Paretroplus menarambo
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Paretroplus menarambo Allgayer, 1966 |
Paretroplus menarambo was a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It was endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat was rivers. It became extinct in the wild due to habitat loss.
[edit] Source
- Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Paretroplus menarambo. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.
[edit] Breeding
Species requires lots of room for breeding. Allow pairs to form naturally and remove unpaired individuals. Specimens will site clean on a variety of substrates (terra-cotta pots, driftwood, tufa stone) before beginning to spawn