Geophagus: The Goldilocks for Some Fishkeepers
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In this episode, the Water Colors team discusses why Eartheaters, the fishes in the Subtribe Geophagina, are perfect aquarium inhabitants for many fishkeepers. Addendums - The information used in this episode to define the Tribe Geophagini is outdated. Newer data has expanded the Tribe to include multiple Subtribes and almost a dozen more genera than discussed in this episode. Most of the discussion in this podcast is limited to the Subtribe: Geophagina. - Acarichthys and Guianacara are included in the Subtribe Acarichthyina, which is included in the Tribe Geophagini. Clades Mentioned in this Episode - Family: Cichlidae - Angelfishes (Pterophyllum spp.) - Kribs (Pelvicachromis spp.) - Peacock cichlids (Aulonocara spp.) - Apistogramma spp. - Tribe: Geophagini - Geophagus spp. - Ram cichlids (Mikrogeophagus spp.) - Subfamily: Geophaginae - Biotodoma spp. - Gymnogeophagus spp. - Satanoperca spp. - Apistogrammoides spp. - Taeniacara spp. - Guianacara spp. - Acarichthys heckelii
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