Geophagus steindachneri regular

Geophagus steindachneri originates in Columbia, in the upper reaches of the Rio Magdalena and its tributaries. They were first described by Eigenmann and Hildebrand in 1910. It has also been called Geophagus hondae and Geophagus pellegrini in the past. These fish reach a total length of six inches in the wild. It is an immediate mouth brooder, who picks up the eggs at the time of spawning. It is an open polygynist, which means the male will spawn with any ripe females. The female provides all the parental care