It’s best to keep these types of cichlids in larger community tanks which will afford them the space them need to forage for food. Many of the species of Geophaginae have been spawned successfully in the aquarium. Because of their diversity some species spawn in pairs in typical cichlid fashion, while others work well in small harems with one male to several females. Water quality and additional aeration will serve this group of fish well.
List of Geophagus species presently recognized in the genus.
Geophagus abalios López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004
Geophagus altifrons Heckel, 1840
Geophagus argyrostictus S. O. Kullander, 1991
Geophagus brachybranchus S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Pearl cichlid)
Geophagus brokopondo S. O. Kullander & Nijssen, 1989
Geophagus camopiensis Pellegrin, 1903 (Oyapock eartheater)
Geophagus crassilabris Steindachner, 1876 (Panamanian eartheater)
Geophagus dicrozoster López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004
Geophagus gottwaldi I. Schindler & Staeck, 2006[2]
Geophagus grammepareius S. O. Kullander & Taphorn, 1992
Geophagus harreri J. P. Gosse, 1976 (Maroni eartheater)
Geophagus iporangensis Haseman, 1911
Geophagus itapicuruensis Haseman, 1911
Geophagus megasema Heckel, 1840
Geophagus neambi Lucinda, C. A. S. de Lucena & Assis, 2010
Geophagus obscurus (Castelnau, 1855)
Geophagus parnaibae Staeck & I. Schindler, 2006[3]
Geophagus pellegrini Regan, 1912 (Yellowhump eartheater)
Geophagus proximus (Castelnau, 1855).
Geophagus steindachneri C. H. Eigenmann & Hildebrand, 1922 (Redhump eartheater)
Geophagus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791) (Redstriped eartheater)
Geophagus sveni Lucinda, C. A. S. de Lucena & Assis, 2010
Geophagus taeniopareius S. O. Kullander & Royero-L., 1992
Geophagus winemilleri López-Fernández & Taphorn, 2004
Other South America cichlids and related links