Maruloides

[Oleoleole]

Thanks for reply.
I had got a 4 inches Maruloides 2days ago, now keeping it in a 3 ft cement tank (4 sides are cement, no glass).

Plan to feed him mainly with shrimps, and will do less water changing...maybe 1 time per-month.

Once he had become 1 ft long, i will try to let him join my arowanas and gars.

Congraturation with you, I believe it is the beatiful marulioides.

 

[VinLwj]

Congraturation with you, I believe it is the beatiful marulioides.

Thank you, prehaps so.

Unlike first 1-2days just stay stil in the tank, now he has started to swim around in the tank, but stil very timid...i think he need more times familar the new environment.

 

[intrxz]

cover it properly too bro

 

[skareb]

do you know if all theese have all of theese been wild caught or are they captive bred over there ? it is know for water hardness to play a role in the colouration and pattern in micro so i think this could be a possability in others , also if captives then they sometimes loose distinct markings of there wild counterparts ,take captive bred delhezi birchirs they loose most of the bold stripes down there side ,this could be another reason for lacking flowers

will be interesting to see the outcome of hermandrums tests

cheers col

All these while I suspect water TDS and PH was the reason for the coloration until something struck me, from the same peat swamp you get really ugly looking CM and suddenly you get a yellow belly and flowery pc, I think genetic is the main issue here.

Example micropeltes, same lake you get many different pattern variety, this shows water is not the main influence but rather gene.

 

[patrickjohnsgarcia]

we call snakeheads here in the philippines dalag... if you want monster size specimens go to our market