Anybody here taking care of Paretroplus Menarambo and Paretroplus Maculatus? Please share your experiences.
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Menarambo and Maculatus
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I kept a small group of Menarambo and was very impressed by them. In a way they remind me of a salt water fish. I was hoping to spawn my group but I ended up selling them. They would feed greedily on Hikari pellets and flake foods.
I have heard that all Madagascan Cichlids are seriously threatened or already extinct in the wild. I wonder why?Vince said:The Menarambo is extinct in the wild according to fishbase.org
I have a lone menarambo but am looking for maybe 3 or 4 more to establish a colony. It's really hard to get hold of these fish. I'm also expecting a group (4 fish) of maculatus in the coming week. Caveman was right when he commented that they look like saltwater fish. They look like sturgeon fish to me.
Both species are very aggressive and shouldn't be kept in twos.
Both species are very aggressive and shouldn't be kept in twos.
Sturgeon? I think you meant tangs. It is "dubbed" freshwater tangs by some collectors. I had a chance to buy a whole lot, but they were $99 each. I don't know if there is really a demand for these fish. A lot in this case is equal to five fish.
Vince, I think Anton was referring to tangs, which are also known as "surgeon fish," but he typed "sturgeon" instead. 
I concur with both of you, the emarginate caudal fins of Paretroplus are highly reminscent of tangs, IMO.
I have four Paretroplus maculatus, ranging from 4 to 8 inches in total length. I love my Paretroplus. They are very aggressive with conspecifics, but seem to be pretty peaceful to dissimilar species. Mine eat pretty much anything I put in their tanks.
I've also kept a small P. menarambo before, but it succumbed to ich.
I concur with both of you, the emarginate caudal fins of Paretroplus are highly reminscent of tangs, IMO.I have four Paretroplus maculatus, ranging from 4 to 8 inches in total length. I love my Paretroplus. They are very aggressive with conspecifics, but seem to be pretty peaceful to dissimilar species. Mine eat pretty much anything I put in their tanks.
I've also kept a small P. menarambo before, but it succumbed to ich.
Thanks for correcting my spelling icthyophile. I meant surgeon fish, not sturgeon fish. Sorry for that Vince.
Are these fish still available? Hard to find sources for these fish. I think the only supplier is from Europe. I knew someone who was able to spawn the maculatus but the fry would just not survive.
Are these fish still available? Hard to find sources for these fish. I think the only supplier is from Europe. I knew someone who was able to spawn the maculatus but the fry would just not survive.