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EDITOR: Ceremony and thank everyone who contributed honoured” to have their MAIN TALK: Cichlid of the Month - John Daryl Hutchins...... 9870-3556 to this volume. Every year I stuff it up by Mobile...... 0417 314 699 material used in our McCormick. leaving someone out. I hope whoever I leave magazine. Such a pity I can [email protected] out this time will be as nice about as their only seem to find one local DOOR PRIZES: MAS. predecessors. SOCIAL SECRETARY: person who feels anything DRAW PRIZES: Brendan Clarkson ...... 9408-3441 So, thank you so much to the following for their like that -- Peter 1. Large Hamper. various, often multiple, in some cases ongoing Robinson. 2. Medium Hamper. TRADING TABLE: contributions. Peter has made such a 3. Small Hamper. Andreas Kiefer...... 9782-6010 Local: Andrew Kiefer, Graham Rowe, Peter magnificent contribution to LIBRARIAN: Clarkson, Peter Robinson, Phil Russell. TABLE SHOWS: Details see page 2. this volume ... again ... 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H Robins, Sonia Guinane, Suzanne Garcia,The consecutive years Peter has COVER PICTURE: The Editor’s New Mailing: Peter Robinson. Toys. Christmas 2005 -- Picture by 1911 Edition Encyclopedia, UN Chronicles, taken the prize (free Species Maintenance: Andreas Kiefer. Vancouver Aquarium,Wikipedia. membership) now, but it is a Christopher Kringle. ou may have heard that being Editor of a while since he had to pay his LIFE MEMBERS: cichlids.web.com Yclub magazine is a thankless job. I wish to dues.You guessed it ... Peter Graham Rowe, Heinz Staude, cichlids.web.com refute that rumour once and for all.When I see Robinson wins the 2005 Editor’s Prize.Well © Copyright, Victorian Cichlid Kevin Archibald, Keith Patford, Society Inc 2005 something that I think would be good for this done Peter and thank you. Danny Genovese, Daryl Hutchins and magazine, I contact the author/artist/ Anyone wishing to reprint material from `The Cichlid John McCormick. erry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Monthly’ for non-commercial purposes, may do so photographer/copyright owner and ask for MYear. I will leave you with this thought for (unless the item is copyright by the author) provided HONORARY MEMBER: permission to reproduce their material. one; I cannot do everything, but still I can do due credit is given to the author and `TCM’ and one the coming year: “I am only one, but still I am copy of the relevant publication is forwarded to the Max Davenport. Only once have I been knocked back (actually, it something; and because I cannot do everything author, care of the Secretary. 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maintenance ofhisold butroomy VW minibus. ty andhelped hisfather withthemechanical Hetookgreat care ofourproper- lected fishes. was ofgreathelp inmaintainingalive thecol- Jean's faithfulandstrongadopted son, Fele, er. interpreter andenquir- guide, mechanic, driver, as usualtirelessly cumulatedthefunctionsof who rator Jean-(Gilbert) Andriamianamihadja, assistance ofour Malagasyfriendandcollabo- have beenpossiblewithouttheinvaluable The successofthistripwouldnot to France. collected duringthefirstweekof thetripback Corinne hadkindlyagreedtotake thefishes Association memberandworksfor AirFrance. energetic young lady isaFrench Cichlid have thecompany ofMissCorinne Toumi.This we werefortunateto the firstpartoftrip, I

( Pictures ofFony the presenceofnative cichlids. Sofia River bridge tocheck withthepeopleon westopped brieflyatthe Mangarahara River, already observed incaptivity. as Lamena undernatural conditionsisslow, year-of-age.This showsthatthegrowthrate of certainly bornlastyear andwerecircaone- theseyoungwere from OctobertoDecember, reproduction appearstotakeplacemainly Since these obviously allofthesameageclass. and many more circatwocmlongjuveniles, Mangarahara River andcollect about 15adults wecouldgoback shortlytothe mentioned, asalready year, species isstillinwaiting.This Madagascar. north-central tributary nearMandritsara, in theMangarahara River and itsAmbomboa team in1991(juveniles) andin1992(adults) pline cichlidwhichwasfirstcollectedby our "Lamena" Mangarahara River wecompletelyfailedinthis. Unfortunately, return toLakeAmparinandrinathisyear. unknown specieswasthemainreasonforour coloration. Jean-Claude thisDambaalways hadthisdrab Localfishermentold grey withnodarkmarks. pce,cnas iei tl ae.We hope to can alsolive instill water. species, previously believed tobearheophilic Lamena, Therefore it appears that caught specimens. three Paratilapia and threeLamenafreshly way back. specimens sothat wecouldseethemonour we askedafisherman totrycatchafew surprised tohearofLamenaliving inalake, Aswewere es occurredinnearby lakes. ly recognisedandweweretoldthat thesefish-

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By Patrick deRham Collecting TriptoMadagascar Main ResultsofOctober1997 so manynewcichlidspeciestoourhobby. La Grande Ile Collecting TriptoMadagascar Main ResultsofOctober1997 Paratilapia sp La Grande Ile On ourway toMandritsara andthe The longoverdue scientificdescriptionofthe It isrecalledherethat"Lamena"anetro- The collectingofmorespecimensthis The followingday wewerepresentedwith le oehraant h rneIe For elled togetheragaintotheGrande Ile. trav- Jean-Claude Nourissat andI, trips, aftertwo years ofsolo n October1997, ) andLamenawereimmediate- toral fins(likein small darkspotneartheinsertion ofthepec- There isalsoa on thedarkerbackground. notstandingoutasclearly (Mandritsara), conspicuous inLamenaMangarahara so thetwoblack bars, as vividlyorange, The body isdarkerandbreeding adultsarenot slightlyhypertrophied. blue lipsarethick, being proportionallylesselongated.The robust, significantly larger andthebody ismore theaverage size of adultsis First, counterparts. small differenceswiththeirMangarahara safely. MostoftheseweretoreachFrance the latter. ing theirfryandcollectedagoodnumberof was fortunatetospottwoorthreepairsguard- butJean-Claude limited numberofadults, two well-separated river drainages. a bee-lineby morethan300kmandbelong to thetwo localitiesareseparated in tat; however, similar totheMangarahara/Ambomboa habi- river withalternatingsmallrapids andpoolsis arocky The habitat, town ofMaevatanana. some 50kmnorthofthe Majunga roadbridge, ity issituated1-2kmupstreamfromthe the lowerBetsibokaRiver.The collectinglocal- aright-banktributaryof Ankalaminlotra River, new populationof"Lamena"inthe (Jean-Claude and Jean) wasthefindingofa River "Lamena" Ankalaminlotra trine habitatnextyear. be abletocheck onthispopulationandlacus- with this. next day collecthis ownspecimens) concurs tunity to seeadultscollected by us (andthe whohadthe oppor- Paul Loiselle, species. butseparate Lamena isaclosely related, first-discovered Lamena. The Ankalaminlotra Lamenashowsseveral This year wewereabletocollect onlya One ofthegreatsurprises1996trip We thereforetendtobelieve thisnew I mapcourtesyof theUniversityof Texas CIA

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Collecting was mainly inthe Andranomahaza Maromandia andtheAndranomahaza River. some 300 kmnorth onthisroad to junction withthe DiegoSuarezroadanddrove We wentback tothe the firstcollected fishes. to France viaMajunga andAntananarivo with the villageofAntongomena. ing inLakeKinkony andintwolakescloseto collect- from Antananarivo) andLakeKinkony, River.We thenproceededtoMajunga (550km Amparinandrina andintheAnkalaminlotra Scat by farthe Leiognathus, Leiognathidae (Gaza, Sillaginidae(Sillago), Kuhliidae (Khulia), Teraponidae (Terapon), nantly freshwater), leastonemay at bepredomi- (several species, Ambassidae served): Belonidae(Strongylura), have beenrecognisedin thefield(notallpre- butthefollowing familiesandgenera tion, has beennotimetoproperlystudy thiscollec- There and hasbeendepositedattheMNHG. Maromandia). Paretroplus species( withtheexceptionoftwo species, fishes collectedweremarineeuryhaline allthe tance upstreamfromMaromandia, Manangarivo Rivers whichjoinatashortdis- IntheAndranomahaza and freshwater. observe andcatchseveral marinefishesin freshwaters. scale ofthismarineinvasion inMadagascar's freshwater fishfaunathatisresponsibleforthe is mainlythelack ofcompetitionfromatruly Mypersonalinterpretationisthatit unknown. extended stays infreshwaterisstilllargely biological significanceoftheirmoreorless histories ofthesespeciesandespeciallythe althoughthe life is awell-knowphenomena, al marinespeciesinMadagascar'sfreshwater Marine andEstuarineFishes Corinne leftuson October10andflewback From thispointwecollectedinLake A smallcollectionofthesefisheswasmade On thistripweagainhadtheopportunityto The importanceofthepenetration ofsever- (circa 50kmafterMaevatanana). bridge ontheAnkalaminlotra River the Majungaroadtillwereached the and drove approximately300kmon the morningof Thursday 3October We departedfromAntananarivo in and Fele. Andriamianamihadja ek,Jean-(Gilbert) week), Corinne Toumi(first

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and P. sp fishes. takingwithhimmostof thecollected next day, Jean-Claude Nourissatflewback toFrance the pleted anapproximately3000kmroadtrip. the latemorningofOctober22having com- Antananarivo.We wereback inAntananarivo in lect onlyonceinasmallstream247kmfrom Mangarahara River. detoured toMandritsara tocollectinthe but began orway back southtoAntananarivo, OnOctober18we and swamps of thearea. Sambirano River andinseveral smalllakes Collectingtookplaceinthe Antananarivo. 1997 roadtripatsome900kmfrom Ambanja. reached theSambirano areaandthetownof wecontinuednorthtill Maromandia, From and upstreamfromthebridge. bothdownstream and Manangarivo Rivers, juveniles of onlysmall Monodactylidae (Monodactylus, Gerreidae, shore ofLakeKinkony), wereofferedtousby fishermenonthe kg, 20-30 hugespecimens, Lutjanidae (Lutjanus, most abundantfishesatMaromandia), because thelong-neglected roadsystemhas of Madagascararevery difficulttoreach and territory lyinginbetweenthesetwo spots, populations ofthesamefishin unexplored that thereareprobablyseveral otherunknown indicates ty andinaseparate drainage system, Lamena atsome300kmoftheformer locali- knowledge. the moreweareawareoflacunasinour themoreinformationwe collect, endeavours, asisnormalinsuch However, Paretroplus. to thediscovery ofonemorenewspecies several endemic speciesandhasprobablyled increased ourknowledgeonthedistributionof this8thtriphasgreatly to Madagascar, Conclusion Syngnatludae. Tetraodontidae, freshwater speciesinMadagascar), (these twolastfamiliesseemtohave several Eleotridae Awaous), Gobiidae (Glossogobius, brackish waterclosetothesea)Mugilidae, although large adultswereonlyfoundin freshwaters very farinlandinMadagascar, enters east AfricancoastandMadagascar, (Scatophagus, Scatophagidae this never farfromthesea), ehp,ee oebyn hs.Large areas even morebeyond these. perhaps, eni ra atdsryd andespecially been ingreatpart destroyed, From theretoAntananarivo weweretocol- This wastobethenorthernmostpointofour The discovery ofanewpopulation of As withallourseven previous collectingtrips in remoteareasthis situationisnotlikelyto change soon. A aquarium attractiveand A ... 488 DorsetRoad,Croydon Expert advicegivenon Extensive range offish Present your currentVCSMembership products tokeepyour REGE REGE unknown Paretroplus species (possibly of thepasttwoexpeditions (1996-97) Card and receive a10%discount. Perhaps themostinteresting finding has been thediscovery onthenorth- 9 west coast oftwopopulations ofan Q Q

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coe 1 Ihadavery pleasantandinter- October 31, On Next day weflewback toAntananarivo. 10kmsouthontheAntalaharoad. Andohabe, Sainbava fromwherewevisitedLake Paratilapia species. pond-bred live specimensofthelocal Andraka andAntagenastreamsobtained tance ofMrGuy Tam Hyock wecollectedinthe thekindassis- the smalltownofAndapa.With rented ataxiwhichtookus110kminlandto north-east coastaltownofSambava where we several smallstreamsoftheisland. collectingin where westayed tillOctober27, Sainte MarieofftheeastcoastofMadagascar, Andriamianamihadja. Jean-(G.) Participants: Patrick deRham, mainlyby plane. Sambava, Andapa, Part 2:IleSainteMarie,

d Geneva. departed fromAntananarivoP. dami forParis and I November 2, Service del'Aquaculture. esting meetingwiththenewDirecteurdu mer range.This ofcourserendersthesystem- mer range.This pletely disappearedfromlarge areasofitsfor- very rare inmostplacesandhaseven com- today Paratilapia hasbecome Unfortunately, species wereincludedunderthisname. possible thatseveral moreorlessallotropic itis However, encompassing mostoftheisland. witharange spread cichlidinMadagascar, Paratilapia polleni ing speciesandpopulations. and Switzerlandlive specimensofthefollow- able tocollectandcarryback hometoFrance year wewere Madagascar collectingtrips.This CICHLIDAE observe underwaterbeautifulbreedingpairsof There Jean-Claude could 40 kmupstream. some four km downstream.The tidewasgoing some fourkmdownstream.The We firstwent the nexttwodays (15/16Oct). arrangements weremadetocollectthefishes species ofRedDambasintheriver and on itsrightbank. thenameofvillage the MaromandiaRiver, Andranomahaza alsoknown(atleastby us)as the proceeded tothenextlarge river, hoped topick thefishuponourway back.We We dren's inflatablepoolweleftwiththem. collect someDambaandstock theminachil- justtoaskthefishermentry Maevarano, inland stretchoftheMaevarano River. 5203 Fax:9572 0654 9572 0037 Fresh livefoods, frozenfoods,flakes,etc. Tanks &accessories -webuildanysized This beautifulfishusedtobethemostwide- Cichlids arethemaintarget speciesofour There afisherwomantoldusthereweretwo This year westoppedonlybrieflyin 1207 GLENHUNTLY RD, African cichlids,tropical,coldwater, tank -notoo bigortoosmall. Specialising inSouthAmerican & GLEN HUNTLY 3163 On-site installation/servicing. butnoRed Dambalived inthat , natives, fish&plants.

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Paratilapia polleni Paratilapia cf polleni ity ofrecentlyrehabilitated thevalid- nextyear!), firmed (hopefully, Ifthisiscon- spots. large have seem to would Paratilapia the local same source, Accordingtothe is stillextantinthearea. it andalthoughrare, know thisfishvery well, thelocalfishermen However, Paratilapia there. Unfortunately wewerenotabletocatchany a fewsmall adultsof thispopulation of Paratilapia cfpolleni Andapa ed inalakeclose totheairport. name isZazavavyantsoy.We weretold itexist- whoselocal who definitively knewthespecies, wemetseveral peopleontheisland However, Paratilapia specimensonIleSainteMarie. re-examined. supposed tohave smallspots)shall have tobe Sambirano area whichistheterra typicaof as Anbanjaonthistripwastoreachthelower every day. difficult andthesituationisgettingworse atic anddistributionstudy ofParatilapia very Sauvage 1882(large spots, these fishcouldbe breeding Jean-Claude tendstothink that Maromandia. three hoursby canoe downstreamfrom ed intheriver andwasmoreabundantsome fishermen toldusanother"red"Damba exist- The have probably beenobserved. however, "Tilapias",non-native fish werecaught.Young and rather remarkablynotilapiineorother Maromandia weremarine-estuarine species by smallredspots. are alittlelessvisibleandthebody iscovered theblack vertical bars that oftheadultfishes, that sizetheircoloration isquitedifferentfrom At brought usabout10juvenile redDambas. Laterateamofyoungfishermen caught. Eventually afewofthelatterspecieswere collect any to occur in very didnotseeor saline water.We imens of buteventually sixlarge spec- estuarine fishes, away downstream. indicated thatthemangrove mustnotbefar whichhadbeencarriedby thetide, seedlings, Butthemany Rhyzophora freshwater type. wasstillofthe reedsandtrees, vegetation, theriverine Inspiteofthis, 20% seawater). down andthewaterwasbrackish (circa10- underwater Jean-Claude couldobserve tides werestillfelt. Manangarivo was freshtothetastebut Three kmupstreamthewaterof river). not surewhatisconsideredtobethemain joins theAndronomahazaRiver (infactIam Maromandia bridge. Next day wefishedupstreamfromthe cal black and purpleredbandsonthebody. fishes weremagnificentwithalternatingverti- Maromandia. sea would becloseand three hoursdownstream wouldmeanthatthe However, get very redduringreproduction.

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Paratilapia

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polleni Paretroplus sp four km downstream from

which range appears to P. dami eecuh.These were caught.

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whichdo , P. dami was . ann h pce.Althoughafew specimens taining thespecies. vation-minded individualwasandstillismain- offered camefromapondinwhichconser- extinct innatureandthespecimenswewere marks. to merge and formmoreorlesselongated they tend especiallyinfemales, so large that, thecharacteristic pointsofParatilapia are tinct, The coloration ofthispopulation isvery dis- north-eastMadagascar. Lokoho River system), be restrictedtotheAndapa"cuvette" (upper rather highduring transport andthe firstweek very grateful for hisassistance. We are time andspared noefforttohelpus. Guy hasgiven of his very precious Andapa, Onbothourvisits to other native species. the localParatilapia andisinterestedinraising has devoted onesmallpondtothebreeding of Guy of theownerHotel Vatosoa inAndapa. long juveniles fromMrGuy theson Tam Hyock, them. Paratilapia populationswouldnotbreedwith the pectoral fin (likefoundin have ablack spotjustabove theinsertionof significant: fishesoftheMaevarano population observed adifference whichcouldbemore Jean-Claude has reproductive colours. consisted ofthreebreedingpairsdisplaying probably were allcaughtatthesameplace, tions andtheMaromandiaspecimenswhich thismay be duetoindividualvaria- However, their Maevarano counterpartsofthesamesize. than showing morered, much morecolourful, largespecies.The Maromandiaspecimens were and Maromandiarivers belongtothesame whether theredParetroplus oftheMaevarano Paretroplus species andcolour isa plainlight thebody israther elongated fora dead fish, Accordingtoa photoofthe Maevatanana. atcirca 50kmnorth of Betsiboka system, Claude andJean inLakeAmparinandrina, Paretroplus specieswascollected by Jean- Paretroplus spLake Amparinandrina species couldbeadded. oneortwo more stillunknown ants arecorrect, ifourlocalinform- towhich, ly relatedspecies, Maromandia belongtoagladeof threeclose- sp spMaevarano andP. P. Paretroplus petiti, onemay putforwardthehypothesis that while, Inthemean- needed tosettlethisquestion. examination ofpreserved andlive materialare to takeplace. allowingsomeallotropicspeciation long time, have probablybeenseparated forarelatively Therefore theirParetroplus populations tems. ies belongtoseparate bays andestuarinesys- Maevaranotions.The andMaromandiaestuar- ally borderedby extensive mangrove forma- usu- deep bays and large multi-river estuaries, Madagascar ischaracterised by asuccessionof is notpresentintheMaromandiafishes. eet ec otenFac aey breeding were toreachsouthernFrance safely, codn olclsucs thisfishisnearly According tolocalsources, Mortality oftheyoungParatilapia hasbeen This timeIwastoobtainabout302-4cm nte usin hc ean pn is whichremainsopen, Another question, n19,onespecimen ofanunknown In 1996, Clearly furtherstudiesbasedon theclose thenorth-westcoastof Biogeographically, a o civd Sincethentheonly was notachieved. male hasdiedandinterestingly, the survivingfemales(twostill

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is Ptychochromis oligacanthus Ptychochromis oligacanthus specimens have beendepositedattheMHNG. These "Lamena" ina(another?)nearby lake. caught togetherwiththreespecimensof whichhadbeen specimens ofParatilapia, wewerepresentedwiththree (Sofia bridge), year atthe sameplace Mandritsara road.This have goodpopulationsof which also pleasedtofindtwootherlakes, 1996). 1992, pared toourprevious visits(1991, enfoddrcnl.Asforthe been floodedrecently. water attestthatmostofthelakeareahas many palmtreesstandinginthemiddleof The to irrigatealarge extensionofricefields. through asystemofsluicesandcanalsisused dyke holdingback thewaterwhich aftergoing aman-made appears tobelargely artificial, Interestingly thisshallowandreedy lake of themiddlebody wellmarked. in theLakeKinkony fishes)andtheredspots beinggreen(comparedtopaleyellow sal area, especiallythedor- ground colourofthebody, theback- smaller lakewerevery colourful, en ntelf.The being ontheleft. larger lake theother, driving towardsMitsinjo, being ontheright(north)ofroadwhen one are closetothevillageofAntongomena, Three orfoursmallspecimensof o eyfrfo aeKnoy wewere Not very farfromLakeKinkony, floating/sinking pellets–aswell floating/sinking pellets–aswell F F GENERA GENERA innovative Cichlid andSpirulina innovative Cichlid andSpirulina the best flakefoodavailable. the best flakefoodavailable. A A H H THE NEXT THE NEXT I V I V Introducing Ocean Star Introducing Ocean Star N N ASK ASK A ORITE RET A ORITE RET F F S S F F International International A A I I A A S S A A R R H H T T

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Paretroplus menarambo year. but none were found this Amparinandrina, year specimens had been collected in Lake Last Betsiboka drainage. lake near Mangabe, were observed (in fishermens' canoes) from a IkopaBetsiboka system and Maevatanana, lected by Jean in Lake Akohomadikinika near a o olce hsya.It is mentioned was not collected this year. Paretroplus menarambo tion measures. remain in the top priority group for conserva- ae.Mangarahara lated. Mangarahara (Mandritsara) population is iso- throughout the whole Sofia system or if tion remains high and the danger of extinc- Therefore, be abundant. now extinct in several lakes in which it used to small. Betsiboka system and the known range is all these localities are part of the lower However, only in Lake Ravelobe at Ampijoroa. Bemarivo-Sofia system. Betsiboka system and in Lake Sarodrano, pce.Previously we had found species. risk of imminent extinction threatening this three new lake localities lessens somewhat the Paretroplus maculatus. been preserved. Specimens of the latter population have snout. breeding and had an orange mark on the However, taxon. isolation and possibly correspond to another could indicate larger and more elongated.This being different from the other populations, in Lake Amparinandrina tion. be observed between practically every popula- small colour and shape differences can species,

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Dave Tourle Ptychochromis aff oligacanthus populations of of the Bemarivo River that might still have on the right bank including a large one, lakes, there are many difficult-to-reach However, Antohamara.We had already failed to find this Antohamara.We is not known by the fishermen of Lake in the Pangalanes Canal system further south, there are suitable habitats. to the northern tip of Madagascar provided certainly extends further north and perhaps up pce nw ou,but species known to us, is the northernmost locality of the lake.This fishermen told us this fish was still common in The north-east coast. km south of Sambava, a coastal lake situated at some 10 Andohabe, of Antohamara on the shores of Lake several freshly caught specimens in the village were shown coast Paretroplus this year but, Paretroplus polyactis Florida and elsewhere. maintain captive-bred stocks of the species in endangered and everything should be done to species must be considered as extremely nistp oaiy Lake Sarodrano. in its type locality, species can be considered as practically extinct Therefore the 13/10/97). time of our visit, and none again in 1997 (at least up to the only two in 1996 none were caught in 1995, declined considerably in 1994, up to 1993, name) which were still comparatively common catches of Menarambo (local this fisherman, According to species for us in 1991 and 1992. man of Lake Sarodrano who had collected the because we paid a short visit to fisher- here, locality for this species and although The other east coast euryhaline cichlid, We did not collect any specimens of this east the Until other populations can be located, Up to now we have failed to find another they do not catch this fish any more. Menarambo is still remembered by many

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notice any declineinthenumberscaughtcom- species isstillfairlycommonandwedidnot asthe doing nottoobadlyinLakeKinkony, Paretroplus petiti with theendofPangalanes system. somewhere southofMananara andcoincides Ptychochromis ontheeastcoastissituated Possibly thenorthernlimitof confirmed. northern partoftheeastcoastseemstobe species inMaroansetra soitsabsencefromthe chance to arrive alive.This wastobethecase. chance toarrive alive.This as possibleby Corinnewouldstandabetter captured fishescarriedback toFrance asfast timewehopedthatfreshly any breeding.This ber oflive specimensback home toattempt had never managedtobringasufficient num- stands transport rather badlyand Jean-Claude Unfortunately thisspecies vious occasions. from LakeKinkony (typelocality)onthreepre- away fromthebridgeofBefandriana- atsome2-3 km right bankoftheSofiaRiver, imens (large spots)fromalakesituatedonthe Paratilapia (bleekeri)polleniSophiaLake brilliant adultcoloration. reaching 10cmandtakingonattimestheir some specimens fishes aredoingvery well, buttoday theremainingdozen in anaquarium, Lake Kincony 9762 2044 @ ALL MAJOR CARDS ACCEPTED We hadalready collected Fortunately itwouldappearthat In 1992weobtainedsomeParatilapia spec- @ @ 262 DorsetRoad,Boronia, E-mail: [email protected] www.boroniaaquarium.com.au @ AQUARIUM Goldfish Natives @ Reptile Accessories @ @ Books BORONIA Jager (Opposite PoliceStation) Fluval Furniture Victoria 3155 OPEN 7 DAYS @ @ @ @ @ Plants Test Kits Tropicals Ponds Tetra @ Fax: Live Foods @ @ @

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is Ptychochromis oligacanthus have goodpopulationsof which also pleasedtofindtwootherlakes, 1996). 1992, pared toourprevious visits(1991, enfoddrcnl.Asforthe been floodedrecently. water attestthatmostofthelakeareahas many palmtreesstandinginthemiddleof The to irrigatealarge extensionofricefields. through asystemofsluicesandcanalsisused dyke holdingback thewaterwhich aftergoing aman-made appears tobelargely artificial, Interestingly thisshallowandreedy lake of themiddlebody wellmarked. in theLakeKinkony fishes)andtheredspots beinggreen(comparedtopaleyellow sal area, especiallythedor- ground colourofthebody, theback- smaller lakewerevery colourful, en ntelf.The being ontheleft. larger lake theother, driving towardsMitsinjo, being ontheright(north)ofroadwhen one are closetothevillageofAntongomena, Ptychochromis oligacanthus specimens have beendepositedattheMHNG. These "Lamena" ina(another?)nearby lake. caught togetherwiththreespecimensof whichhadbeen specimens ofParatilapia, wewerepresentedwiththree (Sofia bridge), year atthe sameplace Mandritsara road.This o eyfrfo aeKnoy wewere Not very farfromLakeKinkony, Three orfoursmallspecimensof floating/sinking pellets–aswell floating/sinking pellets–aswell F F GENERA GENERA innovative Cichlid andSpirulina innovative Cichlid andSpirulina the best flakefoodavailable. the best flakefoodavailable. A A H H THE NEXT THE NEXT I V I V Introducing Ocean Star Introducing Ocean Star N N ASK ASK A ORITE RET A ORITE RET F F S S F F International International A A I I A A S S A A R R H H T T

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d P. dami observe underwaterbeautifulbreedingpairsof There Jean-Claude could 40 kmupstream. some four km downstream.The tidewasgoing some fourkmdownstream.The We firstwent the nexttwodays (15/16Oct). arrangements weremadetocollectthefishes species ofRedDambasintheriver and on itsrightbank. thenameofvillage the MaromandiaRiver, Andranomahaza alsoknown(atleastby us)as the proceeded tothenextlarge river, hoped topick thefishuponourway back.We We dren's inflatablepoolweleftwiththem. collect someDambaandstock theminachil- justtoaskthefishermentry Maevarano, inland stretchoftheMaevarano River. Geneva. departed fromAntananarivo forParis and I November 2, Service del'Aquaculture. esting meetingwiththenewDirecteurdu mer range.This ofcourserendersthesystem- mer range.This pletely disappearedfromlarge areasofitsfor- very rare inmostplacesandhaseven com- today Paratilapia hasbecome Unfortunately, species wereincludedunderthisname. possible thatseveral moreorlessallotropic itis However, encompassing mostoftheisland. witharange spread cichlidinMadagascar, Paratilapia polleni ing speciesandpopulations. and Switzerlandlive specimensofthefollow- able tocollectandcarryback hometoFrance year wewere Madagascar collectingtrips.This CICHLIDAE 5203 Fax:9572 0654 9572 0037 Fresh livefoods, frozenfoods,flakes,etc. Tanks &accessories -webuildanysized There afisherwomantoldusthereweretwo This year westoppedonly briefly in This beautifulfishusedtobethemostwide- Cichlids arethemaintarget speciesofour 1207 GLENHUNTLY RD, African cichlids,tropical,coldwater, tank -notoo bigortoosmall. Specialising inSouthAmerican & GLEN HUNTLY 3163 On-site installation/servicing. butnoRedDambalived inthat , natives, fish&plants.

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Paratilapia polleni Paratilapia cf polleni a fewsmall adultsof thispopulation of Paratilapia cf polleni Andapa ed inalakeclose totheairport. name isZazavavyantsoy.We weretolditexist- whoselocal who definitively knewthespecies, wemetseveral peopleontheisland However, Paratilapia specimensonIleSainte Marie. re-examined. supposed tohave smallspots)shallhave tobe Sambirano areawhichistheterra typicaof as Anbanjaonthistripwastoreachthelower every day. difficult andthesituationisgettingworse atic anddistributionstudy ofParatilapia very Sauvage 1882(large spots, ity ofrecentlyrehabilitated thevalid- nextyear!), firmed (hopefully, Ifthisiscon- spots. large have seem to would Paratilapia the local same source, Accordingtothe is stillextantinthearea. it andalthoughrare, know thisfishvery well, thelocalfishermen However, Paratilapia there. Unfortunately wewerenotabletocatchany these fishcouldbe breeding Jean-Claude tendstothink that Maromandia. three hoursby canoe downstreamfrom ed intheriver andwasmoreabundantsome fishermen toldusanother"red"Damba exist- The have probably beenobserved. however, "Tilapias",non-native fish werecaught.Young and rather remarkablynotilapiineorother Maromandia weremarine-estuarine species by smallredspots. are alittlelessvisibleandthebody iscovered theblack vertical bars that oftheadultfishes, that sizetheircoloration isquitedifferentfrom At brought usabout10juvenile redDambas. Laterateamofyoungfishermen caught. Eventually afewofthelatterspecieswere collect any to occur in very didnotseeor saline water.We imens of buteventually sixlarge spec- estuarine fishes, away downstream. indicated thatthemangrove mustnotbefar whichhadbeencarriedby thetide, seedlings, Butthemany Rhyzophora freshwater type. wasstillofthe reedsandtrees, vegetation, theriverine Inspiteofthis, 20% seawater). down andthewaterwasbrackish (circa10- underwater Jean-Claude couldobserve tides werestillfelt. Manangarivo was freshtothetastebut Three kmupstreamthewaterof river). not surewhatisconsideredtobethemain joins theAndronomahazaRiver (infactIam Maromandia bridge. Next day wefishedupstreamfromthe cal black and purpleredbandsonthebody. fishes weremagnificentwithalternatingverti- Maromandia. sea would becloseand three hoursdownstream wouldmeanthatthe However, get very redduringreproduction.

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