{"id":133791,"date":"2021-12-23T00:37:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T00:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entwicklung.citizen-conservation.org\/portfolio\/madagaskar-aehrenfisch\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T17:04:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:04:29","slug":"madagascar-rainbowfish","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/citizen-conservation.org\/en\/portfolio\/madagascar-rainbowfish\/","title":{"rendered":"Madagascar Rainbowfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_image=&#8221;137682&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;702068&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; 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bar_color_type=&#8221;uncode-solid&#8221; title=&#8221;Status 11\/2025&#8243; bar_color_solid=&#8221;#ffa61a&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;840501&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;154624&#8243;]In 1771, the physician and botanist Joseph-Philibert Commerson wrote: <em>\u201cMadagascar may well be the promised land for naturalists. Nature seems to have retreated here into its own special sanctuary, where it works with completely different models from those it has used elsewhere. At every turn, one finds remarkable and extraordinary life forms here.\u201d<\/em> Commerson was not deceived: Madagascar is indeed a hotspot of global biodiversity. The reason for this lies in its 65 million years of geological isolation. Nature was able to go its own way undisturbed for a long time. The celebrities among Madagascar\u2019s special features are, of course, the lemurs. Der Grund daf\u00fcr liegt in seiner schon mehr als 150 Millionen Jahre w\u00e4hrenden erdgeschichtlichen Isolation. Die Natur konnte lange Zeit ungest\u00f6rt eigene Wege gehen. Die Promis unter den madagassischen Besonderheiten sind nat\u00fcrlich die Lemuren.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;124021&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;113945&#8243;]Discovery and Identification[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;100&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; style=&#8221;inherited&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;133907&#8243; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;light&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][uncode_slider slider_interval=&#8221;0&#8243; slider_navspeed=&#8221;200&#8243; slider_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;144687&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;133449&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;201232&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;110120&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;181543&#8243;]In 1953, this small fish was imported to France from Madagascar. 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However, this is several hundred kilometres north of where Bedotia geayi was found.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;135335&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;133451&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;191074&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106171&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;922278&#8243;]Years later, fish researchers found out that they are two different species. The fish common in aquaristics are in fact <em>Bedotia madagascariensis<\/em>.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;157250&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;133452&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;634414&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;172142&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;195810&#8243;]For species conservation, species identification must be certain. That is why the <a target=\"\" rel=\"\">Cologne Zoo<\/a> and the University of Braunschweig had gene sequencing carried out using PCR.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; limit_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; front_end_with_slider=&#8221;true&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;117353&#8243; overlay_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;133453&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;152504&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;355829&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;545953&#8243;]In the wild, the species is highly endangered. Today, there are probably many times more Madagascar rainbowfish living in aquariums than in their natural habitat.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/uncode_slider][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;136991&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;165040&#8243;]Endangered unique freshwater fauna[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;655252&#8243;]However, the rivers, lakes and swamps are also home to a unique fauna. 169 freshwater fish have been described for Madagascar &#8211; that&#8217;s not an excessive number of species. But about two-thirds of them are only at home here, many even only in a single, small water system. According to the Red List of the World Conservation Union IUCN, about 80 % of Madagascar&#8217;s fish species are endangered: More than a third are considered &#8220;endangered&#8221;, another fifth even &#8220;critically endangered&#8221;. For seven species, any help will probably come too late; they are already considered extinct. 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Unfortunately, fishing is not sustainable. There are also numerous introduced species from other parts of the world swimming around in Madagascar&#8217;s waters. The 30-cm Asian snakehead fish from China and Vietnam has proven to be a super aggressor. It greedily overpowers everything smaller than itself. The rainbowfish thus become easy prey.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;195074&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;215492&#8243;]Rescue through the aquarium[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;980354&#8243;]Two fortunate circumstances give hope that the Madagascar rainbowfish will survive despite everything. It inhabits not just one, but numerous water systems on the central east coast of the island. And it enjoys some popularity as an ornamental fish and is therefore bred for aquaristics. 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