I want to breed maroons, so I've been asking a lot of questions on the subject, and I get the same response from everyone. Maroons are considered an "agressive" fish, and should only be housed with such. If they lay eggs and you try to take them out, the maroon will actually attack and bite a human. They are super mean and territorial fish, albeit beautiful. I have a 40 gallon setup for a mated pair to breed in. I just can't seem to acquire a still spawning gold band mated pair that is not "retired".