Japes' 2010 Eartheater Work/Photolog
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Satanoperca are prone to HITH when kept in water too hard for them.
Have had some new littlies shipped across the country - here's a photo of dad.
Yet to pick them up, but I'll be growing out 14.
Have had some new littlies shipped across the country - here's a photo of dad.
Yet to pick them up, but I'll be growing out 14.
wow, i am growig out a small group of redheads, and i can tell you, watching them turn into adults and watching them all develop their own personalities is an amazing experiencejapes;4166966; said:Satanoperca are prone to HITH when kept in water too hard for them.
Have had some new littlies shipped across the country - here's a photo of dad.
Yet to pick them up, but I'll be growing out 14.
devder1;4166988; said:wow, i am growig out a small group of redheads, and i can tell you, watching them turn into adults and watching them all develop their own personalities is an amazing experience
Sure is, I was a big fan of my Orange Heads but felt they were sometimes a little too popular for their own good. I saw your development thread and was thinking of adding a single post in there with the development of mine in photographs before I sold them, as I grew them up over 12 months from 3-4cm juveniles to 6" males.
I suspected my A. baenschi spawned last night but could not confirm due to the low lighting and dense arrangement. They were giving the second girl a bit of trouble - just found her dead at the top of the tank with no fins and a lot of missing scales 
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Anyway, in better news, here's that post for devder, which I'll copy into his thread.
I purchased my Geophagus sp. "Araguaia Orange Head" colony at around 3-4cm in length on February 4, 2009, and sold them on January 27, 2010, with the dominant males at around 5.5" TL.
In chronological order, here's their growth (without figures). There's probably a substantial gap or two in there but this is all I've got.
February 5, 2009:
February 26, 2009:
March 15, 2009:
April 7, 2009:
July 20, 2009:
So a couple of months since the last update, red heads really starting now.
September 12, 2009:
Another couple of months, showing full colouration on some males now.
October 22, 2009:
November 18, 2009:
Now spawning every fortnight - can't tell I purchased the DSLR here
December 7, 2009:
January 1-2, 2010:
Just before they went, the last good photos I have of them.
Pretty amazing what happens over 12 months with such a gorgeous species.
. Anyway, in better news, here's that post for devder, which I'll copy into his thread.
I purchased my Geophagus sp. "Araguaia Orange Head" colony at around 3-4cm in length on February 4, 2009, and sold them on January 27, 2010, with the dominant males at around 5.5" TL.
In chronological order, here's their growth (without figures). There's probably a substantial gap or two in there but this is all I've got.
February 5, 2009:
February 26, 2009:
March 15, 2009:
April 7, 2009:
July 20, 2009:
So a couple of months since the last update, red heads really starting now.
September 12, 2009:
Another couple of months, showing full colouration on some males now.
October 22, 2009:
November 18, 2009:
Now spawning every fortnight - can't tell I purchased the DSLR here
December 7, 2009:
January 1-2, 2010:
Just before they went, the last good photos I have of them.
Pretty amazing what happens over 12 months with such a gorgeous species.
thats rough to hear about your baenschi but on a brighhter note, that is absolutely amazing to see how they progressed, thanks so much japes 
but on a brighhter note, that is absolutely amazing to see how they progressed, thanks so much japes japes;4168897; said:I suspected my A. baenschi spawned last night but could not confirm due to the low lighting and dense arrangement. They were giving the second girl a bit of trouble - just found her dead at the top of the tank with no fins and a lot of missing scales
Anyway, in better news, here's that post for devder, which I'll copy into his thread.
I purchased my Geophagus sp. "Araguaia Orange Head" colony at around 3-4cm in length on February 4, 2009, and sold them on January 27, 2010, with the dominant males at around 5.5" TL.
In chronological order, here's their growth (without figures). There's probably a substantial gap or two in there but this is all I've got.
Pretty amazing what happens over 12 months with such a gorgeous species.
would lighting do you use?
also as for the aerator what do you use?
and last thing what food do you feed them,
i only feed mine tetracolour, NLS, hikari sinking wafers
also as for the aerator what do you use?
and last thing what food do you feed them,
i only feed mine tetracolour, NLS, hikari sinking wafers
The redheads are gorgeous! Are they commonly available over there? unfortunately we don't get them here.
Pardon my ignorance, but what are the "new littlies" you are being shipped?? Looks like another stunning species we don't get. So many reasons to jump the ditch, a big pay rise AND more earth eaters.....
Pardon my ignorance, but what are the "new littlies" you are being shipped?? Looks like another stunning species we don't get. So many reasons to jump the ditch, a big pay rise AND more earth eaters.....
