geophagus surinamensis

Question
QUESTION: hi,
  are these peaceful?
can i feed them floating pellets and will they eat zucchini that i feed my bristlenoses?

ANSWER: Hi Brendon,
  "Peaceful" is a relative term.  They can get up to 6" or larger so they are not going to live well with something like neon tetras.  I don't know if they will eat zucchini.  They will definitely eat pellets.

-- Ron C.
  rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com
  Cichlid Research Home Page <http://cichlidresearch.com>


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QUESTION: i will have them housed with 3 bristlenoses so will they disturb them in any ways?
and i have done research about them and it says they will usually feed from the substrate but i have gravel not sand?
so will that affect them at all?

Answer
Hi Brendon,
  You should have wood in the tank for the bristlenoses to hide around so they should be fine. If you have relatively fine gravel, e.g.., 1/4" grain size or smaller that should be okay.  

-- Ron C.
  rcoleman@cichlidresearch.com
  Cichlid Research Home Page <http://cichlidresearch.com>