Geophagus

Recently I have really started to think about getting back into Eartheaters. In recent years, this group has found popularity all over again and with good reason. These fish come in a variety of sizes from smaller species like Biotodoma and Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus to the gentle giants of the Satanoperca and the ultra colorful Geophagus altifrons. I used to have 14 true Geophagus species along with a few other none Geos like Guianacara sp. "Rio Caroni", "Geophagus" sp. "Bahia Red", Acarichthys heckelii and even Retroculus xinguensis. A few moves required making some tough decisions and I parted with a lot of stock.

Now that all my fish are in my home. I see no reason as to why I should not go back to my roots so to speak and reacquire a few key species. I am currently keeping some rare Geos in the form of Geophagus megasema F-2 and G. mirabilis F-1. Soon I should have Geophagus sp. "Tapajos I/Redhead" back in my aquariums along with the newly named Geophagus sveni. I will certainly be on the lookout for some nice Geophagus altifrons in the near future.

With that in mind, some years ago I bought an extra copy of the Thomas Weidner book, South American Eartheaters. This is considered "the" book on Eartheaters and all things Geophagus. I bought the book in case the binding on my first addition ever gave out. The book is in very good shape minus the edge of the cover towards the bottom of the book (see photo below). I do not believe this hurts the overall value of the book as it is the content that everyone should be after.

At this time I do not think that will be as much of a concern so I would like to sell the book. The book is listed on Amazon at over $300. I do not really believe that is what people are willing to pay for this book but perhaps that is the case for someone. I know Mike Schadle sold a copy of this book recently but not for $300. Let's see what happens on Aquabid.com.