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Red Striped Earth Eater
Red Striped Earth Eater
Species	Geophagus surinamensis
Family	Cichlidae
Difficulty	Challenging
Min. Tank Size	246.052 liters 246,051.766 mL 65 US Gallons (246.1L)
Size	5.906 in 14-15 cm (5.5-5.9")
sg	Freshwater
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temp.	295.15 K 71.6 °F 531.27 °R 298.15 K 77 °F 536.67 °R22 -25 °C (71.6-77°F)
Water Hardness	5-19 °d
Stocking Ratio	1:1 M:F
Availability	Uncommon
Diet	Omnivore Pellet Foods Flake Foods Live Foods Other (See article)
Life Span	5-10 years
Habitat	South America

Contents 1 Alternative names 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

Red Striped Earth Eater, Redstripe Eartheater

[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