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Andrew Sullivan, the "Daily Dish" blogger and a senior editor at The Atlantic, will present a lecture on "The Politics of Homosexuality" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, in McCosh 50.
Sullivan is a well-known conservative voice in American politics. A Catholic who advocates civil marriage rights for homosexual couples, he is the author of "Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality" (1995), which became one of the best-selling volumes on gay rights. His second book, "Love Undetectable: Notes on Friendship, Sex and Survival" (1998), examined the AIDS epidemic and the virtue of friendship. In "The Conservative Soul" (2006), Sullivan argues that the Republican Party has abandoned its roots by capitulating to religious fundamentalists and urges a return to a form of conservatism based on individual freedom, constitutional protections and a respect for the limits of human reason.
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Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/dolph...#storylink=cpyI've talked to two players the past three weeks that told me they don't see Egnew, a rookie last year, making it out of training camp next year."He should have been cut this year," one told me.
That doesn't account for Egnew learning to block and learning his assignments better and getting stronger and faster this offseason. But another player I spoke with said none of that will ultimately matter with the former third round draft pick.
"He's a p---y," the second player said. "He's not a football player."
It does not end there. I talked to Former Dolphins OLB/DE Kim Bokamper about Egnew the week before the season ended. He also said he does not believe the kid will ever be a factor. He's seen enough.
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The following 28 books all have significant merits, otherwise they wouldn't be as successful and beloved as they are.
They are also indicative of deep and abiding potential character flaws in you and your loved ones. Here's what you need to know to stay safe.
1. The Great Gatsby
Unless you can show me your dissertation about Tom Buchanan's biceps or something, this means you stopped reading in 10th grade. Shoo.
2. The Catcher in the Rye
Oh, no one understands you, just like Holden Caulfield? Why the fuck would I be the first person to start? Get away from me.
3. Fight Club
Oh, it's so haaaaard to be a white-collar man nowadays, what with laws and feminism and Ikea restraining our healthiest instincts. Oh, wait, no it's not. We're coddled and chubby pink piglets who don't have to fight in wars or protect anyone. Enjoy your Frappuccino like a man and quit complaining, you teenager.
4. The Da Vinci Code
Beyond being a terrible book, The Da Vinci Code is also a conspiracy book, which is mostly appealing to those so intellectually afraid or stunted that they cannot tolerate or conceive of a world that is complex and hard to explain. So, that.
5. Twilight
The thing about someone whose favorite book is Twilight is that I would never really be able to tell. Like, they could keep answering Twilight to that question long after years of marriage and I'd still not be sure if it was all an ironic joke. "Thanks a lot," Generation X.
6. The Stranger
People who like The Stranger are the human equivalent of asking the question "so what" to everything you say as a way of proving a point. It's obnoxious and we have an unwritten social code not to do it.
7. The Alchemist
If there's anything grosser than someone unexpectedly revealing their genitals, it's someone unexpectedly revealing their spirituality. There are support groups for this kind of behavior, and for loving Paulo Coelho's "allegorical novel."
8. Eat Pray Love
How about Walk Jog Sprint away from me before I heave with frothy revulsion over your awful taste and Tory Burch flats?
9. The God Delusion
Yeah, they're probably right, but Dawkins-thumping nerdtheists make me want to join the nearest megachurch out of spite and polish my "but you can't prove it" piss-takes until they are Reddit-tantrum sharp.
10. American Psycho
Cool satire, bro!
11. The Metamorphosis
This is like saying your favorite album is Doolittle. What, the deep cuts were too much for you? A Country Doctor or GTFO.
12. On the Road
I'd say the best way to convey your free spirit and wandering nature is by loving the same book as every other wannabe rebel for the past half-century. I'd definitely say that.
13. Atlas Shrugged and/or The Fountainhead
Who let you out, boy? Huh? That's a bad boy! Let's find your mom!
14. Harry Potter, any of them
These are diverting but if your FAVORITE book is a glorified television show about a boy wizard written for 5-year-olds I'm going to wonder if you know where Afghanistan is.
15. The Giver
You know that hair that you have to shave every couple days? That means you're a grown-up. Read a fucking book for grown-ups, grown-up. Otherwise you shouldn't be able to vote or drink alcohol.
16. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Sensitive teenagers get lines from this book tattooed on them and sensitive teenagers are the scum of the earth. Move on.
17. Exodus
That is the last blind date I let you set me up on, Bubbe!
(For the non-Jews among us, Leon Uris' interminable 1958 novel is about the birth of Israel.)
18. Infinite Jest
This is a good book and all but saying it's your favorite is sort of like saying you're proud of being upper middle class and white. Better keep that to yourself.
19. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
To be honest, you're probably going to see signs that this person is not worth your time before they drop the T bomb. If you don't, may I recommend the jalapeño poppers? They're lovely.
20. Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea.
The nicest thing you can do for someone who loves this book is introduce her to someone who loves the Tucker Max book and then hope they cannot make fertile offspring.
21. Portnoy's Complaint
Masturbation epic Portnoy's Complaint is what I call an "excuse" book, in that nebbishy horndogs use it to "excuse" the fact that they are unacceptable little hairy monsters. Like, if they can get women to laugh at their most antisocial behavior, it must be OK. It's not, and you're not.
22. The Game
Sort of like Portnoy's Complaint for someone who doesn't like language and gets confused easily.
23. Pride and Prejudice
You think waiting around is going to turn jerky-but-hot Blake from advertising into Mr. Darcy? No, the only thing you're going to be waiting for is your cats to eat your face after you die of loneliness. Settle for a loser like the rest of us.
24. Prozac Nation
If someone you know "just loves" books like this, or that James Frey lie, they love reading about the breakdowns of others. This means they either A) Seriously relate to breakdowns or B) Take undue pleasure in the breakdowns of others. I've got enough schadenfreude for both of us, thanks.
25. All the Narnia books
If you're going to say this is your favorite book, you might as well tell the truth: The Bible is your favorite book, and no amount of Santa Claus giving out swords to children to slay infidels is going to change that.
26. Finnegan's Wake
You're lying. If you're not lying, why are you reading No. 25 on a list of jokes on the internet? Cure cancer.
27. Lolita
Oh, it's just "Nabokov's gorgeous, hypnotic, seductive language" that you love so much! It's just all that gorgeous, hypnotic, seductive language that is the reason you can't stop talking about this book. It's all that gorgeous, hypnotic, and seductive language that is the reason we're not welcome at The Cheesecake Factory anymore.
28. "I don't really read books anymore. Just magazines/the internet/etc."
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Obama's selection to head the Labor Department, Rep. Hilda Solis. ...shes the one offened that anyone (GE CEO) would suggest they manipulated the numbers ... Of course they did everyone knows it!
ROMNEY and Americans working go together you can't have one without the other.
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GDP Down
Food Stamps Up
23 million fewer working
7.8% Unemployment? Priceless
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Gas in Ca as high as 5.99 a gallon how will that help the unemployed ( and employed) Unemployment will go up because people wont be able to afford to get to work.
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Do you realize the unemployment rate today is where it was when Obama took office? This is what it was & after 4 years under Obamas lack of leadership we are back where we started! He is a failure when it comes to running this Country he was never qualified and never should have been elected.
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I dont think this will help unemployment and I didnt hear anything from Obama how he plans to stop this a report by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finds that the across-the-board cuts set to go into effect January 2 could result in a loss of over 78,000 education jobs. These cuts will also reduce education program funding dramatically, impacting essential services to over nine million students.
Even liberal economists are questioning the numbers.
Suddenly in one month there is a surge of 873,000 employed ... in one month! even though only 114,000 jobs were created? Turns out about 700,000 of that is people calling themselves "self-employed". That's where those people went who couldn't find a job & dropped off the rolls of "the unemployed"? Of those 873,000, about 571,000 are part-time jobs. Also interesting is that the # of jobs created in Sept. are almost double those of August. Something just doesns't add up.
The other omen to watch ... which will take at least a month to catch up ... orders for durable goods were down 13% in August ... but it might not show up until after the election.
However, the total workforce employed %-age of just under 64% has not changed. So, the numbers are out of kilter.
If we begin to get lines at gas stations ... it could very well remind some of us of the Carter administration, and how changing direction to Reagan made a large difference.
After all, Obama did say he wanted gas at $4.00/gallon ... he just didn't want it to go to that price as rapidly as it has. Guess you could say that is one promise he kept.
If this topic comes up in the VP debates, can you envision Ryan trying to explain it to Biden?
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Description Medium to large deciduous tree. Crown dense, elliptical. Bark light gray with thick irregular curling ridges; bark becomes plated with age. Twigs slender, shiny, reddish brown. Terminal buds sharply pointed, brown and pubescent. Leaves opposite, simple, palmately lobed and veined, 3–9.5 cm. long and 3.5–11 cm. broad, with an entire margin and three or five somewhat rounded lobes, and a 2–8 cm. long petiole. Leaves green above, paler and pubescent below. In fall they turn orange and yellow. Flowers regular, appearing on yellow-green corymbs, small, in clusters. Fruit brown, paired samara 1.5–3 cm. long.
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Habitat Canyons & valleys.
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Last night we met up with the program coordinator and walked through Prague while it was snowing, yes it snowed my first day here but it really wasn't that bad at all
After dinner the group went out to a couple bars, the first of was an American bar that a past USAC student started after he fell in love with Prague and moved back here after graduation. This is one of the few bar that carries american sports so I will be there watching football and basketball a good amount I can presume. Following a couple hours at the Drunken Monkey (American Bar), we proceeded to go to Dejavu which was more of a nightclub with a pretty good dj and stayed there for a little while before returning back to the apartment around 3 completely exhausted.
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North Huntingdon couple gives new life to Gettysburg manseJune 27, 2013 10:15 AM
Although John and Lori Jumba don't consider themselves Civil War buffs, they do like to visit Gettysburg.
"We really like the town, and it's not too far away," said Mr. Jumba, 42, of North Huntingdon.
On one of their visits in 2010, they met up with a real estate agent while walking around town who suggested he show them some houses up for sale. One of them, the circa 1836 Swope Manor sits in the heart of downtown, a block away from the town square.
"One look and we both fell in love with it," Mr. Jumba recalled.
The 8,700-square-foot mansion was completely furnished and came with a 3,300-square-foot carriage house out back. It was too much for the couple to resist. They bought it in September and the first overnight guest arrived on May 1 at what has since become The Swope Manor Bed and Breakfast, but not before an expensive renovation and upgrade.
"Sixty to 70 percent of the furniture came with the house," Mr. Jumba said. "We bought new beds from N. B. Liebman online, quilts from the Art Works in Gettysburg and Persian rugs from Linder's in McKees Rocks. We also bought some additional complementary furniture from antique stores."
Each of the manor's 13 rooms has a different decor and color scheme; they are named mostly for Civil War references, but also for the Jumbas' two children, Emily Rose, 11, and Jacob Rocco, 5, as well as the last previous owner, Dorothy Ralson.
According to Mr. Jumba, the house has a lot of common space suitable for weddings, showers, meetings and afternoon teas, which the Jumbas will add. A large, two-level deck overlooks a yard, spacious by Gettysburg standards. Visitors are treated to fresh cookies daily and a glass of wine or beer on check-in followed by a personal tour of the premises that includes an overview of the manor's history. Breakfast is served in one of two dining rooms.
History lovers should relish not only the historic sites in town, many of which are within walking distance, but also the manor itself. The east section got its start in 1836 as a home for Gettysburg banker, George Swope, the wealthiest man in town at the time, who tore down a late 18th century log house to make way for his new residence.
The west addition came along in 1860 as a home for Swope's son, John, and his family. The younger Swope distinguished himself by graduating from both Princeton and the medical department at the University of Pennsylvania. He became president of Gettysburg National Bank and served for two terms as a representative from Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress.
Both father and son and their families were in the house while the Battle of Gettysburg raged outside in July of 1863. With the 150th anniversary of the battle now imminent, the new B&B is off to a good start occupancy-wise, although there are rooms available for the remainder of the summer.
As co-owner with his father, John, of the Steel Valley Ambulance Company in Homestead and co-owner with his wife, Lori, of the Autumn Ridge Personal Living Home in Monroeville, Mr. Jumba said he got into the hostelry business to "try something new."
To care for the Jumbas' new venture, they interviewed four innkeeper candidates and settled on Van Richards, a Michigan transplant who moved to Gettysburg nine years ago with his wife and family after visiting the town and "falling in love with it."
For four years, Mr. Richards worked as assistant manager at another Gettysburg B&B, then took a job as administrator at the Gettysburg YWCA. With the program for five years, he designed the schedule, curriculum, battlefield tours and classroom lectures for the largest elder learning program in the United States.
"This experience gave me knowledge of the history of the town, the battle and the house," he said. "I can design an entire vacation stay for our guests tailored to their interests."
Mr. Jumba goes even further, calling him a concierge.
"He can advise people where to go, what to do in town and the area and where to dine," he said. "He'll even make all the reservations our guests may want."
For more information on the Swope Manor B&B, phone 888-963-9714 or visit website theswopemanor.com.state - neigh_east - civilwar - neigh_westmoreland - gettysburgstories
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Posted May 24, 2000; 09:38 a.m.
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"I leave my 5-month-old twins alone in the house while I drive my friend home. I'm only gone for five minutes and I know nothing will happen to them because they're sound asleep, and we live in a safe neighborhood." —anonymous
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By Ben Levisohn
America Movil (AMX) has been beaten up–badly. Now Morgan Stanley has upgraded the stock to equal weight from underweight for just that reason.
Carlos Slim's telecom giant has been hit by a seemingly endless string of bad news recently. From disappointing earnings and ill-timed European purchases to Mexico's attempts to promote competition in its communications industry, America Movil has been caught on the back foot.
Now Morgan Stanley's Michel Morin and Diego Aragao don't expect business to get much better. They note that the reforms are likely to produce a "smaller and less profitable AMX in Mexico," and slashed their profit forecasts accordingly–by 25% for the company's Mexican EBITDA.
So why the upgrade? It comes down to price, the Morin and Aragao say. America Movil has dropped 20.2% this year through Mar. 18, 20 percentage points more than the iShares MSCI Mexico Capped Investable Markets Index (EWW) exchange-traded fund's 0.04% loss. And that loss has made the risk-reward calculus far more balance, they analysts say. They write:
Our previous UW rating reflected our concern that the regulatory and competitive environment would become more challenging. After the recent sell-off, this now appears to be the consensus view. If we assume a Mexican bear case whereby 2015 Mexico EBITDA falls 50% from our previous forecast, we would still see AMX generate EPADR of about $1.45, implying a P/E of 13x. Moreover, near-term results could prove resilient, if AMX cuts customer acquisition and retention costs and/or if they raise prices for their least profitable customers.
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Governor determined to control state spending to encourage prosperity
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Pennsylvania is the eighteenth largest trading entity in the world, one that is equal to many other entire countries, said Gov. Tom Corbett.
But to remain competitive in the global marketplace, the state must get its fiscal house in order, he said. He added the way to do that is not by increasing taxes, which scares away businesses, but by controlling government spending and allowing businesses to flourish.
"We're not going to increase taxes," said Corbett. "By controlling our taxes, you in our businesses, and our tax base, are going to grow. You are the solution to the economic problems we have. As you grow, the state can grow."
The governor, who has earned a reputation as a hard-line cutter of the state budget, spoke to about 300 business and political leaders early Tuesday afternoon in the grand ballroom of Hotel Bethlehem
Since becoming governor, said Corbett, he's learned Harrisburg has five seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter and "budget/protest time." He said the "very tight" state budget for the next fiscal year will be finalized over the next four to six weeks.
Corbett acknowledged he is perceived as being "really tough" but said it's because "we haven't been tough in the past."
He said Pennsylvania's government has not been living within its budget, which increased "from $22 billion to almost $29 billion in eight years, during the greatest recession since the Great Depression. Many of you did not have business growth during that period of time. We have to start thinking differently. We have to get our spending under control."
The governor acknowledged some people want more money in the new budget for education and social programs. He indicated 40% of the budget is used for education and nearly as much is spent on social welfare.
While not apologizing for his position, the governor admitted he feels great anxiety for the difficulty it is causing parents, teachers, students and people on welfare. But he added: "We were out of control. We do not have the money."
"How many of you think I cut education funding?" asked Corbett. "How many of you read that I cut education funding?" The audience laughed.
He said the state got one-time federal funding that the previous governor and legislature warned school districts "was not coming back again." He said to make up that lost federal money, the state would have to raises taxes a total of $1,200 for an average Pennsylvania family.
Corbett was the keynote speaker at a luncheon to celebrate the 50th anniversaries of Lehigh's Economic Advancement Project and Northampton County New Jobs Corp. The two loan agencies are credited with helping to finance 1,900 jobs in the Lehigh Valley during the last 50 years and with creating, retaining and/or expanding 80,000 local jobs.
The programs were precursors to the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, established in 1995 to promote economic development.
Corbett presented a proclamation congratulating LVEDC on the success of the two programs.
"You have been doing something that many regions are just starting to learn how to do – working together and working on behalf of the citizens," he said.
He told the audience "You are the job creators, not government. We need to get out of the way." He said since February 2011, 18,000 private sector jobs have been created in the state. "You hired the people."
The governor recently returned from a trade mission to France and Germany. "It was not tourist time," he said, adding it involved 46 meetings in six days. "We were out there looking for business for Pennsylvania. The mission went well. We have a lot of new leads."
"We have to get our fiscal house in order to trade with the world and to bring growth businesses to Pennsylvania," said Corbett.
Corbett sprinkled his 25-minute talk with a few personal comments, including that he recently became a grandfather and once taught ninth grade for a year. He also kept the audience involved by asking for a show of hands on various questions.
No hands went up when he asked: "How many of you think the economy is getting ready to really take off?" Said Corbett: "I agree." But, like many who raised their hands in the audience, he said he is cautiously optimistic that the economy will grow.
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The Good Government Act, 2011 contains amendments to a number of statutes administered by various Ministries, including the legislation administered by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).
One of the effects of the Good Government Act, 2011 is to transfer the adjudication function for liquor and gaming issues from the Board of the AGCO to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT) effective July 1, 2011.
The AGCO will retain responsibility for the regulation of alcohol and gaming matters while LAT will assume adjudicative responsibility for matters as directed under the following Acts:
Beginning July 1, 2011, hearings will no longer by held before the Board of the AGCO but will be held before LAT. Any hearings that were begun by the Board of the AGCO prior to July 1, 2011 will continue to be heard by the Board until the matter is completed.
LAT is an adjudicative agency of the provincial government, and was created on April 1, 2000 under the Licence Appeal Tribunal Act, 1999, through the consolidation of four appeal boards: the Child and Family Services Review Board, the Commercial Registration Appeal Tribunal, the Licence Suspension Appeal Board and the Private Vocational Review Board. Presently, approximately 23 provincial statutes provide for appeals to LAT.
The purpose of LAT is to provide a fair, efficient, impartial and independent means to appeal decisions concerning compensation claims and licensing activities regulated by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, the Ministry of Government Services, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and the Ministry of Transportation.
Effective July 1, 2011, the adjudication function for liquor and gaming issues was transferred from the Board of the AGCO to LAT.
The types of hearings which are will be heard by LAT effective July 1, 2011 are:
The hearing/appeal process will be very similar in that hearings before LAT will be conducted in a similar manner as hearings/appeals were conducted before the Board of the AGCO.
A hearing/appeal before LAT is a quasi-judicial process. A licensee/registrant can be represented by counsel, call witnesses, present evidence and cross-examine the Registrar's witnesses. The Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming is also represented by counsel, can present witnesses and evidence, and can cross-examine the licensee's/registrant's witnesses. Witnesses are required to swear or affirm to tell the truth. After each party presents their evidence, they each make closing submissions to the panel. To view LAT's Rules of Procedure governing hearings/appeals, please visit the LAT website at www.lat.gov.on.ca
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How would you grow crops in the desert?
Since 2003, scientists have been designing greenhouses for arid regions near the ocean that would use only the local seawater and sunlight to produce fresh water and crops. Check it out: http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/02/18/seawater-greenhouses-produce-tomatoes-in-the-desert/
How could this innovation transform areas that are facing water shortages? Are there other innovative ways to produce fresh water?
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- Where is Earth's water located? http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthwherewater.html Use the chart at the bottom of the USGS website listed above:
- Pick one source of water
- Brainstorm an innovation that would make that water source more accessible and usable
- Describe how it would improve current conditions
- Find your own watershed! Use the USGS watershed map to locate your local watershed: http://water.usgs.gov/wsc/watershed_finder.html What are your major local sources of water? Are there multiple sources? What would happen if one or two of those sources were compromised?
- Check out the water quality of your local area! http://map24.epa.gov/mwm/mwm.html
- How does a greenhouse, even this seawater greenhouse, mimic the process happening on Earth as the sun's rays interact with the atmosphere? Draw an actual greenhouse and label the drawing with the atmosphere, clouds, the Earth's surface, etc.
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We're playing against the finest teams in the country, and you know what? We had every opportunity to win, and I think that's kind of where you want your program to be, don't you?"
How do ya'll interpret this "Leslian" statement?
Like what he had to say but would like to hear more about him addressing the offense
No comment is better than stating that the staff would stay the same...
Rantards may get their wisher sooner than we know it.
FEMA Director Mike Brown thought he was doing a good job following Katrina as well (right before he was fired), but that didn't change the reality of the fact that he failed miserably.
Without all of the pressure from "rantards" and "negatigers" and people that are not in denial, Les would likely keep the status quo.
You think way too highly of yourself. I seriously doubt that Miles has ever made a decision based on the whining of the rantards and negatigers.
In the days since LSU's disappointing 10-3 season concluded with a disappointing last-second loss to Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl
We're playing against the finest teams in the country, and you know what? We had every opportunity to win, and I think that's kind of where you want your program to be, don't you?"
If We had every opportunity to win, then why didn't we??
"I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt" bull shite makes me sick. Les Miles has been at our university long enough that we know exactly what he is. He has amassed a good record. He is an above average recruiter in a very target rich environment. He is a good man. He is a terrible gameday coach. He has terrible clock management skills. He does not know how to finish close games. He is not a good play caller. This is who he is.
The benefit of the doubt bullshite, and the behind the scenes act of this being a matter of National Security is a bunch of crap. Do what you have to do. Make the changes necessary so that you don't need to be concerned with play calling anymore - you are terrible at it. Watch tape of other teams and how they use their time outs and finish games. Learn how to manage the clock.
How about some level of transparency. How about saying, yeah we have problems on the offensive side of the ball, and we are going to make the necessary changes to fix that situation. Why is everything a secret? Say we have to change. What's wrong with that? When we had the co-defensive coordinator situation, he had to make sure he got these guys other jobs before he got Chavis. That is not his responsibility. Do what you have to do keep your program on top. Why do we put up with this shite from somebody that we pay top dollar for?
So I fell short. Blame me for that.
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no one wants to "blame" CLM.
I think most want him to do two things:
1) Recognize a clear deficiency.
2) Do something about it.
Here's the key... accomplishing #1 doesn't do squat if #2 is not accomplished
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Eartheaters: A Primer
In the dazzling pantheon that is Cichlidae, each family has something that makes it unique. In this post, we will study the Geophagans - the Eartheaters.
Eartheaters, the literal translation of Geophagans, make their living sifting through the substrate for tidbits, like small Crustacea, aquatic worms, plant debris and insect larvae. Most of them will take food from the water column if given the opportunity, but the usual method of feeding is to take a mouthful of substrate and sift out food items, expelling the substrate through rake-like structures in the gills.
Each species of Eartheater is different. Some are unbelievably peaceful fishes, some holy terrors. They range from just a few inches to over a foot long, and size is no indication of behavior. Some are mouthbrooders, some are substrate spawners. All grow up to be very attractive, colorful fishes.
And the vast majority of them are suitable for the planted tank, and some must be kept in such aquariums for their continued health. None of the almost two dozen species I've kept tear out plants; in fact, they use them for cover and security. Most are excellent community fishes and won't touch tankmates too large to eat. And all of them are great parents
Many will only spawn in soft, acidic water, and some will only live in such waters. The majority are, however, adaptable to a point, but none do well in hard, alkaline water like pH's in the high 7's and hardness over 15 degrees.
Since they do comb the substrate, it behooves one to have a soft substrate for the fishes. Small-grade gravel is best, but aquatic soils and mixes of coarse sand and small gravel can be used. They will keep the top layer of your substrate turned, especially the larger species, since they work on the substrate far more than most of the smaller species do.
The Austrian scientist Johann Jacob Heckel erected the Geophagus Genus in the early 19th Century, and one of the fish in this list is named after him.
Now, some species.
Hailing from the warm waterways of Brazil and Guyana comes Satanoperca leucosticta, the Long-Nosed Eartheater. Often misidentified as S. jurupari, the Long Nose Eartheater for many, many years was THE Eartheater in the hobby. The true S. jurupari is very, very rare in the hobby, and it's highly unlikely you'll see one.
Topping out at a foot long in a suitably-sized aquarium, say a 200 gallon; S. leucosticta are more usually around nine inches when kept smaller containers. This is perhaps the most peaceful larger Cichlid you can buy. Very, very mellow, and can be kept with larger tetras, like Lemon or Diamond Tetras, Corydoras catfish, peaceful loricariads; even the wisp-like hatchet fish are perfectly safe with this Eartheater.
Like many others in the family, leucosticta makes its living by sifting though the substrate. The fish takes a mouthful of gravel, makes a chewing motion to sift out tidbits, then expels the gravel though the rake-like structures in the gills. Thus, a group of these fish will keep the top two inches of your substrate thoroughly turned.
That habit denotes feeding. Live and frozen worms, insect larvae and Crustaceans, like Mysis shrimp, are best for them. Prepared foods should sink, like tablets designed for catfish. They will happily nibble fresh vegetables like cucumber.
For some reason, this fish has an almost mystical meaning to the native people in its natural waters. They call it the 'Devil Fish' as it is both revered and feared. In fact, the Genus name, Satanoperca, means Devil's Perch.
These fish are a perfect Cichlid for the large, planted aquarium with driftwood and stones. Though they come from still waters, strong filtration should be employed, as this fish is sensitive to dissolved organics like high Nitrate, and their foraging does stir up the substrate a bit. Filtration though peat is very, very helpful with this species, as though it can be kept up to pH 7.5 with moderate hardness, it is most colorful and healthy in soft water; about gH 6 or lower, with a slightly acid pH. They are truly brilliant fishes, especially the males, when kept in peat filtered, soft water.
The tank should have a soft substrate, say a mix of fine gravel mixed with dark, coarse sand, or one of the aquatic soils so in vogue for planted tanks these days. Clean, water-logged leaves, like those from Oak trees, covering the substrate in the main swimming area, will enable the keeper to see not only natural behavior, but natural colors as well. Temperatures should be 77 degrees up to 84. I kept mine at 78.
In tanks with soft, slightly acid water, the fish is a greenish yellow, with glitters of iridescent yellow-gold on each scale. In exceptionally well-kept examples, electric turquoise lines radiate on the head and the scales near it really sparkle. A very attractive Cichlid in health. They should be the only Cichlids in the tank, as they don't do mix well at all with others as they are easily intimidated. They can be kept in groups of six or more in a large enough aquarium, but when they pair up, the others in the group should be removed unless the tank is quite large and they can stay out of line of sight.
These fish are mouthbrooders, and both sexes share the duties. A flat stone is cleaned and receives the spawn, which in about a day, are picked up in the mouth of the female. The brood is switched between she and her mate almost every day, so neither starve. After two weeks the spawn in released, and you can feed the fry baby brine shrimp immediately. They will shelter in the mouth of the closest parent when frightened until they can no longer fit. Warming the water to about 85 over a week or so and feeding them lots of live and frozen foods usually results in a spawn. You can leave the fry with the parents for a month as allowing the parents to raise them results in much better fry. Successive broods form a nuclear family with their parents.
A very interesting, colorful Cichlid. Recommended.
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Part 2
By far the most common Eartheater in the hobby is the diminutive Ram (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi) of the slow, warm, plant-choked waterways in the Orinoco watershed in Venezuela and Columbia.
Of course, the Genus name means 'Little Eartheater'.
Though available in several color variations and victim of the heinous practice in Asia of genetic manipulation via hormone injection of young fish, it's in its natural self that it's most attractive and healthy. A deep green-yellow background is liberally scattered with electric blue dots that extend into the unpaired fins, which also have a blush of deep red. Dorsal and anal fins are feathered with long rays. Faint dark stripes mark the flank, and a strong dark stripe runs through the eye, which is red. A strong occelated black spot is behind the eye. As they age, more and richer colors present themselves.
Males top out at close to three inches, the females about a half-inch less and have an attractive rich pink on their anterior region. Dorsal and anal fins are less developed on her.
In nature, Rams live in very soft, acid water all the way down to pH 5.0, with a general hardness in the ones and twos. It occurs both in clear waters and black waters stained by tannins, and always lives near the shelter of aquatic plants, and in truly soft, acidic waters, the roots of terrestrial plants. Thus one is obligated to keep them in the soft-water, planted aquarium for best results. Bright light should be diffused by floating plants over the main swimming area. General hardness shouldn't be more than 6 degrees, and pH 6.5 to 6.8 are best. Temperatures are 78 to 84.
Very shy by nature, the best tankmates for your Rams are a dense school of tetras, like Cardinals (Paracheridon axelrodi), as it will encourage the little Cichlids to be seen. Small Corydoras cats, like C. panda, and Carnegiella species hatchet fish, can round out the stocking. It's best you keep your Rams in larger planted aquariums, say 75 gallons and up, as larger tanks are inherently more stable, which the Rams need, and will enable the keeper to keep a good-sized colony of these charming fishes.
The water must be kept very clean via good filtration with weekly partial water changes, as dissolved organics like Nitrate are very poorly tolerated. Partial water changes should ONLY be done at night, especially when the little Cichlids have a spawn, as stress leads to disastrous results with Rams. The filtration must be efficient, but the water should be as still as possible, so canister filters are the best option. The tank should be very well planted with thickets of plants, driftwood and stones. Filtering through peat is recommended, as it intensifies the Rams' colors, particularly on the male.
Kept in a group of six or eight individuals usually results in a compatible pair if kept in a soft water, slightly acid planted tank. They spawn readily in such waters, most likely on flattened stones, occasionally in depressions in the substrate. Young Rams lay about a hundred eggs, adults, up to 500. It takes a week for them to hatch, and a further 24 to 36 hours before the fry are free swimming. Do not disturb the parents in any way when they have a spawn, as they will always eat the eggs or fry if disturbed, like by a gravel vacuum. As above, do partial water changes, no more than 20 percent, at night with room lights very dim.
Rams in general are excellent parents, with the brood collecting in a cloud around them when they are free swimming. The fry are too small for baby brine shrimp, so Rotifers are the best first food. It will be at least a week, more likely 10 days, that the fry have grown sufficiently to take live BBS. They aren't difficult to raise after that point, and leaving the fry with the parents for a month is a very good idea, and will result in fish larger, more colorful and healthier than their parents. There will always be a demand for such home-bred fish. Rams can live more than three years properly kept, with up to five not unusual.
In feeding, they like to sift through the substrate for tidbits, so frozen and live aquatic worms, insect larvae and small Crustaceans, like Mysis shrimp, are their best foods. A suitably-sized pelleted food can be part of the diet, and vegetables like cucumber, and blanched zucchini, will address the fishes' need for plant debris. Live food like water fleas (Daphnia pulex) and aquatic worms like California Black Worms are very beneficial. The substrate should be fine, like aquatic soils, for best results with Rams.
Stay away from those Rams bred in Asia, as though they are available in various attractive color forms, the fish themselves are inferior due to poor quality control and injections that makes males color up early, shortening their lives by 2/3rds. The two major national chains in the US carry these Asian-bred Rams, so seek out fish bred in Florida or the Czech Republic for good, high quality, healthy Rams.
The fish is named after Manuel Ramirez, a collector and exporter of this and other fish in the first half of the 20th Century. They were initially exported to Germany, thus the common name German Blue Ram. A similar species, M. altispinosus, is native to the warm, soft, acidic, still waters of the Guapore´ and Mamoré rivers. Native to Bolivia and Brazil, it's more yellow than M. ramirezi, but can be kept just the same. Bolivian Ram males dance for the female's favors more than German Blue Rams do.
A native of the Parana River in Paraguay comes Gymnogeophagus balzanii, the Argentine Humphead.
By the common name it is obvious this fish also comes from Argentina, as well as Brazil and Uruguay. Though it is widespread in nature, thankfully, the vast majority available are captive bred.
Though the colors of the Argentine Humphead are relatively modest, they are quite pleasing. A yellow-brown is the base color of the body, which is bisected by six double bars that are dark grey to black. The male has many green and blue sparkles on the edges of his scales when he grows up, and those sparkles reach into the dorsal and anal fins, which are extended into long tendrils as he ages. The tail fin is similarly colored.
The 'Humphead' name refers to the male. His face is flattened, like he swam at top speed into the aquarium glass, thus the common name. Only mature males have the distinctive head and sparkles; the females lack both, but she is attractive in her grayish brown body with the dark bands. The eye is orange-red.
G. balzanii males top out at just over 7 inches, with the females about an inch less. Unlike the previous two species, the Argentine Humphead isn't monogamous, and males will mate with any female that's ready. Despite their total length, even when spawning, these are very peaceful fish to those that aren't small enough to eat. Larger tetras in a good school are perfect tankmates. These Cichlids look best over dark substrates with a dark background, and also they should be the only Cichlids in the tank, as they are easily intimidated to their cost.
Like most Eartheaters, G. balzanii's best foods are insect larvae, aquatic worms, plant debris and small crustaceans, which are easily duplicated with live and frozen foods, and fresh vegetables like cucumber. Two or three quality pelleted foods should be no more than half the diet.
They are mouth brooders - spawning on flattened stones - and the female waits a day or two before taking up the eggs in her mouth. She carries the eggs while the male guards her. After about two weeks the fry are released and can take live baby brine shrimp immediately. It may take her a time or two to get it right, as sometimes she either holds the fry too long, lets them go too early, ignores the spawn totally or eats the eggs. Once she gets it right, however, they are dependable spawners. In about a month the fry are large enough to care for themselves. Very young fish just have a single dark spot in the middle of their body and it will be some time until they start to develop the bars; over two months.
They are adaptable as far as pH, and can live in moderately soft to moderately hard water, but to my experience they only spawn in soft, say gh around 5, and slightly acid (pH 6.8) conditions. They can be housed in the suitably-sized (75 gallons and up) planted aquarium with driftwood and stones, as they like the cover of plants as they give the fish security. Substrate should be soft like aquatic soils and filtration efficient for these fishes, as they don't do well in tanks with more than 10 ppm Nitrate. You can keep them in groups; one male to three or four females, as pairs often don't get along. Temperatures are 72 to 78.
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Topping out at just five inches and perhaps the only Eartheater that can be labeled as semi-aggressive is Biotodoma cupido; the Cupid Cichlid of the Amazon River basin in Peru, Brazil and Bolivia, and the Essequibo River in Guyana.
This fish is only aggressive towards it's fellows, and in a large-enough aquarium, even that can be diffused. However, in pairs they are perfectly peaceful but picky, as buying just a pair is inviting disaster with one fish killing the other. The best method is to buy eight or so young fish, and select the best pair for transfer to the main tank. They are very monogamous, and will be mated for life. As they are little grey fish when young, normally they aren't very expensive in shops.
What makes these fish worth having? Adults, particularly the males, as nothing short of stunning. Perhaps the Rainbow Cichlid would be a better common name as males can display a rainbow of colors as he moves through the tank. From a golden brown start, depending on how the light strikes him, he can be green, yellow, blue and close to the head, purple, and these colors get more intense as he grows. The strong first rays of his ventral fins are bright white, and the attractive golden-brown dorsal and anal fins grow flowing extensions when he hits sexual maturity. She isn't as glittery as her mate, but still attractive with a greenish-brown body with light dark banning. He has blue iridescent lines on his head, she dark spots.
The only caveat is these fish don't do well above 7.0 pH. Soft water, under gH 5 with a pH between 6.0 and 6.8 is what they require, and 77 to 82 are the temps. They stay within easy distance of aquatic plants in nature, sheltering in them if frightened, so the planted tank with driftwood and stones is indeed the very best environs for them. The water must be kept very, very clean, which the plants will help with, and weekly partial water changes, no more than 20 percent, should be done at only night. The reason is, to my experience, they tend to hide in the plants all day if you do your water changes then, and they will not breed if disturbed in that manner. The substrate should be soft for their foraging, and background dark to accentuate their colors. Filtering through peat is very helpful. In exceptional surroundings and care, the colors they develop are startlingly beautiful. They are rather delicate fishes with no tolerance for dissolved organics like Nitrate, so only those with very-well established planted tanks should attempt this species. Drip bucket acclimation, at the very least two cycles, is all but necessary for these fish, especially wild caught examples. Exceptionally well kept, however, I found them quite hardy once established.
Tankmates should be a large school of tetras, like Cardinals, and hatchet fish for the top realms. Mine never bothered Corydoras catfish, but those I talked to before writing this post said they sometimes do, as they are rather territorial and will frequent a favorite clump of plants, repelling those that invade it. These Cichlids prefer to stay near the substrate, so make sure a good deal of open area is available at the front of the tank.
In feeding they eat live (better) and frozen insect larvae, aquatic worms and small crustaceans. They do nibble vegetables like cucumber. It may be some time before they take any prepared foods, nevertheless, two or three quality pellets should be only a small percentage of the diet.
They aren't the easiest Cichlid to breed, but it's very worthwhile to do so, as the fry grow into far more colorful and hardy fishes than their parents. The temperature should be slowly raised to 84, and you know breeding is imminent when she digs a pit in the substrate. They should spawn in the evening, and he guards her while she hovers over the eggs, fanning them. They hatch in two to three days, and it'll be 10 days before the fry are free swimming. They are too small for baby brine shrimp, so Rotifers are the food for them for at least a week, perhaps two, before they can take BBS. Let the parents raise them for at least a month. You can leave the youngsters with them as they form nuclear families, and a colony of these fishes is quite attractive.
A neat little Eartheater, and well worth seeking out.
Perhaps the first Eartheater you should try due to it's exceptional adaptability, availability and good looks, is Geophagus brasiliensis, the Pearl or Mother of Pearl Eartheater of the coastal streams around south and east Brazil, and Uruguay.
The pH and hardness levels of the Pearl Eartheaters' natural waters change dramatically over time due to tidal influx from the sea and torrential rains up river, thus they can be kept in aquariums with pH 6.0 to 8.0, and quite soft to moderately hard. If ill, even .5 percent sea salt can be used with them, as they are adapted to occasional brackish conditions due to the influx of sea water in their native environs, though by NO MEANS should you use salt with them normally.
For most of the year, however, the pH is between 6.0 and 7.0., the water is moderately soft, and the temperatures are between 75 and 82 in their coastal streams. Best temps for maintenance are 75 to 78.
The common name describes the fish, particularly the males. When mature, he is liberally covered by electric silver--green pearls; hundreds of them, and they go into both the dorsal, caudal and anal fins, which are expansive, and either edged with red or completely red. Body color on both sexes is a sort of brownish green; rich medium brown on the head moving towards a more greenish brown as you move down the body. Ventral fins are edged with an electric blue which is very bright on the male. A very attractive fish in health, and quite common in shops. Inexpensive, young fish are a sort of muddy brown, but be patient as in time they will be true showpieces. Make sure to buy six or eight youngsters to get at least one compatible pair.
Males top out at a foot long given the space and time to do so, and the females nine, perhaps 10 inches. Despite their size they are rather genial fish. Yes, a pair will stake out a clump of plants, usually close to driftwood and stones, but they aren't very vigorous in defending it, as a school of larger tetras, like Lemons or Diamonds, are ignored.
They do like planted tanks to my experience, as they aren't nearly as colorful in unplanted ones. They don't seem to take to plastic plants at all, but they harbor among live plants at night. They are substrate combers, thus the substrate should be fine gravel, which is natural for them since they come from rocky streams, or softer substrates like aquatic soils. They don't seem to like sand as much, for some reason.
Though they are adaptable, one shouldn't push it. You can keep them perfectly well in pH 7.2 to 7.6 moderately hard water, but not in really hard, alkaline conditions. They do seem more colorful and genial, and more interested in breeding in the softer and slightly acid of the planted tank, but I saw no difference in how hardy the fish were in varied levels of pH and hardness the years I kept them. Filtration should be quite efficient, and for best results, partial water changes should be done in the evenings weekly. Kept in a well-planted tank, Nitrate is almost never a problem, but even in them, partial changes keeps the water fresh for these fishes, and results in better color.
In feeding they are easily satisfied, though of course they prefer the live and frozen insect larvae, aquatic worms and small crustaceans. Stomach analysis of this species indicates they eat mostly insects and algae in nature, so it would be a good idea to culture some green algae on stones for them, and provide vegetables like cucumber and blanched zucchini as part of the daily menu. They will take pelleted food, so make sure they are high quality brands. The live and frozen foods should be the staple menu. They are quite good eaters, so there's no problem in feeding them.
They will breed regularly if kept in the soft and slightly acid tank. The pair always selects a flat rock to receive the spawn, cleaning it carefully. Excellent parents, it's recommended you leave the eggs and fry with them, as long as you don't keep catfish like pictus or any of the doradids, as they will eat the fry at night. The fry are large enough to take BBS as soon as they are free swimming. Since they do feed a bit on the parents' sides it's best you leave the fry with them for a month. They form nuclear families if you keep the fry with them. This species lives for well over 10 years.
A commonly available, attractive Cichlid. If you're wondering what Cichlid to put in your 75 gallon planted tank, the Pearl Eartheater is a good choice. It's also probably the earliest (1824) Eartheater named to science.
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If one wants one stunner of an Eartheater seek out Geophagus surinamensis, the Red-Striped Eartheater of the Maroni, Saramacca and Suriname Rivers in Suriname.
In finnage and color the Red-Striped Eartheaters have no equal in the clan. A greenish base color is marked with deep red narrow stripes along the lines of scales. The ventral fins are orange and green and are long and feeler-like. The dorsal, anal and caudal fins are red-edged to full red with pearl-like speckles, and that tail fin is shaped like a lyre, the dorsal, attractively feathered and tall. The downward sloping forehead gives them a dour look, and the eyes are glittering red-orange. As they age, the colors steadily intensify and the dorsal and tail sprout into flowing magnificence.
And a gigantic plus is, even though the top out at a foot long, they are peacefulness itself, thus you can keep these gorgeous fish in your large planted tank with schools of larger tetras, Cory cats, and hatchet fish. Even at their size, the Red-Striped Eartheater doesn't consider small tankmates food.
They should, however, be the only Cichlid species in the tank, as they are easily intimidated and are likely to hide and starve to death even if kept with such mellow fish like Oscars. Given a larger planted tank, in the hundreds of gallons, this is one Eartheater that likes it's fellows, so a good-sized group of these beautiful fish can be kept.
They don't like bright open places, so overhanging driftwood and floating plants are necessary for their comfort. Plants should be selected that have deep and wide-spread root systems like the larger sword plants to resist the near constant foraging of these fish. The substrate should be of course soft, like very fine-grade gravel or one of the aquatic soils now favored for planted tanks. Filtration should be strong and efficient. These fish developed in still, rocky pools in their native waters so they have no resistance to dissolved organics like Nitrate. Water changes should be up to 40 percent, and done only at night to avoid stressing these beautiful Eartheaters. Water quality must be kept very high consistently with this species. Temperatures should be between 75 and 80 degrees, no higher.
Unless you want them to nibble your plants, fresh vegetables like cucumber and zucchini (blanched) should be available to them every day. They should have far more foods of vegetative origins than meaty foods than other Cichlids, as they eat a lot of algae in their native waters. They should be fed about 65 percent greens, 35 percent meaty foods. The more greens in their diet they more colorful and hardy they will be.
In nature they also take insect larvae and aquatic worms, easily duplicated with live and frozen foods. All foods should sink to the bottom, as that's the only place they will feed.
If your water is soft and neutral to slightly acid, your Red-Striped Eartheaters will breed in your tank. They'll either choose a flat rock or dig a pit to deposit the spawn and either sex will pick up and brood the eggs. They hatch in about three days, and the fry are free-swimming a day or two after. They are large enough to take baby brine shrimp immediately. Letting the parents raise them is an excellent idea, as they are great parents. They are only slightly aggressive when breeding, but like to stay in one area with their fry so as long as the tetras and Corys avoid that area, there are no problems.
Though the young fish you'll find in shops are nothing to look at, just wait, as you're in for a colorful treat with these fishes. They aren't uncommon in shops but few know what they'll look like when they grow up.
Though in the Geophaginae family for more than the last 150 years, that may change in the future of Acarichthys heckelii, the Thread-Fin Acara of Guyana and the upper Amazon River in Peru and Brazil.
The reason for the possible change is the fish's mouth points straight out, not down like most of the Geophagans, and feeds primarily through the water column, not from the substrate. They are more chunky and only moderately laterally compressed than more common Geophagans. Only a few gill rakers this species possesses keeps it in the group. One day it might join the Laetacara genus, as it's thought to be between the Geophagan and Aequiden families.
But, the fish does dig, and boy does it dig. Thought to be looking for hiding freshwater crabs, Thread-Fin Acaras excavate large, deep pits, all the way to the glass bottom of the tank. They do so most days. If you smooth out your substrate, they will just start building another wide, deep pit.
Heckel's Thread-Fin Acara is one of the more sought after Eartheaters due to their looks. A medium-brown saddle starts just behind the head and ends just behind the gills. The body base color is greenish-beige and nine rows of yellow-white sparkles are on the edges of the rows of scales. An orange or dark spot is in center of the body, and the ventral, tail and anal fins are deep orange-red, and edged with electric green. The anal fin, caudal and dorsal are also liberally scattered with sparkles. A black line bisects the yellowish eye.
It is the soft rays of the dorsal and top ray of tail fin that earns common name. When mature, the rays extend easily two inches, and are red. Those rays continue to grow as the fish does. Like most Cichlids, they can change colors and markings at will.
Thread-Fin males top out close to six inches, the females an inch or so less, and she is less colorful than her mate, and her markings are darker. In a group, subordinate males share those dark colors. In feeding they are easily satisfied, and a concert of pelleted, frozen and live foods can be the main menu. Vegetables like cucumber and blanched zucchini are enjoyed.
Not terribly uncommon in shops, and well deserving of tank space, as long as one has a lot of room for them to dig.
Called the Red-Hump Eartheater in the trade is Geophagus steindachneri of slow-flowing waters in Magdalena River of Columbia and Maracaibo watershed Venezuela.
The common name describes the male. When he matures, he develops more of a bump than a hump on his head, and it develops a reddish color. That red goes down the snout to the top of lips that would put Mick Jagger to shame. The body is a sort of tan and liberally scattered with dark on some scales, and lots of little greenish glitters on the edges. Dorsal and anal are edged with red, and it can have a blush of red on the anterior of the body when mature. She is paler, yellowish, and has light dark banding. His dorsal, caudal and anal fins develop long flowing extensions, hers don't and are less colorful. The males top out at nearly six inches, the ladies about an inch less.
One should most definitely get a group of eight fish and keep them in the largest planted tank you can afford and site. When they start to mature, males no longer tolerate each other, and the large tank is necessary so the vanquished can shed his gay colors and blend in with the females. In a smaller tank one male would probably kill all the others, so keep these fish in a 75 gallon or higher, with several hiding places built within, as both the subordinate males and females should be able to stay out of line of sight of the 'Alpha' male. When he is sure in his authority he will usually allow others of his kind into sight.
He will mate with any female that's ready to, and they spawn either over a clean rock or a depression she, and sometimes he, digs. She cares totally for the eggs, and the tank size is needed so she can brood in peace, as the male doesn't like egg-carrying females, even ones he just mated with. Mouthbrooders, she can eat a bit while carrying eggs and fry, a rare feat. Normally, she carries between 50 and 100 eggs and fry.
He does a shaking, flaring gap-mouthed dance to impress a prospective female, and looks pretty goofy doing it. Both possess full, lush lips and almost 'kiss' in the nuptial waltz, actually testing the value of a prospective mate.
They are true Eartheaters, and will spend a lot of their days sifting through the substrate for tidbits. Plants should be well-established and rooted with this species. They tend to shelter at night around driftwood, so buy a good-sized piece for your planted aquarium. Bottom should be fine and soft for them. A thickly-planted tank is by far the best for them.
They like fairly soft water between pH 6.0 and 7.0, but do OK in pH 7.2-7.4 as long as the gH is under 12. The tank should be well-filtered, and these Eartheaters don't mind a little current through their tank. Temps are 75 to 80, and 77 degrees are best for them. Partial water changes should be done only at night, as this species tends to freak out and possibly hurt themselves if you do them in the day. As long as the tank is planted, clean, and regular maintenance is done, they will thrive. Water must be top-shelf with this species, as they are vulnerable to disease if you shirk your duties. Larger tetras and Corydorus cats can be tankmates, as these Geophagans ignore them. It's better they have lots of schooling tankmates, as to my experience, they tend to calm this species.
They'll eat what you give them, but are very partial to aquatic worms and crustaceans. They'll nibble veggies, so they should be available to them. Pelleted foods of top brands are helpful, but the live and frozen will get them to breed.
A neat mid-sized, rather funny looking, Cichlid. Recommended.
The Geophagans are an expansive family and many species are available. I've touched on those most commonly found in shops on this list. They are fascinating, colorful fishes for your next aquarium.
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Thanks for this article, very informative and I think we are definately in need of some Eartheaters for the monster tank in planning.....if we could find some here by us. They look beautiful as well!There may be plenty of fish in the sea, but there is only one in my pond.....
Excellent article Dave, Thanks for that.
recently some kinds of eartheaters are getting available in my area, I really like to keep them, and now I have a good knowledge about them, thank you.80g Oscar Tank
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Thanx for the info Dave. You have me interested in one now. So what Eartheater would you suggest for my 125 im planning? (Mabey Geophagus surinamensis ?) He would have to grow large as possible to discourage my Jardini from messing with him. Yet otherwise very peaceful, and very colorful - because my current fish are basically all silver I need some color in the tank...lol
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