Biotidoma Cupido With Gymno's

[Mikeinco]

I just bought a

group of Gymnogeoghagus Lab. Rio o. at the ACA and I put them in my 60 gallon tank with my Cupido

trio and was wondering how the Cupido's will do with the cooling down period needed by the

Gymno's? I have the tank at 77-78 now but I feel like at some point I will need to remove the

heater all together. I'm thinking about removing the Cupido's all together but they seem

to get along very well. Any suggestions? and is the cooling down period necessary for the

Gymno's?

[Matt Quinn]

Hi Mike,



I don't have any experience with cupidos.. but have found Gymnogeos to be good companions

for Satanoperca, Acaricthys, Guinacara, Laetecara, Bolivian Rams, severums, festivums... even

milder "haps" like Nyassochromis and Lethrinops (not peacocks, though).



What I do is move my Uruguayan fish to my lowest rung of (unheated) tanks in the winter and

leave the other fish where they are. I think it gets down to the mid-60s.



I believe

in the cool down/resting period, although I've kept, for example, single male fish without it

(with no apparent problems). I think that the warm up after the cool down period triggers them to

spawn.



Good luck with your gorgeous Gymnogeos!



Matt





I just bought a group of Gymnogeoghagus

Lab. Rio o. at the ACA and I put them in my 60 gallon tank with my Cupido trio and was wondering

how the Cupido's will do with the cooling down period needed by the Gymno's? I have the

tank at 77-78 now but I feel like at some point I will need to remove the heater all together.

I'm thinking about removing the Cupido's all together but they seem to get along very well.

Any suggestions? and is the cooling down period necessary for the Gymno's?

[Mikeinco]

Hi Mike,



I don't have any experience with cupidos..

but have found Gymnogeos to be good companions for Satanoperca, Acaricthys, Guinacara, Laetecara,

Bolivian Rams, severums, festivums... even milder "haps" like Nyassochromis and

Lethrinops (not peacocks, though).



What I do is move my Uruguayan fish to my lowest

rung of (unheated) tanks in the winter and leave the other fish where they are. I think it gets

down to the mid-60s.



I believe in the cool down/resting period, although I've

kept, for example, single male fish without it (with no apparent problems). I think that the warm

up after the cool down period triggers them to spawn.



Good luck with your gorgeous

Gymnogeos!



Thanks Matt but i don't think I'm going to have any trouble

getting them to spawn. I got my fish from Dan ye Jennings on Monday, put them in the tank that

evening and bang i have eggs tonight!! I still can't believe my eyes. The female is

guarding the eggs like a hawk right now so now my deliema is trying to figure out how to remove the

Cupido's without upsetting the female Gymno. Can you believe this?



Matt

[Matt Quinn]

That's great!



I'd just bite the bullet and catch the cupidos and put them in another tank...



Matt

[Dean Hougen]

You'll need to

have different tanks eventually as the Biotodoma will not appreciate the cool

period.





Dean

[Mikeinco]

You'll need to have different tanks eventually as the

Biotodoma will not appreciate the cool period.





Dean







Thanks Dean and I've already moved the Gymno's. They now have

there own tank. After The eggs vanished I decided to move them into there own tank and I'm

very attached to these guys. The Cupido's are still in the 55. I had to crowd up some of my

other tanks to make this happen but am very happy with the results.