London Zoo Seeks Female Mate For Near-Extinct Fish

[Tuesday Afternoon]

London Zoo in last-gasp hunt for female mate for the last surviving 'gorgeously ugly' Mangarahara fish

Mangarahara cichlid believed to be extinct in the wild
London Zoo has two specimens - but both are male
Worldwide appeal launched today to save the species

By Mark Prigg
PUBLISHED: 05:37 EST, 10 May 2013 | UPDATED: 06:36 EST, 10 May 2013

London Zoo has launching an urgent worldwide appeal to find a female mate for the last remaining males of a critically endangered fish species.

The Mangarahara cichlid (Ptychochromis insolitus) is believed to be extinct in the wild, due to the introduction of dams drying up its habitat of the Mangarahara River in Madagascar.

London Zoo has two of the critically endangered animals, believed to be the only ones left in public collections - but both are male.

Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2322466/London-Zoo-gasp-hunt-female-mate-surviving-gorgeously-ugly-species-fish.html#ixzz2SvRrEJ1I

[Callmecrazy]

1. Umm, I'm a guy; I just can't do it

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. what? you mean you can't look in your fish tank cos you're a guy?

[Callmecrazy]

3. OOOH! They're looking for fish...

I thought they meant anyone c.... Ok I get it now.
Still can't help, sorry. No fish tank.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. I am going to look in my neighbor's fish tank!

[Quantess]

5. Post it on craigslist "casual encounters"

No wait, that will only get porn spam, and maybe a hooker fish. Try christian-fish.com

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. what about Plenty Of Fish dot com ??

[Quantess]

9. Even better!

[Flaxbee]

7. I was just going to post this, Tuesday!

All joking aside, Loungers -- spread the news if you know any fish aficionados.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. GMTA

good to see you, Flaxbee