I'm pretty sure that real geophagus surinamensis have spots on their tails, not the bars. I have a true surinamensis with spots, and one which i got at a young age which i thought was a surnamensis, but its developing the same bars as this fish. Surinamensis also dont have the red eyes and the redish part on their head.
sorry for the highjack , Blueice
thats the nusery tank for 15 tapajos. 4x2x2ft. their new home is ready , but im not ready to risk them on a new tank at the moment.
the new home with some "white mice" during the running in. this is a 7x2x2.