{"product_id":"geophagus-abalios","title":"Geophagus Abalios","description":"\u003cp class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\"\u003eGeophagus Abalios: Geophagus: from the Greek words phagos, which means \"to eat,\" and geo, which means \"earth.\" abalios: from the Greek balios, which means \"spotted,\" and a, which means \"not, without.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe species is known to have a wider distribution throughout the Venezuelan Llanos, including the roos Apure, Cinaruco, Capanaparo, Aguaro, and Guariquito, though its type locality is listed as \"Laguna Larga, 6.5339°N, 67.4150°W, Rio Cinaruco, Apure, Venezuela.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt is also found in the ro Caura on the Guyana Shield, as well as the Ventauri and Mavaca drainages in the middle and upper Orinoco. Some white water, rather than turbulence, habitats are also known to have it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIts range appears to be restricted to the north by the Las Majaguas dam on the Ro Cojedes, an Apure tributary where a likely introduced population lives in the dam's reservoir.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt can be found as far south as the Rio Casiquiare, near the Rio Negro's headwaters in Brazil.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eII. You would love the fish because…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince many Geophagus species are very similar and can be found in many different parts of South America, collectors frequently mislabel them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe believe that this strain is the Geophagus abalios after conducting additional research and speaking with an expert in the field. If you have any questions about these fish, send us an email and we can provide you with additional information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Llanos is a tremendous, exceptionally biodiverse arrangement of tropical savannah prairies, occasionally overwhelmed fields and woodlands covering a region estimating very nearly 600,000 square kilometers in Venezuela and Colombia.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIt drains from many of the tributaries of the Rio Orinoco, which is to its north and west.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith distinct wet and dry seasons and high temperatures throughout the year, there are clearly defined annual weather patterns.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eG. abalios is most common in lowland floodplain rivers, where it has been known to enter floodplains during the rainy season. Many rivers are breaking their banks at this time, leaving behind a maze of lagoons and channels that connect each other.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAt other times of the year, it mostly lives in black waters with a low pH, little conductivity, and little suspended sediment. It prefers still lagoons to river channels.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eIII. Is this fish species peaceful or hostile?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eA very peaceful cichlid.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eIV. Species compatibility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"i8Z77e\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeverum Cichlids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectric Blue Acara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarger Tetras\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFestivum Cichlid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeyhole Cichlid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eV. How to feed this species?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple to feed and enjoy a varied diet. Sinking pelletized omnivore food is a good all-around option because they are bottom sifters. 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