Gurupi Eartheater (Geophagus sp.’gurupi’)

An attractively marked and colorful eartheater relatively new to the hobby, the Gurupi Eartheater is an undescribed species known from the Rio Gurupi in Northeastern Brazil. It is typically found in clear, warm, acidic waters in small aggregations or breeding pairs, and will display their best coloration when kept in similar conditions.  A relatively peaceful cichlid, the Gurupi Eartheater will do well with most similar sized tankmates but very small fish may be in danger of being eaten. Like all eartheaters, a substrate of fine sand is essential for their well-being in the aquarium and they will spend most of their time sifting it through their specialized gills to pick out small food particles.