They reminds me of my old 14" Vieja guttulatum. A very beautiful fish, but very mean to others... He literally killed all three 6"+ female & a Vieja hartwegi before I gave up on him >.<"
How to reduce PM's aggression?
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Thank you for introducing me to another site to source Paretroplus man. I've been wanting Menarambo for awhile and never saw them available until they appeared on Jeff Rapps site which is where I picked up my group of juvies. Might pick up some Paretroplus Dambabe from Daves in the near future. Can I ask do you know how often Dave has Paretroplus Menarambo and Dambabe available?
very nice duanes
the female got settle in with my datnoids and start showing the color of her fins (I love it, she's so pretty)
the last pic is the male in a shallow tank
If they were in a group of 6+, it would look spectacular, but who am I kidding!?! I can't afford a 500G tank at the moment! >.<" so I am just going to look for a new owner for the pair!
All you need is 135 gallons and up. You can keep 6 in that volume. I often pass fish to Dave so keep an eye on his list. I can't ship worth a damn but he does awesome job.
Agree with Jose about 135 gals and up. I had my 6 adult menerambo in a 150, and until I messed with the group dynamic they were fine.
I thought you were his main supplier of Madagascar's ciclasoman. Any luck with Lamena or have you given up like the rest of us 
I'm currently raising menarambo, dambabe, maculatus, kieneri, grandidieri, oligoacanthus and two etroplus species. The lamena have proven to be tough but my next set up will have a large colony to tame their aggression and set up a pond which is a sure way to breed them.I thought you were his main supplier of Madagascar's ciclasoman. Any luck with Lamena or have you given up like the rest of us
I had Lamena about 10 years ago, put half dozen 4" size individuals in a 150 gal tank, and they were good for 6 months to a year. A pair then formed, and immediately after, others started dying, and the pair spawned. The next morning the eggs were gone, and one of the pair was dead. As Lamena aren't cheap, an expensive experiment.
I've tried twice with minimal success. Both with groups of 8 fish. I'm not sure if a larger group would have made a difference or not. As soon as they started spawning both times some of the others started to wither away. They acted like it was from parasites but treatment did not help. I think it was more due to stress from some of the others starting to spawn. Mine always laid there eggs on the side glass and always ate them within 12 hrs. I'd usually loose one from aggression after each attempted spawn. At the end of both tries I had one really great looking male : (
I had the same thought about using 800g pond but I always had too many other fish in it at the time to try them in it. If I ever set it back up I'm going to give them another shot. Never again in a tank though.
I had the same thought about using 800g pond but I always had too many other fish in it at the time to try them in it. If I ever set it back up I'm going to give them another shot. Never again in a tank though.
I have tried twice- with 6 fish each time. The first time in a 350, 3 survived to sexual maturity but two males were engaged in a death struggle so I removed a pair and put them in a pond, there they spawn but life circumstances caused me to move and I lost the pair. The most recent group lived in 200 gallons- once sexually mature 2 pairs form- I lost one fish to an attempt to evolve into a bird and soon after started loosing a fish a time till today, I have a large pair and hope they greet me with a spawn soon. My plan is to boost the numbers and raise them from juvis together- maybe a dozen or more- all Paretroplus do better in large groups. I'm in the process of digging a medium size pond for a smaller group or if tsimoly becomes available, that too. It worries me that they are so tough to maintain and if anything happened to Laif's stock, well that would be sucky.
