Paretroplus menarambo

[bobrfish]

menarambo translates to

red tail

[bobrfish]

ACA Photo Gallery - 01 /

PH0016
A male pinstripe damba. Collected in lake near village of Sarodrano. Photo by Paul V.

Loiselle.
The Cichlids of Madagascar: Going... Going... Gone? By Paul Loiselle, BB, 161, April

1994.

[fishfarm]

I love this fish, Bought two

pair and put them in a 125, bigger male ate smaller male first day, Week later bigger pair spawned

so I remove the other female, Bigger male kills mate, eats eggs and then jumps out. Left with one

female that died after being shown at last years ACA. Expensive lesson learned. Need 300 gallon

tank. http://cichlid.ipbhost.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[Acei]

Georgous fish http://cichlid.ipbhost.com/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif

[Harry Tolen]

My experience with this

fish was similar to fishfarm's. Bought six and put them in a 125; they spawned once and then

the killing began. I am now down to two who are only prevented from killing each other by the

eggcrate and escape-proof top on the 75g where they have been exiled following the fiasco in the

bigger tank. No wonder they're almost extinct.

[bobrfish]

When it comes to Paretroplus,

the old adage "the bigger, the better" springs to mind quickly.

Sorry you

lost those gorgeous fish.

[JHG]

Nice looking fish.