Monty1968 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Hi guys new to this sight and looking to get involved I have been keeping a tank with rainbows , purple spotted gudgeons and fire tail gudgeons anything I catch in the creek that flows through my property at Daguilar. I have caught the fish below this is the second one and it's not native and would like to know if anyone can identify it for me. Also if this is not a native and a population is growing is there a authority that should be notified so this fish doesn't cause a problem down the track like the carp has? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - Monty1968 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmo Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Hi Monty - I believe what you have there is a 'Geophagus' brasiliensis (Pearl Cichlid). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) Looks like a Brazilly crossed with something . Just not quite right for a pure one . Contact the DPI Phone: 13 25 23 Edited October 29, 2013 by pony-tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 would u normally find these in the wild here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony-tail Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 No . not to my knowledge . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty1968 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Thanks guys for your help after catching this little fella I will be down the creek seeing if I can catch another one and what ever else I will find . Regards Monty Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - Monty1968 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk333 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Brasiliensis are native to Brasil, South America. They are not an Amazon cichlid, but are found in coastal rivers to the South of Amazon river, all the way down to Uruguay. The southern populations come from areas with a similar climate to South East Queensland and Northern NSW, and as such should easily survive a S.E. QLD winter. Some populations are also found in the tidal zones of rivers and as such can survive in brackish and saline waters. They are not a true Eartheater either, but are a something akin to a link between the Acara family of cichlids and the Geophagus family. Currently they have been found as far south as the Tweed river and as far north as some Sunshine Coast creeks. There may be other populations that I am unaware of. This is another species that can decimate native populations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 They are not a true Eartheater either, but are a something akin to a link between the Acara family of cichlids and the Geophagus family. Ya know I always thought that as they are such an aggro jerk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmo Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 You are correct pk333. Thomas Weidner (2000) You will commonly see 'Geophagus' written in quotes like this because it doesn't represent the other Geophagus species. The true Geophagus species are those of the Geophagus altifrons, Geophagus brokopondo, and Geophagus dicrozoster types. The Red Hump and Brasiliensis group of 'Geophagus' will eventually be assigned to their own genus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
