Hoplias Microlepis vs Malabaricus

isde02

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Is there a personality or behavior difference between the two? Anyone that's kept both please share your opinon.
 
moe214

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I haven't read any case if microlepis being kept, nor have I been able to find one on Google. But I believe they stay smaller. That's the only thing I know of really. I'd like to know more of the species as well.
 
isde02

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moe214 said:
I haven't read any case if microlepis being kept, nor have I been able to find one on Google. But I believe they stay smaller. That's the only thing I know of really. I'd like to know more of the species as well.
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They've been sold and kept before, physically the difference between the two is the number of lateral line scales and dorsal fins with the microlepis having more of both. But I was looking for a personality difference, because if they're just like Mala's but with more scales I'll pass. I found a paper where biologists collected a number of specimens and compared both species and the microlepis were larger so idk if they stay smaller.
 
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isde02 said:
They've been sold and kept before, physically the difference between the two is the number of lateral line scales and dorsal fins with the microlepis having more of both. But I was looking for a personality difference, because if they're just like Mala's but with more scales I'll pass. I found a paper where biologists collected a number of specimens and compared both species and the microlepis were larger so idk if they stay smaller.
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Cool, thanks for the info, I believe I read somewhere they were more aggressive idk about activity, but even then, it could have been that specimen.
 
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