Paretroplus menarambo / Pinstripe Damba Pre-Spawning Activity

My four year old, 12“ pair of menarambo are in spawning dress, and getting ready to spawn. The odds are very much against the spawn lasting very long since there are a bunch of marauding 2“ Vieja breidohri in there that have one thing in mind ... . If I happen to see the pair tomorrow with eggs, I’ll pull the spawn right away. Love the inky blue fins with the red edging. A spectacular species, close to being extinct in its native Madagascar.