii is in the upper right. I have no Norte.....

Thanks Ken, thats where they always did their business....

 

Thanks for the heads up! I trust your opinion very much:;hug2