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Squarehead Earth Eater
A wild fished Squarehead Earth Eater
Species	Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys
Family	Cichlidae
Difficulty	Moderate
Min. Tank Size	208.198 liters 208,197.648 mL 55 US Gallons (208.2L)
Size	5.906 in 14-15 cm (5.5-5.9")
sg	Freshwater
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temp.	294.15 K 69.8 °F 529.47 °R 297.15 K 75.2 °F 534.87 °R21 -24 °C (69.8-75.2°F)
Water Hardness	6-16 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Carnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods
Life Span	5-8 years
Habitat	South America

Contents 1 Alternative names 1.1 Synonyms 2 Sexing 3 Tank compatibility 4 Diet 5 Feeding regime 6 Environment Specifics 7 Behaviour 8 Identification 9 Pictures 10 External links

[edit] Alternative names

Squarehead Earth Eater, Smooth-Cheek Eartheater

[edit] Synonyms

Geophagus camurus, Geophagus gymnogenys, Geophagus pygmaeus

[edit] Sexing

Unknown

[edit] Tank compatibility

Top, Middle or Bottom feeder?

[edit] Diet

More detail on diet...

[edit] Feeding regime

How often to feed, etc.

[edit] Environment Specifics

Unknown

[edit] Behaviour

Unknown

[edit] Identification

How to id the animal.

[edit] Pictures

[edit] External links

• Fishbase