Name this Doradidae-- Sold as "Marbled Ripsaw"

Dawg57 · Post by **Dawg57** » 01 Dec 2006, 15:35

I got my LFS to order a P. Niger for a friend of mine in July. In their order they also had 2 of these guys that were labeled as 'Marbled Ripsaws.' They were being sold for $35 and nobody bought them. I saw that they were still there a few weeks ago. They sold one to me for $10. The body is similar to the P. Niger but the head and color are different.

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Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 01 Dec 2006, 15:40

Looks to be

Dawg57 · Post by **Dawg57** » 01 Dec 2006, 15:51

Looks like a ringer to me! Thanks

How common are these?

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 01 Dec 2006, 16:12

Overhere in Europe they are rather uncommon, which is alright because they get very large. I used to have one when my tank was crawling with snails and I've never had a better solution than the Megalodoras. However, it got too large and I had to return it.
Hope you'll enjoy it for as long as possible.

Dawg57 · Post by **Dawg57** » 06 Dec 2006, 20:55

I hope to be able to keep this guy for life. The current plan is to construct a large tank/pond in my basement to house him and a cichlid community. A 125G will be his home until then.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 06 Dec 2006, 21:43

Dawg57 wrote:I hope to be able to keep this guy for life.

That's a good intention indeed. I hope you'll be able to work out those plans.