{"id":133794,"date":"2021-11-19T22:48:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T22:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entwicklung.citizen-conservation.org\/portfolio\/mangarahara-buntbarsch\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T15:38:14","slug":"mangarahara-cichlid","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/citizen-conservation.org\/en\/portfolio\/mangarahara-cichlid\/","title":{"rendered":"Mangarahara Cichlid"},"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;137678&#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;189919&#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; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; 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In 2013, London Zoo launched an almost desperate international appeal. The search was for an approximately 15-centimeter-long, high-backed fish with a grayish-silver to silver-gold body coloration and scattered dark spots of various sizes. 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The red tinge at the edge of the dorsal fin gave rise to its local name &#8220;Red Girl\u201c.[\/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;133380&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;848737&#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;147721&#8243;]Female of the Mangaraha cichlid. The fish can well be kept in groups.[\/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;133381&#8243; caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;869106&#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;156829&#8243;]Cichlids are famous for their varied brood care strategies. Mangaraha cichlids lay their eggs openly. 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In its native Madagascar, however, people have known it for a long time. It is so conspicuous, in fact, that it has been given its own local name &#8211; not necessarily common for small freshwater fish: &#8220;Joba Mena&#8221; it is called, which means &#8220;red girl&#8221;. Because of the red fins of the males. But genders are increasingly valued as social constructs anyway.[\/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;0&#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;183428&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;159562&#8243;]Last refuge in the Amboaboa Basin[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;&#8221; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;&#8221; column_width_percent=&#8221;&#8221; shift_y=&#8221;&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221; top_divider=&#8221;&#8221; bottom_divider=&#8221;&#8221; style=&#8221;inherited&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;133485&#8243; el_class=&#8221;gross_navigation_innen&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#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; zoom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; zoom_height=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;143018&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-12&#8243; type=&#8221;carousel&#8221; medias=&#8221;133385,133386,133387,133388,133389&#8243; carousel_lg=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_md=&#8221;1&#8243; carousel_sm=&#8221;1&#8243; thumb_size=&#8221;sixteen-nine&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; media_items=&#8221;media|nolink|original,description,caption&#8221; carousel_type=&#8221;fade&#8221; carousel_interval=&#8221;0&#8243; carousel_navspeed=&#8221;400&#8243; carousel_loop=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_nav=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots_mobile=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dots_inside=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_dot_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; stage_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; single_text=&#8221;under&#8221; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; single_overlay_anim=&#8221;no&#8221; single_text_anim=&#8221;no&#8221; single_image_anim=&#8221;no&#8221; single_reduced=&#8221;three_quarter&#8221; single_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; single_title_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; single_meta_custom_typo=&#8221;yes&#8221; single_meta_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; single_icon=&#8221;fa fa-search3&#8243; single_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; lbox_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; no_double_tap=&#8221;yes&#8221; carousel_rtl=&#8221;&#8221; single_title_uppercase=&#8221;&#8221; single_title_bold=&#8221;&#8221; single_title_serif=&#8221;&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; custom_links_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; items=&#8221;eyI4ODY4X2kiOnsic2luZ2xlX3dpZHRoIjoiNCIsInNpbmdsZV9oZWlnaHQiOiI0In0sIjg4NjJfaSI6eyJzaW5nbGVfd2lkdGgiOiI0Iiwic2luZ2xlX2hlaWdodCI6IjQifSwiODg2MF9pIjp7InNpbmdsZV93aWR0aCI6IjQiLCJzaW5nbGVfaGVpZ2h0IjoiNCJ9LCIyNjIxOF9pIjp7InNpbmdsZV93aWR0aCI6IjQiLCJzaW5nbGVfaGVpZ2h0IjoiNCJ9LCIyNjIyNF9pIjp7InNpbmdsZV93aWR0aCI6IjQiLCJzaW5nbGVfaGVpZ2h0IjoiNCJ9LCIyNjIyMl9pIjp7InNpbmdsZV93aWR0aCI6IjQiLCJzaW5nbGVfaGVpZ2h0IjoiNCJ9LCIyNjIyOV9pIjp7InNpbmdsZV93aWR0aCI6IjQiLCJzaW5nbGVfaGVpZ2h0IjoiNCJ9fQ==&#8221; single_half_padding=&#8221;&#8221; single_no_background=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;119274&#8243;][\/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;3&#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;102798&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;235355&#8243;]The rarest fish in the world[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;128008&#8243;]The natural range of the Mangarahara cichlid is restricted to the Mangarahara River and a few other tributaries of the Sofia River in the northwest of the island of Madagascar. With such small-scale occurrences, it only needs one occurrence for the survival of the entire species to be threatened. And then something occurred: Due to the increasing demand for water in agriculture, especially for rice cultivation, dams were built, which led to the drying up of the home waters of the Mangarahara cichlid. 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He had heard of a hitherto unknown occurrence of the fish in a largely dried-up section of the river in the Amboaboa Basin. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Toronto Zoo and the University of Antananarivo immediately launched a search operation. In 2013, 18 animals were discovered &#8211; in what had become a pond of poor water quality. The fish were immediately caught and handed over to Guy Tam Hyock in Andapa for breeding &#8211; in the meantime, <a href=\"https:\/\/fishnetmadagascar.com\/\">a large local project for the protection of the endangered fish species of the Amboaboa Basin<\/a> has emerged.[\/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;176928&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;133376&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;677432&#8243;][\/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;983571&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;206153&#8243;]It is of particular importance to involve the local population. That is why Fish Net Madascar works together with the local NGO Madagasikara Voakajy to convince people to treat the river with care and to involve them in the conservation projects.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#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;132863&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;199856&#8243;]A new hope[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;853857&#8243;]In order to strengthen the &#8220;Fish Net Madagascar&#8221; project internationally, offspring of the fish initially went to Toronto, where further reproduction was successful. In 2019, the Cologne Zoo took over 30 specimens from there. The first European offspring was then successfully bred in Cologne. More should follow. In the meantime, young animals could be passed on to various zoological institutions. Together with Citizen Conservation, a conservation breeding network was established in 2020 in order to build up a stable reserve population of this endangered species in captivity outside Madagascar in the long term and with the involvement of private aquarists &#8211; in order to prevent another near or even this-time-but-really extinction of the species in the future as safely as possible.[\/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; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;121568&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; back_image=&#8221;133375&#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;4&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;7&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;inverted-device-order&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;181323&#8243; mobile_height=&#8221;120px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-lxmt&#8221; 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;4&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;674740&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h6&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;203954&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]For breeders[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; sub_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; subheading=&#8221;An easy to keep Madagascan cichlid species, which can react aggressively within the species. Aquariums of at least 1.5 m length and 500 l water volume are suitable for keeping a group of 10-12 adult specimens. The species is tolerant to different water values. Good experiences in keeping and breeding have been made so far with the following values: temperature 24-25 \u00b0C, carbonate hardness 3-6\u00b0 dH (KH), GH 5-10, 230-330 microsiemens, 7,5-7,8 pH. Suitable food: commercial flake food; frozen food (white, black and red mosquito larvae and brown shrimps); live food (artemia, white mosquito larvae).&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184604&#8243;]Basic information on biology and breeding[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; outline=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fcitizen-conservation.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F04%2FCC-Breeding-Guidelines_Ptychochromis-insolitus_11-2022.pdf|target:_blank|&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;107294&#8243;]PDF download[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mangarahara cichlid was considered the &#8220;rarest fish in the world&#8221; and was all but extinct. 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