CichlidsRool;1732897; said:they are not endangered, so do you guys know any one that is selling this fish.....
well 2 people on here have proof from 2 different sources that they are endangered, so do you have proof they arent?
CichlidsRool;1732897; said:they are not endangered, so do you guys know any one that is selling this fish.....
philliptobin;1732911; said:IUCN says differently, they are Red Listed: http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/60721/summ
"Justification: The species has suffered a population reduction of over 90% in the past 10 years and the causes of this reduction have not ceased. It has not been reported in any surveys of its former habitat since 1996 and is feared to be extinct.
History: 1996 - Critically Endangered as Xystichromis phytophagus (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)" source IUCN Red List 2007
halfnelson;2306700; said:1st picture is not fake, these are colorful fish.
These are endangered in the wild, but not rare or restricted in the aquarium trade.